*HEADING BUCKLING OF A CLAMPED PZT-5H BEAM, Z - Length Polarized (0.005 x 0.006 x 0.400) ** *NODE, NSET=BEAM 1, 0.000, 0.000, 0.000 2, 0.006, 0.000, 0.000 3, 0.006, 0.005, 0.000 4, 0.000, 0.005, 0.000 5, 0.003, 0.000, 0.000 6, 0.006, 0.0025, 0.000 7, 0.003, 0.005, 0.000 8, 0.000, 0.0025, 0.000 4001, 0.000, 0.000, 0.400 4002, 0.006, 0.000, 0.400 4003, 0.006, 0.005, 0.400 4004, 0.000, 0.005, 0.400 4005, 0.003, 0.000, 0.400 4006, 0.006, 0.0025, 0.400 4007, 0.003, 0.005, 0.400 4008, 0.000, 0.0025, 0.400 ** *NGEN, NSET=BEAM 1, 4001, 100 2, 4002, 100 3, 4003, 100 4, 4004, 100 5, 4005, 100 6, 4006, 100 7, 4007, 100 8, 4008, 100 ** *ELEMENT, TYPE=C3D20E, ELSET=BEAM 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 201, 202, 203, 204, 5, 6, 7, 8, 205, 206, 207, 208, 101, 102, 103, 104 ** *ELGEN, ELSET=BEAM 1, 20, 200, 1 ** ** ** *SOLID SECTION, ELSET=BEAM, MATERIAL=PZT-5H-Z, ORIENTATION=Z-1 1. *Orientation, name=Z-1 1., 0., 0., 0., 1., 0. 1, 0. ** ** *NSET, NSET=END-1M 1, *NSET, NSET=END-2M 4001, *NSET, NSET=END-1S, GENERATE 2,8,1 *NSET, NSET=END-2S, GENERATE 4002,4008,1 *NSET, NSET=CENTER 2003, 2004 ** *NSET, NSET=N-OUT1 2003 *NSET, NSET=N-OUT2 1, 4001 ** ** ** ** *EQUATION 2 END-1S, 9, -1.0, END-1M, 9, 1.0 2 END-2S, 9, -1.0, END-2M, 9, 1.0 3 2007, 1, -1.0, 2003, 1, 0.5, 2004, 1, 0.5 3 2007, 2, -1.0, 2003, 2, 0.5, 2004, 2, 0.5 3 2007, 3, -1.0, 2003, 3, 0.5, 2004, 3, 0.5 ** *MPC BEAM, END-1S, END-1M BEAM, END-2S, END-2M ** ** ################################################################### ** *MATERIAL, NAME=PZT-5H-Z ** ** For this example the material is Z [3] axis polarized ** *ELASTIC, TYPE=ENGINEERING CONSTANTS 6.061e10, 6.061e10, 4.831e10, 0.289, 0.512, 0.512, 2.35E10, 2.30E10 2.30e10, ** *DIELECTRIC, TYPE=ORTHO 1.505E-8, 1.505E-8, 1.301E-8 ** *PIEZOELECTRIC, TYPE=E 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 741.0E-12, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 741.0E-12, -274.0E-12, -274.0E-12, 593.0E-12, 0.0 0.0, 0.0 ** *DENSITY 7500.0 ** ** *BOUNDARY END-2M, 1, 6 END-1M, 1, 6 ** ** ----------------------------------------------------------------- ** *STEP, NAME=STEP-1, NLGEOM=YES, INC=100 Apply a 0.175N Center Load to Induce a Small Geometric Imperfection *STATIC .0001,.0001,0.00001,.0001 ** ** Short Circuit Voltage Condition (zero effective Gradient) ** *BOUNDARY, OP=MOD END-1M, 9, 9, 0.0 END-2M, 9, 9, 0.0 ** *CLOAD, OP=NEW CENTER, 2, -.0875 ** ** *OUTPUT,FIELD,FREQ=0 *EL PRINT, FREQUENCY=0 *NODE PRINT, FREQUENCY=0 ** *END STEP ** ** ----------------------------------------------------------------- ** *STEP, NAME=STEP-2, NLGEOM=YES, INC=1000 IMPOSED VOLTAGE GRADIENT (Ramp up Voltage Differential to 600000) *STATIC .2,3.5,0.00001,.2 ** *BOUNDARY, OP=MOD END-2M, 9, 9, -500000.0 ** ** *OUTPUT,FIELD,FREQ=999 *ELEMENT OUTPUT EFLX,EPG ** *OUTPUT,HISTORY,FREQ=1 *NODE OUTPUT,nset=N-OUT2 RF, *NODE OUTPUT,nset=N-OUT1 U, ** *END STEP