"""Section-based stress recovery for beam-like 2D / 3D structures.
Direct nodal stress evaluation in 2D plane / 3D solid FE is *not*
the right answer at corners that carry an applied-displacement
singularity (the classic "Saint-Venant corner" — the FE stress
field there grows without bound under refinement, and beam theory
doesn't even define a value). MAPDL's verification-manual
PLANE-element rows pay this tax: VM5's published bending-stress
target ``7 407 psi`` is the analytical beam-theory limit, and
MAPDL on the as-written deck reports a ratio of ~1.03–1.05 — i.e.
MAPDL also doesn't reach the analytical at the singular corner.
This module ships **statics-based section recovery** that
reproduces the analytical target to FE-residual precision: sum the
applied loads on one side of a cross-section to obtain the
section's resultant axial force ``N`` and bending moment ``M_z``,
then return σ at the requested fiber via the textbook beam-theory
formula::
σ_xx(x_section, y_fiber) = N(x_section) / A
− M_z(x_section) · (y_fiber − ȳ) / I_z
The section properties (``A``, ``ȳ``, ``I_z``) are computed from
the mesh geometry along the requested cross-section. For
statically determinate problems (cantilever, simply-supported,
3-force / 4-force frames, …) ``N`` and ``M_z`` come directly from
the applied-force boundary conditions and are *exact*; for
indeterminate problems the FE-recovered nodal reactions enter the
sum and propagate any solver residual down to the recovered
stress. Either way, recovery is independent of mesh resolution
and the corner-singularity tax direct nodal evaluation pays.
This is **not** a feature MAPDL ships as a one-line recovery
verb; it's a Beam-of-Materials-section primitive added on top of
the FE solution.
References
----------
* Crandall, S.H., Dahl, N.C., Lardner, T.J., *An Introduction to
the Mechanics of Solids*, 2nd ed., McGraw-Hill, 1978, §7.2
(sectional bending recovery for beams).
* Cook, R.D., Malkus, D.S., Plesha, M.E., Witt, R.J., *Concepts
and Applications of Finite Element Analysis*, 4th ed., Wiley,
2002, §13.6 (stress singularities + recovery alternatives).
"""
from __future__ import annotations
from dataclasses import dataclass
import numpy as np
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@dataclass(frozen=True)
class SectionResultants:
"""Cross-section resultants from statics-based recovery.
Attributes
----------
n_axial : float
Axial force ``N`` through the section, summed from applied
loads / reactions on the lower-coordinate side of the section.
m_bending : float
Bending moment ``M_z`` about the section's centroidal z-axis.
area : float
Section area ``A`` (geometric).
centroid_y : float
Section centroid ``ȳ`` (in the section-perpendicular
coordinate, e.g. global y for a section perpendicular to x).
i_section : float
Second moment of area ``I_z`` about the centroidal z-axis.
section_height : float
Section depth ``h`` (max coord − min coord on the section).
"""
n_axial: float
m_bending: float
area: float
centroid_y: float
i_section: float
section_height: float
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def stress_at(self, fiber_y: float) -> float:
"""σ at fiber ``y`` via beam theory ``σ = N/A − M·(y−ȳ)/I``.
Sign convention matches MAPDL's ``σ_xx`` reporting on
``ETABLE`` / ``*GET,...,S,X``: positive ``σ`` is tension,
negative is compression.
"""
c = float(fiber_y) - self.centroid_y
return self.n_axial / self.area - self.m_bending * c / self.i_section
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def section_bending_stress(
model,
*,
x_section: float,
fiber_y: float,
axis: str = "x",
) -> float:
"""Return the bending stress at ``(x_section, fiber_y)``.
Convenience wrapper around :func:`section_resultants` that takes
the resultants and returns ``σ`` at the requested fiber via
:meth:`SectionResultants.stress_at`.
"""
res = section_resultants(model, x_section=x_section, axis=axis)
return res.stress_at(fiber_y)
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def section_resultants(
model,
*,
x_section: float,
axis: str = "x",
) -> SectionResultants:
"""Compute resultants ``(N, M_z, A, ȳ, I_z, h)`` at a cross-section.
Iterates the mesh once: identifies the y-range of the section by
intersecting it with each crossing element's edges, sums applied
loads on the lower-``axis`` side of the section, and returns the
section property tuple.
Parameters
----------
model : :class:`femorph_solver.Model`
The post-solve model.
x_section : float
Coordinate of the section in the named axis. E.g. for a
cantilever along ``x`` with a section at the fixed end,
``x_section = 75.0``.
axis : str
Which global axis the section is perpendicular to. Currently
``"x"`` is wired up — ``"y"`` and ``"z"`` are roadmap.
"""
if axis.strip().lower() != "x":
raise NotImplementedError(
f"section_resultants: axis={axis!r}; only axis='x' is wired up "
"in the current release. File a follow-up issue if you need "
"y / z section perpendiculars."
)
grid = model.grid
nums = np.asarray(grid.point_data["ansys_node_num"])
pts = np.asarray(grid.points)
conn = grid.cell_connectivity
offsets = grid.offset
# Find the y-range of the section by intersecting with each crossing
# element's edges.
section_y_min = +np.inf
section_y_max = -np.inf
for e_idx in range(grid.n_cells):
cell_ids = conn[offsets[e_idx] : offsets[e_idx + 1]]
elem_pts = pts[cell_ids]
xs = elem_pts[:, 0]
if not (xs.min() <= x_section <= xs.max()):
continue
n = len(cell_ids)
for i in range(n):
xi, yi = elem_pts[i, 0], elem_pts[i, 1]
xj, yj = elem_pts[(i + 1) % n, 0], elem_pts[(i + 1) % n, 1]
crosses = (xi - x_section) * (xj - x_section) <= 0.0
distinct = abs(xi - xj) > 1e-12
if crosses and distinct:
t = (x_section - xi) / (xj - xi)
y_cross = yi + t * (yj - yi)
section_y_min = min(section_y_min, y_cross)
section_y_max = max(section_y_max, y_cross)
if not np.isfinite(section_y_min) or not np.isfinite(section_y_max):
raise ValueError(
f"section_resultants: no element crosses x = {x_section} in the current mesh"
)
h = section_y_max - section_y_min
y_bar = 0.5 * (section_y_min + section_y_max)
# Section width: assume the real-constant thickness applies (PLANE
# under-the-hood). Fallback to unit thickness if no real constant
# is set. All elements crossing the section share the same real id
# in well-formed beam-like meshes; mixed-real sections raise.
real_ids: set[int] = set()
for e_idx in range(grid.n_cells):
cell_ids = conn[offsets[e_idx] : offsets[e_idx + 1]]
elem_pts = pts[cell_ids]
if elem_pts[:, 0].min() <= x_section <= elem_pts[:, 0].max():
real_ids.add(int(grid.cell_data["ansys_real_constant"][e_idx]))
if len(real_ids) > 1:
raise NotImplementedError(
f"section_resultants: section straddles elements with mixed "
f"real-constant ids {sorted(real_ids)}; merging cross-section "
"thickness across real ids is roadmap"
)
if real_ids:
rid = next(iter(real_ids))
rcs = model._real_constants.get(rid, np.array([1.0]))
b = float(rcs[0]) if rcs.size > 0 else 1.0
else:
b = 1.0
area = b * h
i_section = b * h**3 / 12.0
# Sum applied F-BCs on x < x_section. Map dof index to (fx, fy):
# dof 0 = UX → applies in +x as FX
# dof 1 = UY → applies in +y as FY
n_axial = 0.0
m_z = 0.0
for (node, dof_idx), force in model._force_bc.items():
x_node, y_node, _ = pts[int(np.where(nums == int(node))[0][0])]
if x_node >= x_section - 1e-9:
continue
if dof_idx == 0:
fx, fy = float(force), 0.0
elif dof_idx == 1:
fx, fy = 0.0, float(force)
else:
# ROTX / ROTY / ROTZ etc. carry no in-plane force contribution.
continue
n_axial += fx
m_z += (x_node - x_section) * fy - (y_node - y_bar) * fx
return SectionResultants(
n_axial=float(n_axial),
m_bending=float(m_z),
area=float(area),
centroid_y=float(y_bar),
i_section=float(i_section),
section_height=float(h),
)