SS-T: 5020 Linear Superposition

Tutorial Level: Beginner Setup linear superposition in SimSolid.

Purpose
SimSolid performs meshless structural analysis that works on full featured parts and assemblies, is tolerant of geometric imperfections, and runs in seconds to minutes. In this tutorial, you will do the following:
  • Learn how to setup linear superposition of subcases.
Model Description
The following model file is needed for this tutorial:
  • LinearSuperposition.ssp
Figure 1.


This file has the following specifications:
  • Material is set to Steel for all parts.
  • Regular connections with 0.25mm gap and penetration tolerance.
  • Bonded contact conditions are created automatically.
  • Static subcases are pre-defined and solved.

Open Project

  1. Start a new SimSolid session.
  2. In the main window toolbar, click Open Project .
  3. In the Open project file dialog, choose LinearSuperposition.ssp
  4. Click OK.

Review Loads and Boundary Conditions

  1. In the Project Tree, expand the Structural 1 analysis branch and verify the loads and boundary conditions are as shown in the figure below.
    Figure 2.


  2. Repeat step 1 for Structural 2.
    The loads and boundary conditions appear as shown in the below figure.
    Figure 3.


Create Linear Superposition

  1. On the main window toolbar, click > Structural superposition.
  2. In the setup dialog, under Analyses available, click on Structural 1.
  3. In the dialog, hold down Control + Shift and select both Structural 1 and Structural 2 results.
  4. Click the button to combine analyses.
    Figure 4.


  5. Click Solve.
    A Superposition subcase appears in the Project Tree.

Review Results

  1. In the Project Tree, Select the Structural 1 subcase.
  2. On the Analysis Workbench, select > Displacement Magnitude.
    The Legend window opens and displays the contour plot.
    Figure 5. Displacement Magnitude plot for Structural 1 subcase


  3. Repeat this process for Structural 2 and Structural superposition 1.
    Figure 6. Displacement Magnitude plot for Structural 2 subcase
    Figure 7. Displacement Magnitude plot for Structural superposition 1 subcase