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    This document describes how to use the Partial Differential Equation Toolbox (PDETOOL) in MATLAB to solve boundary value problems. The main steps are: 1) Launch PDETOOL from the MATLAB command window and select the PDE type (e.g. plane strain). 2) Specify problem parameters like material properties and boundary conditions. 3) Define the geometry and mesh the spatial domain. 4) Solve the PDE problem and visualize the results through plots and contours. 5) Export the mesh and solution data for post-processing in MATLAB, like calculating stress and strain. The PDETOOL provides a graphical user interface for modeling, solving, and analyzing partial differential

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    This document describes how to use the Partial Differential Equation Toolbox (PDETOOL) in MATLAB to solve boundary value problems. The main steps are: 1) Launch PDETOOL from the MATLAB command window and select the PDE type (e.g. plane strain). 2) Specify problem parameters like material properties and boundary conditions. 3) Define the geometry and mesh the spatial domain. 4) Solve the PDE problem and visualize the results through plots and contours. 5) Export the mesh and solution data for post-processing in MATLAB, like calculating stress and strain. The PDETOOL provides a graphical user interface for modeling, solving, and analyzing partial differential

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    This document describes how to use the Partial Differential Equation Toolbox (PDETOOL) in MATLAB to solve boundary value problems. The main steps are: 1) Launch PDETOOL from the MATLAB command window and select the PDE type (e.g. plane strain). 2) Specify problem parameters like material properties and boundary conditions. 3) Define the geometry and mesh the spatial domain. 4) Solve the PDE problem and visualize the results through plots and contours. 5) Export the mesh and solution data for post-processing in MATLAB, like calculating stress and strain. The PDETOOL provides a graphical user interface for modeling, solving, and analyzing partial differential

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    Application of MATLAB environment to solution of boundary and initial

    boundary value problems


    Partial Differential Equation Toolbox (PDETOOL)

    PDETOOL is a GUI application that computes Finite Element Method approximation of solutions to partial
    differential equations (including eigen problems) in 2D spatial domains and time.

    Selected problems:
    I. Plane strain state, static analysis
    II. Modal analysis (eigen vibrations)

    Modeling process:
    1. Type command pdetool in MATLAB Command Window without arguments to start the application.

    Fig. 1: GUI of PDE Toolbox

    2. Select the analyzed problem (Structural Mechanics, Plane Strain) toggling down the list with Generic
    Scalar option set as the default PDE type.

    3. Specify your problem parameters by clicking the PDE icon in the main toolbar or select PDE→PDE
    Specification in the main menu and select either
    I. Elliptic problem or
    II. Eigen modes

    and enter E – Young modulus, nu – Poisson ratio, Kx, Ky – components of body forces, rho – density.

    4. Geometry definition
    Set the limits of the coordinate system (Options→Axes Limits) and turn on the grid (Options→
    Grid). In order to define the geometry of the analyzed domain, use main toolbar icons (or Draw→… from
    the main menu).
    Created geometrical figures are automatically named. One can modify a figure and its name clicking
    twice within the object. Snap to grid function may be turned on/off in Options menu in order to align objects
    to the grid.
    Defined objects are summed up by default (e.g. R1+P1 denotes union of two figures). The default
    formula can be easily modified at the Set formula line. In order to delete an object, select it by a single click
    (its boundary is marked black then) and press Delete key.

    5. Boundary condition types:


    - Dirichlet b.c. (respective edges are marked with red color),
    - Neumann b.c. (blue color)
    - mixed (black color).
    Homogeneous Dirichlet b.c. are set for each edge by default. To modify it, use the respective icon from the
    main toolbar or select Boundary→Specify Boundary Conditions from the main menu. One can just click
    twice the respective edge and the same dialog box should pop out. Select multiple edges with Shift key
    pressed. Subsequently specify carefully respective boundary conditions.

    Fig. 2: Non-zero Dirichlet b.c. definition

    6. Mesh generation
    Use one of two icons from the main toolbar in order to create either a coarse or fine mesh. The same can be
    done using main menu (Mesh→ Initialize Mesh/Refine Mesh).

    7. Solving the problem


    Click the ‘=’ button or select Solve→ Solve PDE from the main menu. Solution plots will be presented.

    II. Upper and lower bounds of the eigen values that are to be found can be specified in the main menu
    (Solve→ Parameters).

    8. Postprocessing (visualization)
    Select the respective icon in the main toolbar or select Plot→ Parameters from the main menu in order to
    select solution maps, contour plot, deformed mesh, FE mesh options. Colormap hsv is recommended.

    II. Mode shapes for selected range of eigen values can be plotted using Eigenvalues option.

    All the data can be exported to the MATLAB Workspace in a matrix form. In particular, option Mesh→
    Export enables saving the information about the topology (p– node coordinates, e– edges, t – triangles),
    option PDE→ Export saves the equation coefficients, option Solve→ Export saves the solution values.

    I. After exporting the necessary information (topology + equation coefficients and solution values)
    one can compute components of the strain and stress tensor and the Mises equivalent stress using
    intrinsic MATLAB procedure pdesmech, e.g.:
    sx=pdesmech(p,t,c,u,'tensor','sxx')
    mises=pdesmech(p,t,c,u,'tensor','von Mises','application','pn','nu',0.3)

    The prepared model data can be saved as an M-file and modified using MATLAB Editor. After running
    such a file, GUI is opened automatically.

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