Cursor: 30 min · 300 mm · 120.0 °C
What the study needs
| Choice | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Material and layup | Elastic properties and fiber directions determine stiffness; strengths and fracture data are needed for the selected failure models. |
| Geometry and support | Shape, dimensions and boundary conditions determine how a component deforms and carries load. |
| Mechanical loads | Specify the forces and moments, including which components increase during progressive failure. |
| Process and environment | Temperature, moisture and material state can produce expansion, shrinkage and residual stresses. |
Define the surfaces and the material state
- Give the upper and lower surfaces independent histories when their surroundings differ.
- Choose prescribed temperature, convection or another supported thermal boundary condition.
- Define moisture exposure and the corresponding diffusion properties when studying uptake or drying.
- Provide calibrated cure or crystallization kinetics for reacting materials; use an inert material when no reaction is intended.
- A recorded pressure history is not, by itself, proof that pressure has been mechanically coupled. Check the selected structural loads.
Named response and traceability outputs
| Named result group | Contents |
|---|---|
| Transport histories | Transport metadata, time, temperature, and moisture |
| Material-state histories | Cure/crystallinity states, rates, heat sources, and shrinkage |
| Surface and ply summaries | Interpolated surfaces and final per-ply process summary |
| Process-to-structure results | Structural mapping, process-only field contributions, and process resultants |
| Double-Double recommendation | Compatibility, recommended angles, stiffness error, and selected ply angles |
| Structural summary | Cylinder summary plus plate/beam section, response, energy, buckling, and frequency results |
| Cylinder load history | Cylinder loads and resultants |
| Cylinder stress recovery | Final radial-coordinate and recovered-stress table |
Interpret before comparing. Check the final material state and residual stresses, then compare the loaded response. Missing transport or strength data must not be treated as a validated pass. Try the coupled exercise →
Workbench availability: released models, inputs and compatible study paths. The wider theory library includes reference formulations not available in every Workbench solve.