Summary

Helius PFA was used to predict progressive fiber and matrix failure caused by a displacement controlled load.

Four procedures specific to Helius PFA were used.

  1. Composite Material Manager was used to characterize the material using experimental lamina properties (Characterize a User Material with Composite Material Manager).
  2. The user material was defined in the bulk data file (Define a User Material).
  3. Solution controls were defined to allow for robust solution convergence (Create an Analysis Step).
  4. Helius PFA state variables were examined.
Parent topic: Tutorial 1 - Create an MSC Nastran Bulk Data File for use with Helius PFA