Materials

Material Properties

Material properties are used for the beam elements in constructing the leaves. User can add any number of materials based on the requirement.

The Materials component is required to define the options in the Materials Properties section:

Young’s Modulus: Defines the Young’s Modulus value for beam material.

Shear Modulus: Defines the shear modulus value for beam material.

Density: Defines the beam material density.

Beam Damping Ratio: Defines the beam damping ratio.

leaf_spring_materials_mv

Material Properties for Leaf Property File (*lpf)

In the Material Properties block of Leaf Property file, the attribute, type, and valid value that has to be entered in TiemOrbit file format is detailed in the following table. This table also provides the information about whether an attribute is required.

An example of how a Material Properties block is represented in a TiemOrbit file format is shown below:

leaf_spring_materials_example_mv

Block Name = ‘MATERIAL_PROPERTIES’ (Required)
Sub-block Name = ‘steel’ (Default)
Attributes	Type	Valid Value	Required
youngsModulus	Real	Units should be MPa	Yes
shearModulus	Real	Units should be MPa	Yes
Density	Real	Units should be Kg/mm3	Yes
beamDampingRatio	Real	-	Yes