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ARTICLE

Generic Linking of Finite Element Models for Non-Linear Static and Global Dynamic Analyses of Aircraft Structures

by A.J. de Wit¹, D. Akçay Perdahcıo ˇglu², T. Ludwig³, A. de Boer²

1 National Aerospace Laboratory - NLR, Collaborative Engineering Systems Department, the Netherlands, adewit@nlr.nl, brinkw@nlr.nl
2 University of Twente, Faculty of Engineering Technology, the Netherlands, d.akcay@ctw.utwente.nl
3 SMR Engineering and & Development, Switzerland, T.Ludwig@smr.ch

Computers, Materials & Continua 2012, 32(3), 201-218. https://doi.org/10.3970/cmc.2012.032.201

Abstract

Depending on the type of analysis, Finite Element (FE) models of different fidelity are necessary. Creating these models manually is a labor intensive task. This paper discusses two approaches for generating FE models of different fidelity from a single reference FE model. The models are created with a single modelling and meshing toolkit. These different fidelity models are created for use with global-local non-linear static analysis and for use with dynamic linear sub-structuring reduction method. Efficiency of the developed approaches is demonstrated via non-linear static and modal analysis of a carbon-fiber stiffened panel.

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