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02.10 · Three-point bending: span and stiffness
Level 3IntermediateEst. 25 min
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Euler–Bernoulli beam · Linear static · ASTM D7264 · Three-point flexure · Procedure A load
Beam bending uses effective laminate axial stiffness, the linked section geometry, support span and applied loading. Euler–Bernoulli deflection excludes transverse shear deformation, roller contact and indentation. Ply stress recovery for rectangular laminate coupons is separate from section-level beam stress recovery.
∑ Theory & assumptionsData travelling between blocks
Materials → Laminates
Stored ply stiffness, strength, density and expansion properties.
Virtual Test → Simulation
SIMULATION selects this case and its analysis model; the case owns its applicable cycle and input references.
Laminates → Virtual Test
Ply angles and thicknesses, stiffness, mass and ply properties.
Geometry → Virtual Test
Part shape and dimensions, thickness or section definition, and model-specific geometric inputs. Each selected case consumes only the dimensions its model supports.
Equipment → Virtual Test
Linked testing machine and fixture: load capacities, fixture type, specimen-fit and support-span limits, and mounted setup dimensions. The selected test case supplies the applied loading; hardware limits are checked against its setup.
Models → Virtual Test
Applied model assignment: Euler–Bernoulli beam · Linear static. Model parameters and formulation are used by Virtual Test.
Inspect specimen width, laminate thickness, support span and central force.
Models: Euler–Bernoulli beam · ASTM D7264-26-based
Study scope and limitations
Procedure A teaching setup. Transverse shear deformation, roller contact and indentation are excluded.
03.5 / Workflow focus
What connects to the next stepPlate and beam response
Use the released CLT/FSDT finite-plate or membrane/beam path with compatible dimensions, loads and supports. Buckling, modal and static bending are distinct study choices.
Cylinder formulations
Thin-wall membrane and layerwise thick-wall elasticity have different load and process limits. Donnell axial buckling is a separate thin-shell study with an explicit knockdown factor.
Sections and joints
Layerwise sections, lap joints and sandwich bending have their own geometry and interfaces. The analytical Volkersen / Goland–Reissner study is a separate identical-adherend elastic approximation.
Failure and notches
The five existing criteria support eligible CLT first-ply / progressive calculations. LaRC04 linear-shear initiation and calibrated open-hole strength are separate studies, not additional progressive choices.
Fatigue
S–N models predict life from calibrated data. Residual stiffness / strength requires independently fitted retention laws in its separate study; neither automatically changes optimization properties.
Creep, shape and uncertainty
Use reference-state studies to explore time response, prescribed-eigenstrain free release and bounded ABD sampling. Check the scope, inputs and output handoffs listed below before carrying a result forward.
Keep validation data connected
After changing relevant inputs, rerun the selected Simulation. Check the assumptions, stale-result warnings, convergence and calibration before using the result.
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Heat, moisture & manufacturing
Material laws & boundary cycles
Calibrated Neo-Hookean elastomer coefficients and a compatible bonded coating/contact setup
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Transport & reaction
History & compatible process fields
Constitutive response consumed by supported nonlinear coated-roller contact; not a standalone process solve
The linked pultrusion starter does not contain a rubber-coated roller. Add the coating, a calibrated elastomer and a compatible contact model in Workbench before evaluating this law.
About this physical setup
Conceptual setup, not a solved result. Use the existing live process view in Workbench to inspect this exercise’s linked equipment, boundary settings and results.
About this workflow view
All blocks keep the CREATE / DISCOVER / SIMULATE positions, with Equipment below Geometry; unused records remain disconnected. This changes the view only, not the exercise records. The diagram shows the setup, not solved results.
Nonlinear roller rubber
Linked elastomer material law for finite-strain bonded coating contact. Coefficients require measured calibration.
Model choices and Workbench location
Models → Roller contact → Rubber constitutive law; assigned through the linked elastomer
- Neo-Hookean roller rubber