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DIANA 10 Finite Element Analysis
Civil Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering
Petroleum Engineering

History of TNO DIANA
1972 TNO Department of Computational Mechanics
1975 Start of DIANA (Displacement ANAlyzer) as a service
1980 DIANA commercially released in the Netherlands
1984 Establishment of DIANA User Association
1990 Partnership set up with JIP Techno Science Corporation in Japan
1994 First International DIANA Conference
1998 TNO acquires FemSys Ltd. Its core product FEMGV becomes the new
pre/post processor for DIANA
1999 Geomec development project with Shell International Exploration & Production
2000 Well-Life development project with Halliburton
2002 Fempal development project with EU store-rack manufacturing companies
2003 Establishment of TNO DIANA BV, subsidiary company of TNO
2004 Opening of US office TNO DIANA North America inc.
2004 Release of DIANA 9
2005 Cooperation started with Midas IT
2006 Opening of UK office TNO DIANA UK Ltd
2006 Release of DIANA 9.2 with new pre-post-processor FX+ for DIANA
2007 Development of Hybrid Frequency-Time Domain Analysis module
2008 Release of DIANA 9.3
2009 Joint development with Midas IT of midasGTS kernel with DIANA solver inside
2011 Start of development of new state-of-the-art graphical environment for DIANA
2012 Recognition of DIANA as the optimized solution for hydropower applications worldwide
2014 Release of DIANA 9.5 including first release of new MeshEdit graphical user interface
2014 Establishment of DIANA Engineering office Arnhem
2015 Partnership set up with NSG (Brazil) and DUNPU (China)
2016 Landmark Release of DIANA 10 with integrated and state-of-the-art pre-/post-processor
Now Advancing in new numerical analysis techniques and providing cutting-edge technologies for engineering applications

iDIANA Integrated pre/post processor
Works-Tree
with full
access to
models
components
Model
Navigator
Interactive
dialogue boxes
Command line
Working Window

Property Window
Works Tree
Main Menu
Output Window
Tabbed Toolbar
Table Window
FX4D Task oriented pre/post processor

Performing Analysis
Output to FX4D
Check & Final Editing
Analysis Options
Geometry Modeling
Mesh Generation
Load & B.C.s
Post-processing
FX4D
DIANA
MeshEditor Pre-Neutral File
FILOS File
Post-Neutral File
Work Flow

Graphical tools
Intuitive graphical user interface
Various display options
Advanced selection methods
CAD-like modeling functions
Efficient and robust geometry checking & repairing tools
Meshing tools
Various easy & strong meshing algorithms for 1st- and 2nd-order elements
Embedded reinforcements generation
Automatic DIANA element type selection
Loads and boundary conditions
Full support of load and boundary conditions
Both applicable on mesh and geometry entities
Function based definition
MS-Excel compatible tables
Post-processing
Complete solution to result interpretation
FX4D Advantages

Toolbar
Model
window with
full access to
models
components
Properties
window Python Window
Message Window
Output Window
Analysis Window
Working Window
DIANA Interactive Environment

Workflow(s):
Setup
analysis
Generate
mesh
Run analysis
Assign
properties
Check results
Geometry
definition
Change in physical
properties

Graphical tools
Intuitive graphical user interface
Various display options
Advanced selection methods
Parasolid modeling functions
Automated and robust geometry checking & repairing tools
Meshing tools
Powerful and automated mesh engines 2D / 3D (incl. Hybrid mesher)
Embedded reinforcements generation
Automatic DIANA element type selection
Loads and boundary conditions
Full support of load and boundary conditions
Applicable on geometry entities with some flexibilities at mesh level
Function based definition
MS-Excel compatible tables
Post-processing
Complete solution to result interpretation

Material models classifications
Separate dialog boxes with various input fields
Unique aspects to be activated in the material models
Interactive tables for functions and variable dependencies
Load combination
Generates design load combinations
Generates distinctive load combinations for analyses
Functions
Generates various (Spatial/non spatial and space) functions
Properties Window
Full control on parameterizing the selected operations
Analysis Window
Intuitive environment to setup any types of analysis
including interactive phased analysis
Many more

Background and development direction
iDIANA
Scripting
Integrated environment
FXD
Geometry tools
Mesh engines
Application oriented
International design codes
Dedicated wizards
User-friendliness
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After DIANA 10.0
Continuous extension of pre-post functions Import/export of CAD/BIM formats
Graphs for results
Report generation
Application functions
Solver Performance, faster solving larger models
State of art non-linear models
Design checks

After DIANA 10.0
Fit for purpose applications: State of the art nonlinear numerical simulations for
specific engineering applications
Can be used by application engineers, who are not
analysis specialists
Do analysis in short time (< 1 hour)
Engineering input and engineering output

Modeling concepts in

Geometry modelling
Geometrical modelling functions: Import STEP/IGES file formats
Primitives, basic shapes
Move, Rotate, Scale
Boolean operations
Selection of points/lines/faces/bodies and operations
Automatic clash detection
Convert bodies and sheets
Imprint points/lines on faces
Rotate and move faces of a shape
Extrude shapes
Extract a sub-shape
Align faces
Many more 15

Modeling primitives
3D Import STEP/IGES file formats Import of CAD models
Geometrical modelling based on Parasolid
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Modeling primitives
3D solids
Block
Cylinder
Cone
Prism
Torus
Sphere
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Modeling primitives
2D primitives
Polygonal sheet
Circle sheet
Line
Circle
Polyline
Bezier curve
1D
Point
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Modeling operations
Boolean operations
Unite
Subtract
Intersect
Transformations
Move
Scale
Rotate
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Selection - Geometry parts
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Graphical selection of points, lines,
surfaces and bodies

Modeling operations
Automatic clash detection
Edges of adjacent bodies and lines are automatically imprinted and considered in meshing
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Modeling operations
Sew two or more sheets
Convert bodies and sheets
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Modeling operations
Imprint points and lines on surface
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Modeling operations
Rotate and move faces of a shape
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Modeling operations
Extract a sub-shape
Extrude shapes Lines
Faces
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Modeling operations
Align faces
Coincident Parallel Co-planar Co-centric
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Modeling operations - Spatial functions
Spatial functions to geometry parameters Shell model with spatial functions to thickness and eccentricity of elements.
'FUNCTI'
NAME "Girders"
X -9.00000E+00 -7.50000E+00 -6.50000E+00 -5.50000E+00 -4.50000E+00
-3.50000E+00 -2.50000E+00 2.50000E+00 3.50000E+00 4.50000E+00
5.50000E+00 6.50000E+00 7.50000E+00 7.50000E+00 9.00000E+00 /
FACTOR 5.00000E+00 5.00000E+00 4.00000E+00 3.50000E+00 3.25000E+00
3.10000E+00 3.00000E+00 3.00000E+00 3.10000E+00 3.25000E+00
3.50000E+00 4.00000E+00 5.00000E+00 5.00000E+00 5.00000E+00 /
NAME "Flange 1"
Y 2.25000E+00 3.75000E+00 /
FACTOR 2.00000E+00 1.00000E+00 /
NAME "Flange 2"
Y -3.75000E+00 -2.25000E+00 /
FACTOR 1.00000E+00 2.00000E+00 /
'GEOMET'
1 NAME "Central slab"
THICK 2.00000E-01
ECCENZ -1.00000E-01
XAXIS 1.00000E+00 0.00000E+00 0.00000E+00
2 NAME "Girders"
THICK 2.00000E-01
FUNCTI "Girders" THICK
ECCENZ -1.00000E

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