By using ANSYS software parameter of design language APDL the parametric design macro program of two types of equilateral triangle cylindrical lattice shell are given with the given parameters of the span S, the length L, the rise F, the number of lattice in the span direction the model of equilateral triangle cylindrical lattice shell would be obtain easily. Thus offer convenience for force analysis and optimization design about this structure. The force analysis of the two type equilateral triangle cylindrical lattice shell is done. By contrast with the five typical cylindrical shells, the two type equilateral triangle cylindrical lattice shell has good rigidity and strength, and has application value in practice engineering.
Using ANSYS software comes with parametric design language APDL, developed a square pyramid partial double layer of Schwedler spherical reticulated shell parametric design macro program; achieved this kind of spherical shell parametric modeling with the given shell span S, vector high F, the thickness (height) of the pyramid, ring copies of the symmetric region Kn and radial nodes laps Nx. Analyzed the static performance of the spherical reticulated shell under different structural parameters, studied the displacement of the structure and the distribution of the stress change with macroscopic geometric parameter change rule. Analysis results of eight kinds of conditions showed that the square pyramid partial double layer of Schwedler spherical reticulated shell has good mechanical performance. The result of the analysis provides a theoretical basis for the relevant engineering design.
Hexagonal grid cylindrical latticed shell structure is proposed, due to honeycomb structure (although the hexagon structure) is the most effective structure on save the building materials. As a result of the shell structure always with numerous bars, the distribution of internal force and the design of bars often rely on many parameters, likes the span of the structure, the rise-span ratio of the structure, the size of mesh etc., the large scaled finite element software ANSYS parametric design language ANSYS Parametric Design Language (APDL) be used to establish the model of hexagonal grid single-layer cylindrical reticulated shell. The optimization design also was done to found whether the model was a feasibility one. The analysis process shows that the parametric design method provides great convenience for the design of the structure.
The five double layer cylinder reticulated shells (single diagonal rod cylinder reticulated shell, Foeppl cylinder reticulated shell, double diagonal rod cylinder reticulated shell, lamella cylinder reticulated shell and three way grid of cylinder reticulated shell) are developed by adopting the upper and lower translation method. Five connection forms of web member (cross truss, positive four pyramidal, upend four pyramidal, evacuated positive four pyramidal, evacuated upend four pyramidal) and the methods of the node generation and element connection are established in the cylindrical coordinate system. By using the ANSYS parametric design language APDL, the corresponding parametric design macro program is developed so that the five double-layer cylindrical shells can be parametrically modeled under the given parameters such as shell type, shell span D, rise high t, thickness h, length L and number of grids m and n, etc. Examples prove that this method is simple, efficient and pragmatic, which provides great convenience for the force analysis and the optimization scheme comparison.
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