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List of Nastran Books

Technical Support

Internet Resources

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List of Nastran Books

Below is a list of some of the Nastran documents. You may find any of these documents from

MSC.Software at www.simcompanion.mscsoftware.com.

Installation and Release Guides

Installation and Operations Guide

Release Guide

Guides

Reference Books

Quick Reference Guide

DMAP Programmers Guide

Reference Manual

Users Guides

Getting Started

Linear Static Analysis

Dynamic Analysis

MSC Nastran Demonstration Problems

Thermal Analysis

Superelements

Design Sensitivity and Optimization

Implicit Nonlinear (SOL 600)

Explicit Nonlinear (SOL 700)

Aeroelastic Analysis

User Defined Services

EFEA Users Guide

EFEA Tutorial

EBEA Users Guide

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Loads Management Users Guide

Preface

List of Nastran Books iv

Technical Support v

Internet Resources vi

1 Loads Management

Introduction 2

Multiple FEM models 2

Multiple loading conditions 2Revisions 2

Overview of Solution Functionality 4

Loads management 4

Solution vector management 5

Data recovery 5

Command Language 6

Loads management 6

Solution vector management 8

Data recovery 11

Other Commands 13

Limitations 15

Combine Loads & Combine Disps 15

Thermal Loads 15

Sequence Dependence 15

Load Combinations 16

Superelements 16

Example Command Scripts 17

Script1: Read in the model information and store on Nastran DB 17

Script 2: Add 3 load cases and solve them 17

Script 3: Combine load cases and solve them 18

Script 4: Combine displacements 18

Script 5: Delete/combine loads/displacements and solve 18

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Script 6: Recover results from 2 Nastran DBs and save results in an XDB 19

Script 7: Recover results from a Nastran DBs and save results in 2 XDBs 20

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Chapter 1: Loads Management

Loads Management Users Guide

1Loads Management

Introduction 2

Overview of Solution Functionality 4

Command Language 6

Limitations 15

Example Command Scripts 17

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Loads Management Users GuideIntroduction

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Introduction

The internal loads management process of the aircraft design which normally involves static analysis of

the airframe due to various loading conditions, poses a number of challenges to the analyst. This

document describes challenges specific to this process and presents an extension to the Statics solution

of MSC Nastran that addresses these challenges.

Some of the challenges involved include:

Multiple FEM models

There may be a number of vehicle level FEM models that have to be analyzed and whose results have to

be somehow combined. For example, there may be models with and without doors. There may also be

models with and without landing gear. Analysis results related to these models will have to be combined

to produce critical loads used in subsequent steps.

Multiple loading conditions

Internal loads analysis process may include more than 10,000 unique load cases due to flight maneuvers,ground load cases, cabin pressure, cargo loads, and thermal loads. Loads from these various sources will

have to be combined to achieve critical loads used for design.

Revisions

The loads passed on to the internal loads team frequently change. Changes may be due to model changes

or new maneuver loads from the external loads process. Revisions normally do not affect the entire set

of loads but only a small fraction-up to 10% of the load cases.

Figure 1-1 shows the internal loads management process as it relates to the FEM model analysis. The

traditional statics analysis in Nastran does cover the steps highlighted in green as part of an end-to-end

solution, but it does not provide users with access to independent steps of this process. For example, in

traditional statics analysis, the user cannot change few load cases and perform data recovery without

having to rerun all load case.

The solution presented in this document provides users with a lower level of access to individual steps inthe Statics solution in MSC Nastran. So changes in load cases or solution vectors do not necessarily

require a complete rerun of the model. This level of control can result in significant improvements in

overall process of internal loads management.

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Figure 1-1 Model building

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Loads Management Users GuideOverview of Solution Functionality

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Overview of Solution Functionality

The key functionality that supports the internal loads process is the componentization of the Statics

solution in MSC Nastran that allows for the close alignment of the solution steps with the engineering

process steps. The diagram below shows the components of the Statics solution that can now be

individually called upon. It also shows the dependencies the components may have on one another.

The internal loads solution capabilities can be categorized in the following groups:

Figure 1-2 Componentized MSC solution

Loads management

Loads can now be partially modified without the need to rerun the analysis with the entire set of loads.

Load cases can be incrementally added, deleted, or combined. User can also get a report on the current

contents of the database in terms of loads. These operations can be driven through a high level commandlanguage described in the next section.

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5Loads ManagementOverview of Solution Functionality

Solution vector management

Similar to how loads are individually managed, users also have full control in generating individual

solution vectors associated with load vectors. Individual solution vectors can be generated, combined, ordeleted. User can also get a report on the current contents of the database in terms of solution vectors.

These operations can also be driven through a high level command language described in the next

section.

Data recovery

Users can generate results on a given subset of the model and/or a subset of load cases. So when a subsetof loads are modified, it is not necessary to regenerate all results. Data recovery operations can also be

driven through a high level command language described in the next section.

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Command Language

A high level command language has been designed to perform the operations described in the previous

sections. A sequence of commands can be put into a file and submitted to Nastran for batch processing.

Care is taken so that the like commands are grouped together to increase performance. For example a

sequence of SOLVE commands are combined together so that only a single call to the FBS (forward-

backward substitution) module takes place.

The commands fall into the following categories:

Loads management

Description: Add load case to the database

Command:

DEFINE LOAD USING FROM

Action:

There are two cases to consider:

a. If LABEL exists on the database then

Existing Load case is deleted

New load case is inserted with new load from "file" and is associated with given set ID

It is required that both LABELs and IDs are unique, i.e. LABEL and ID have a one to one

associativity. If given set ID exists on the database a User Fatal Message is issued

b. If LABEL does not exist on the database

New load case is inserted with new load from "file" and is associated with given set ID

If given set ID exists on the database a User Fatal Message is issued

Example:

$ Add test load caseDEFINE LOAD 'TEST LOAD CASE 3001'USING 3001FROM '../../loads/ultimate/gear_up/C001.load'$ Add cabin pressureDEFINE LOAD '1.0 PSI CABIN PRESSURE'USING 2001FROM '../../loads/pressure/P001.load'

Description: Delete load case.

Command:

DELETE LOAD

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Action:


a. If LABEL exists on the database

Load vector with given LABEL is deleted


A warning message to this effect is given and execution continues

Example:

$ Delete test load caseDELETE LOAD 'TEST LOAD CASE 3001'$ Delete cabin pressureDELETE LOAD '1.0 PSI CABIN PRESSURE'

Description: Create a new load case by combining existing load cases

Command:

COMBINE LOADS FROM * +

Action:

There are again two cases to consider:

a. If NEW_LABEL exists on the database Load vector with given NEW_LABEL is deleted

All load vectors are combined

New load vector with NEW_LABEL is inserted

b. If NEW_LABEL does not exist on the database

All load vectors are combined

New load vector with NEW_LABEL is inserted

Note: Referential integrity is NOT preserved by the application, i.e. a LOAD can be deleted for

an existing DISP (solution vector).

Note: If one of the load LABELs to be combined does not exist a Fatal message is issued and

processing is stopped.

Note: If one of the load LABELs to be combined does not exist a Fatal message is issued andprocessing is stopped.

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gCommand Language

Example:

$ combine loads from test load case 3001 and cabin pressureCOMBINE LOADS 'TEST LOAD CASE 3001 + CABIN PRESSURE'

FROM 1.0 * 'TEST LOAD CASE 3001'- 6.5 * '1.0 PSI CABIN PRESSURE'

$combine loads from a previous load combine step with test loadcases 3002 and 3003COMBINE LOADS 'TEST LOAD CASE 3003 + 3002 + 3001 + CABINPRESSURE'FROM 1.0 * 'TEST LOAD CASE 3003'

+ 1.0 * 'TEST LOAD CASE 3002'

+ 1.0 * 'TEST LOAD CASE 3001 + CABIN PRESSURE'

Description: Print a report of load cases currently on the database to the F06 file

Command:

REPORT LOADS

Action:

Load case information is printed to F06. If no loads are found on the database at the time a report on loadsis requested, a warning message to that effect is issued and the processing continues.

Example:

$ print a report of loads on the databaseREPORT LOADS

A sample report is given below:

LOADS REPORT

(AFTER COMBINE DISPS)ID LABEL COMBINED DISP DATE TIME-- ----- -------- ---- ---- ----

3001 C001 TEST LOAD CASE NO YES FEB-09-2009 20:20.55100000000 C001 TEST LOAD CASE + 10.50 PSI CABIN PRESSURE YES NO FEB-09-2009 20:21.15100000000 C001 TEST LOAD CASE + 12.0 PSI YES YES FEB-09-2009 20:21.23100000001 C001 TEST LOAD CASE + 4.0 PSI UPPER/10.5 PSI LOWER YES NO FEB-09-2009 20:21.23

4001 D001 TEST LOAD CASE NO YES FEB-09-2009 20:20.557001 G001 TEST LOAD CASE NO YES FEB-09-2009 20:20.5511001 K001 TEST LOAD CASE NO YES FEB-09-2009 20:20.5513001 M001 TEST LOAD CASE NO YES FEB-09-2009 20:20.5514001 N001 TEST LOAD CASE NO YES FEB-09-2009 20:20.5515001 O001 TEST LOAD CASE NO YES FEB-09-2009 20:20.5516001 P001 TEST LOAD CASE NO YES FEB-09-2009 20:20.55

1 P701 1.0 PSI CABIN PRESSURE NO YES FEB-09-2009 20:20.552 P702 1.0 PSI DECOMPRESSION PRESSURE NO YES FEB-09-2009 20:20.55

17001 Q001 TEST LOAD CASE NO YES FEB-09-2009 20:20.5519001 S001 TEST LOAD CASE NO YES FEB-09-2009 20:20.5520001 T001 TEST LOAD CASE NO YES FEB-09-2009 20:20.5521001 U001 TEST LOAD CASE NO YES FEB-09-2009 20:20.55

Solution vector management

Description: Generate displacements for load case with given label

Command:

SOLVE LOAD

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gCommand Language

Action:


a. If solution vector for LABEL exists on the database

Solution vector with given LABEL is deleted

Load case with given LABEL is solved

Solution vector with given LABEL is saved on database

b. If solution vector for LABEL does not exist on the database

Load case with given LABEL is solved

Solution vector with given LABEL is saved on database

Example:

$ Generate displacements for test case 3001SOLVE LOAD 'TEST LOAD CASE 3001'$ Generate displacements for combined load case 3003 + 3002 +3001 + cabin pressureSOLVE LOAD 'TEST LOAD CASE 3003 + 3002 + 3001 + CABIN PRESSURE'

Description: Delete displacement vector for load case with given label

Command:

DELETE DISP

Action:


a. If LABEL exists on the database

Solution vector with given LABEL is deleted


A warning message to this effect is issued and prcoessing is continued

Examples:

$ Delete displacements for test case 3001DELETE DISP 'TEST LOAD CASE 3001'$ Delete displacements for combined load case 3003 + 3002 + 3001+ cabin pressureDELETE DISP 'TEST LOAD CASE 3003 + 3002 + 3001 + CABIN PRESSURE'

Note: If the command file contains a contiguous set of solve commands, this set is grouped and

solved together to achieve maximum performance.

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Description: Create a new displacement vector by combining existing displacementvectors

Command:COMBINE DISPS FROM * +

Action:

There are again two cases to consider:

a. If NEW_LABEL exists on the database

Solution vector with given NEW_LABEL is deleted

All solution vectors given are combined

New solution vector with NEW_LABEL is created

b. IfNEW_LABEL does not exist on the database

All solution vectors given are combined

New solution vector with NEW_LABEL is created

Examples:

$ combine displacement vectors to get displacements due to 5 PSICOMBINE DISPS 'C001 TEST LOAD CASE + 5.0 PSI UPPER/13.5 PSILOWER'FROM 1.0 * 'C001 TEST LOAD CASE + 11.50 PSI CABIN PRESSURE'

- 6.5 * 'P702 1.0 PSI DECOMPRESSION PRESSURE'

Description: Print a report of displacement vectors currently on the database to the F06file

Command:

REPORT DISPS

Note: If one of the LABELs does not exist a Fatal message is issued and processing is stopped.

Note: 1. If one of the LABELs does not exist a Fatal message is issued and processing is

stopped.

2. NEW_LABELs can be used in a subsequent COMBINE step.

Note: "Date" in the report indicates the date at which the solution vector was generated either bysolve or combine.

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Command Language

Action:

Displacement vector information is printed to F06. If no displacement vectors are found on the database

at the time a report on displacements is requested, a warning message to that effect is issued and theprocessing continues.

Example:

$ print a report of displacement vectors on the databaseREPORT DISPS

A sample report is given below:

DISPLACEMENTS REPORT

(AFTER COMBINE DISPS)ID LABEL SOURCE DATE TIME-- ----- ------ ---- ----

3001 C001 TEST LOAD CASE LOAD FEB-09-2009 20:20.55100000000 C001 TEST LOAD CASE + 10.50 PSI CABIN PRESSURE COMBINE DISPS FEB-09-2009 20:21.19100000000 C001 TEST LOAD CASE + 12.0 PSI COMBINE LOADS FEB-09-2009 20:21.23100000000 C001 TEST LOAD CASE + 4.0 PSI UPPER/10.5 PSI LOWER COMBINE DISPS FEB-09-2009 20:21.26

4001 D001 TEST LOAD CASE LOAD FEB-09-2009 20:20.557001 G001 TEST LOAD CASE LOAD FEB-09-2009 20:20.5511001 K001 TEST LOAD CASE LOAD FEB-09-2009 20:20.5513001 M001 TEST LOAD CASE LOAD FEB-09-2009 20:20.5514001 N001 TEST LOAD CASE LOAD FEB-09-2009 20:20.5515001 O001 TEST LOAD CASE LOAD FEB-09-2009 20:20.55

16001 P001 TEST LOAD CASE LOAD FEB-09-2009 20:20.551 P701 1.0 PSI CABIN PRESSURE LOAD FEB-09-2009 20:20.552 P702 1.0 PSI DECOMPRESSION PRESSURE LOAD FEB-09-2009 20:20.55

17001 Q001 TEST LOAD CASE LOAD FEB-09-2009 20:20.5519001 S001 TEST LOAD CASE LOAD FEB-09-2009 20:20.5520001 T001 TEST LOAD CASE LOAD FEB-09-2009 20:20.5521001 U001 TEST LOAD CASE LOAD FEB-09-2009 20:20.55

Data recovery

Description: Specfiy an XDB file to save results on

Command:

DEFINE XDB [APPEND]

Action:

Three cases can be identified:

a. If XDB file does not exist then one is created

b. If XDB file exists and APPEND is specified then it is opened and results are appended to it

c. If XDB file exists and APPEND is not specified then a Fatal message is issued and processing

is stopped

Example:

$ Append results to XDB

DEFINE XDB 'STRESS-LEFT WING' APPEND

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Description: Define the set of elements or nodes for results recovery

Command:

DEFINE {SET|ESET}

Action:

Create a node set (SET) or element set (ESET) based on the set defined in the givenfile (based on Nastran

BDF format).

Example:

$ specify the set of nodes for data recovery on left wingDEFINE SET '../sets/wings/left-wing.set'

Description: Define the set of results to be saved on XDB file

Command:

DEFINE RESULTS

Action:

This command defines the set of result types to be produced. If any of the result types are invalid, a Fatal

message is issued and processing is stopped.

Example:

$ Specify the set of results to be extractedDEFINE RESULTS FORCE, STRESS, GPFORCE, DISP, OLOAD

Description: Generate results related to load case given by LABEL

Command:

RECOVER

Action:

This command will recover and store results based on the settings for the last

DEFINE XDB and

DEFINE SET|ESET, and

DEFINE RESULTS

Note: If a node SET is defined then some results such as stress cannot be recovered. Iffile does not exist then a Fatal message is issued and processing is stopped.

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Command Language

Commands. The above 3 commands are not considered cumulative. In other words, a new definition of

an ESET will replace the last definition ofSET|ESET, and the same with DEFINE RESULTS and

DEFINE XDB.

Example:

$ Recover results for test load case

RECOVER 'TEST LOAD CASE'$ Recover results for combined load case "test load + cabinpressure"RECOVER 'TEST LOAD CASE + CABIN PRESSURE'

Other Commands

Description: Specify an existing Nastran database to connect to

Command:

DEFINE NDB

Action:

Restart from existing database. If this is not the first line in command script, then all queued operations

are executed prior to the processing of this command.

Example:$ Connect to gear-up database of ultimate loadsDEFINE NDB '../gear-up/gu-ultimate'

Description: Instantiate a new Nastran database with given name (MASTER) and storemodel given in BDF file into the database.

Command:

DEFINE NDB USING BULK

Action:

This command indicates an initial run; therefore, a Fatal message is issued if MASTER exists or if BDF

does not exist. If this is not the first line in command script, then all queued operations are executed prior

to the processing of this command.

Example:

$ Instantiate a Nastran database and load in the various parts ofthe model from 6 different$ bdf filesDEFINE NDB 'ULTIMATE_GUP' USING BULK

Note: If LABEL does not exist, a warning message to that effect will be issued and processing

will continue.

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'../../models/aft-floor.bdf''../../models/aft-floor-panels.bdf''../../models/flap-track.bdf'

'../../models/fwd-floor.bdf''../../models/fwd-floor-panels.bdf''../../models/horiz-stab.bdf'

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Limitations

The beta release of this solution in MSC Nastran 2010 will have limitations in the following areas:

Combine Loads & Combine Disps

Requires that the databases being read are of the same version and that they are both MSC Nastran 2010.

You cannot combine displacements or loads if one analysis was solved with an i4 version and one

analysiswithan i8 version of MSC Nastran .

You cannot combine displacements or loads if one analysis was done on Unix/Linux and one analysiswas done on Windows.

Thermal Loads

Thermal load cases cannot be currently handled in this solution.

Sequence DependenceThe high level commands described in previous sections, if appearing in the same command file should

obey the following order:

DEFINE NDB/XDB - Opens database

DELETE LOADS - Delete existing loads

DEFINE LOADS - Add new load vectors

COMBINE LOADS - Combine load vectors

DELETE DISPS - Delete existing displacements

SOLVE LOADS - Add new displacement vectors

COMBINE DISPS - Combine displacement vectors

RECOVER - Recover results to XDB

Report requests can follow each of these command groups. So potentially there could be a total of 16

reports generated thru a command file-2 after each group of commands.

REPORT LOADS

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REPORT DISPS

Load Combinations

Loads or solution vectors originating from different databases cannot be used in a COMBINE operation.

COMBINE operations can only apply to loads and solution vectors that are on the same database.

Superelements

Superelements will not be supported in the MSC Nastran 2010 release of this capability.

Note: 1. If commands are not in the given order then they will be grouped and processed inthe above order. So if certain operations must be processed out of the given order,

then the commands should be broken up into multiple files where within each file

the order given above is acceptable.

2. In MSC Nastran 2010, there are two commands that automatically trigger the

splitting of the job-DEFINE NDB and DEFINE XDB. So if the application

encounters one of these two commands in the middle of a command file, it will first

process all commands that appear before it in the command file. It will then

continue grouping and processing other commands until another such DEFINE

command (or end of command file) is encountered.

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Example Command Scripts

Script1: Read in the model information and store on NastranDB$ Instantiate a Nastran database and load in the various parts of themodel from 6$ different bdf filesDEFINE NDB 'ULTIMATE_GUP' USING BULK'../../models/aft-floor.bdf''../../models/aft-floor-panels.bdf'

'../../models/flap-track.bdf''../../models/fwd-floor.bdf''../../models/fwd-floor-panels.bdf''../../models/horiz-stab.bdf'

To run the script:ltool scriptFilename [old=yes/no] [Nastran keyword] [Nastran keyword 2],

Example:

ltool Script1 smaster=500000 sys19=0 mem=500M diag=8,15,9

Script 2: Add 3 load cases and solve them$ Connect to the existing Nastran databaseDEFINE NDB 'ULTIMATE_GUP'$ Add test load casesDEFINE LOAD 'TEST LOAD CASE 3001'

USING 3001FROM '../../loads/ultimate/gear_up/C001.load'$DEFINE LOAD 'TEST LOAD CASE 3002'USING 3002FROM '../../loads/ultimate/gear_up/C002.load'

$ Add cabin pressureDEFINE LOAD '1.0 PSI CABIN PRESSURE'USING 2001FROM '../../loads/pressure/P001.load'$$ Add decompression pressure from multiple files$DEFINE LOAD '1.0 PSI DECOMPRESSION PRESSURE'USING 1001FROM '../../loads/pressure/p700.frc''../../loads/pressure/p701.frc'

'../../loads/pressure/p702.frc'$$ Solve all load cases that were defined above$

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SOLVE LOAD '1.0 PSI CABIN PRESSURE'SOLVE LOAD '1.0 PSI DECOMPRESSION PRESSURE'SOLVE LOAD 'TEST LOAD CASE 3001'

Script 3: Combine load cases and solve them$ Connect to the existing Nastran databaseDEFINE NDB 'ULTIMATE_GUP'$$ Combine loads from test load case 3001 and cabin pressure$

COMBINE LOADS 'TEST LOAD CASE 3001 + CABIN PRESSURE'FROM 1.0 * 'TEST LOAD CASE 3001'

- 6.5 * '1.0 PSI CABIN PRESSURE'$$ Combine loads from test load case 3001, 3002 and decompressionpressure$COMBINE LOADS 'TEST LOAD CASE 3001 + 3002 + DECOMP. PRESSURE'FROM 1.0 * 'TEST LOAD CASE 3001'

+ 2.0 * 'TEST LOAD CASE 3002'+ 3.5 * '1.0 PSI DECOMPRESSION PRESSURE'$$ Solve all load cases that are combined here$SOLVE LOAD 'TEST LOAD CASE 3001 + CABIN PRESSURE'SOLVE LOAD 'TEST LOAD CASE 3001 + 3002 + DECOMP. PRESSURE'

Script 4: Combine displacements$ Connect to the existing Nastran databaseDEFINE NDB 'ULTIMATE_GUP'$$ combine displacement vectors to get displacements for$ test case 3002 + decompression pressure$COMBINE DISPS 'TEST LOAD CASE 3002 + DECOMP. PRESSURE'FROM 1.0 * 'TEST LOAD CASE 3001 + 3002 + DECOMP. PRESSURE'

- 1.5 * 'TEST LOAD CASE 3001'

Script 5: Delete/combine loads/displacements and solve$ Connect to the existing Nastran databaseDEFINE NDB 'ULTIMATE_GUP'$

$ Delete incorrect loads and displacements$DELETE LOAD 'TEST LOAD CASE 3001 + 3002 + DECOMP. PRESSURE'DELETE DISP 'TEST LOAD CASE 3001 + 3002 + DECOMP. PRESSURE'

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$$ Combine correctly this time$

COMBINE LOADS 'TEST LOAD CASE 3001 + 3002 + DECOMP. PRESSURE'FROM 1.0 * 'TEST LOAD CASE 3001'+ 2.0 * 'TEST LOAD CASE 3002'+ 2.5 * '1.0 PSI DECOMPRESSION PRESSURE'

$$ solve newly combined load case$SOLVE LOAD 'TEST LOAD CASE 3001 + 3002 + DECOMP. PRESSURE'$$ Correct the previously combined displacements

$COMBINE DISPS 'TEST LOAD CASE 3002 + DECOMP. PRESSURE'FROM 1.0 * 'TEST LOAD CASE 3001 + 3002 + DECOMP. PRESSURE'

- 1.5 * 'TEST LOAD CASE 3001'

Script 6: Recover results from 2 Nastran DBs and save resultsin an XDB

$$ Open up the XDB file and set up for results recovery$DEFINE XDB 'section44.xdb'$$ specify the set of nodes for data recovery on section 44$DEFINE SET '../sets/section44.set'$$ Specify the set of results to be extracted$DEFINE RESULTS FORCE STRESS,DISP,SPCF,MPCF,GPFORCE,OLOAD$$ Connect to the gear up database for ultimate loads$DEFINE NDB '../gu/ULTIMATE_GUP'$$ Recover loads critical to section 44$

RECOVER 'TEST LOAD CASE 3001'RECOVER 'TEST LOAD CASE 3002 + DECOMP. PRESSURE'RECOVER '1.0 PSI DECOMPRESSION PRESSURE'$$ PULL FROM THE GEAR-DOWN DATABASE$DEFINE NDB '../gd/ULTIMATE_GDN'$$ Recover loads critical to section 44$RECOVER 'TEST LOAD CASE 4001'RECOVER 'TEST LOAD CASE 4001 + 0.50 PSI CABIN PRESSURE'RECOVER 'TEST LOAD CASE 4002'

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RECOVER 'TEST LOAD CASE 4002 + 0.50 PSI CABIN PRESSURE'

Script 7: Recover results from a Nastran DBs and save resultsin 2 XDBs$ Connect to an existing Nastran DB$DEFINE NDB '../gu/ULTIMATE_GUP'$$ Specify the set of results to be extracted$DEFINE RESULTS FORCE STRESS,DISP,SPCF,MPCF,GPFORCE,OLOAD$$ Create an XDB for section 17$DEFINE XDB 'section17.xdb'DEFINE SET '../../sets/section17.sets'$$ Recover results for loads critical to section 17$

RECOVER 'TEST LOAD CASE 3001'RECOVER 'TEST LOAD CASE 3002 + DECOMP. PRESSURE'RECOVER '1.0 PSI DECOMPRESSION PRESSURE'$$ Create an XDB for section 28$DEFINE XDB 'section28.xdb'DEFINE SET '../../sets/section28.sets'$$ Recover results for loads critical to section 28$RECOVER '1.0 PSI CABIN PRESSURE'RECOVER '1.0 PSI DECOMPRESSION PRESSURE'RECOVER 'TEST LOAD CASE 3001 + 3002 + DECOMP. PRESSURE'

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