A.1 Overhead hoist frame

frame.inp

*HEADING
Two-dimensional overhead hoist frame
SI units (kg, m, s, N)
1-axis horizontal, 2-axis vertical
*PREPRINT, ECHO=YES, MODEL=YES, HISTORY=YES
**
** Model definition
**
*NODE, NSET=NALL
101, 0.,  0.,    0.
102, 1.,  0.,    0.
103, 2.,  0.,    0.
104, 0.5, 0.866, 0.
105, 1.5, 0.866, 0.
*ELEMENT, TYPE=T2D2, ELSET=FRAME
11, 101, 102
12, 102, 103
13, 101, 104
14, 102, 104
15, 102, 105
16, 103, 105
17, 104, 105
*SOLID SECTION, ELSET=FRAME, MATERIAL=STEEL
** diameter = 5mm --> area = 1.963E-5 m^2
1.963E-5,
*MATERIAL, NAME=STEEL
*ELASTIC
200.E9, 0.3
**
** History data
**
*STEP, PERTURBATION
10kN central load
*STATIC
*BOUNDARY
101, ENCASTRE
103, 2
*CLOAD
102, 2, -10.E3
*NODE PRINT
U,
RF,
*EL PRINT
S,
**********************************
** OUTPUT FOR ABAQUS QA PURPOSES
**********************************
*EL FILE
S,
*NODE FILE
U, RF
*END STEP

frame_xpl.inp

*HEADING
Two-dimensional overhead hoist frame
SI units (kg, m, s, N)
1-axis horizontal, 2-axis vertical
*PREPRINT, ECHO=YES, MODEL=YES, HISTORY=YES
**
** Model definition
**
*NODE, NSET=NALL
101, 0.,  0.,    0.
102, 1.,  0.,    0.
103, 2.,  0.,    0.
104, 0.5, 0.866, 0.
105, 1.5, 0.866, 0.
*NSET, NSET=CENTER
102,
*ELEMENT, TYPE=T2D2, ELSET=FRAME
11, 101, 102
12, 102, 103
13, 101, 104
14, 102, 104
15, 102, 105
16, 103, 105
17, 104, 105
*SOLID SECTION, ELSET=FRAME, MATERIAL=STEEL
** diameter = 5mm --> area = 1.963E-5 m^2
1.963E-5,
*MATERIAL, NAME=STEEL
*ELASTIC
200.E9, 0.3
*DENSITY
7800.,
**
** History data
**
*STEP
10kN central load, suddenly applied
*DYNAMIC, EXPLICIT
, 0.01
*BULK VISCOSITY
0.06, 1.2
*BOUNDARY
101, ENCASTRE
103, 2
*CLOAD
102, 2, -10.E3
*OUTPUT, FIELD, VARIABLE=PRESELECT
*OUTPUT, HISTORY, VARIABLE=PRESELECT, FREQUENCY=1
*NODE OUTPUT, NSET=CENTER
U,
*END STEP