YAN Chunping, LI Zhijun, LIU Fei. Form-finding System for Cablemembrane Structures Based on ANSYS[J]. Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2008, 30(6): 86-89.
YAN Chunping, LI Zhijun, LIU Fei. Form-finding System for Cablemembrane Structures Based on ANSYS[J]. Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2008, 30(6): 86-89. DOI: 10.11835/j.issn.1674-4764.2008.06.018.
Formfinding of a cablemembrane simulated by ANSYS is a timeconsuming process and requires high user analytical ability. This is due to the complexity of the steps and the characteristics of ANSYS. We analyzed the theory of the finite element method for formfinding
summarized the formfinding steps
and put forward how to conduct it in ANSYS. A system using APDL and User Luterface Design Language(UIDL) based on ANSYS was derived. An example was taken to check the accuracy and practicability of the system. This new system can save the engineering designer time and energy and also provide references for the future work.