The HyperLaminate Solver (HLS) uses classical laminated plate theory to analyze
composite laminates subject to various in-plane and thermal loading conditions.
The solver is integrated into the HyperLaminate module of HyperMesh. The following functionalities are provided:
to define and edit HLS loadcases
to select a subset of HLS loadcases for analysis for each laminate
to perform the analysis
to review the results of the analysis for each laminate
to export the results to an external file
When a laminate is selected from the Laminate browser, an Assign LoadCases button is
present in the lower left corner of the Define/Edit pane. This button launches the LoadCase
Definition GUI, allowing you to select which HLS loadcases the current laminate will be
analyzed for. Figure 1. . The LoadCase Definition dialog allows you to select loadcases for the current
laminate.
Once the desired loadcases are selected, the analysis can be performed for the current
laminate by clicking Calculate. Once the analysis is complete several
results tabs will appear in the Review/Results pane, namely:
Stiffness/Material Matrix
Mid-Plane Results
Global System Results
Material System Results
Principal Results
Invariant Results
These results will remain so long as the laminate is not updated. Once a laminate is
updated, the results will no longer be valid and therefore the results tabs are removed.
Clicking Calculate will re-launch the HyperLaminate Solver and
populate the results tabs for the updated laminate definition.
