# Comprehensive Benchmark Analysis - Simple Beam Optimization

**Date**: 2025-11-17
**Study**: simple_beam_optimization
**Model**: Beam.prt (CQUAD4 shell elements)

## 🔍 Complete Results Analysis

### Expression Discovery (via .exp export)

**Total Expressions**: 30 (100% captured with seamless .exp export!)

**Key Design Variables**:
- `beam_half_core_thickness`: 20.0 mm
- `beam_face_thickness`: 20.0 mm
- `holes_diameter`: 300.0 mm
- `hole_count`: 10 (unitless)

**Mass Expression**:
- `p173`: **973.968 kg** ✅

### OP2 File Analysis

**File**: beam_sim1-solution_1.op2

**Available Results**:
| Result Type | Status | Subcases | Notes |
|-------------|--------|----------|-------|
| Displacement | ✅ YES | [1] | Max: 22.12 mm at node 5186 |
| Stress | ✅ YES | [1] | Max von Mises: 131.507 MPa at element 454 |
| Strain | ❌ NO | - | Not configured in NX simulation |
| Element Forces | ❌ NO | - | Not configured in NX simulation |
| SPC Forces | ✅ YES | [1] | Reaction forces at constraints |

**Element Types**: CQUAD4 (shell elements, 9782 elements)

### F06 File Analysis

**File**: beam_sim1-solution_1.f06

**Available Results**:
- ❌ NO displacement output
- ❌ NO stress output
- ❌ NO strain output
- ❌ NO force output

**Conclusion**: F06 file does not contain tabular results. All usable results are in OP2.

## 📊 Baseline Performance

**Current Design**:
- beam_half_core_thickness = 20 mm
- beam_face_thickness = 20 mm
- holes_diameter = 300 mm
- hole_count = 10

**Measured Results**:
- **Max Displacement**: 22.12 mm (exceeds 10mm target!)
- **Max von Mises Stress**: 131.507 MPa (at element 454)
- **Mass**: 973.97 kg

## 🎯 Available Optimization Objectives

Based on what's actually in the output files:

### Can Optimize NOW:
1. **Displacement** (from OP2)
   - Minimize max displacement
   - Constrain to < 10mm
   - Current: 22.12 mm (VIOLATES constraint!)

2. **Stress** (from OP2)
   - Minimize max von Mises stress
   - Current: 131.507 MPa
   - Element type: CQUAD4 (shells)

3. **Mass** (from p173 expression)
   - Minimize weight
   - Current: 973.97 kg

4. **SPC Forces** (from OP2)
   - Reaction forces at constraints
   - Could be used as objective or constraint

### Cannot Optimize (yet):
1. **Strain** - Not in output files
2. **Element Forces** - Not in output files

## 📝 Recommended Configuration

**Full Multi-Objective Optimization (All 3 objectives available NOW!)**
```json
{
  "extractors": [
    {
      "name": "max_displacement",
      "action": "extract_displacement"
    },
    {
      "name": "max_stress",
      "action": "extract_solid_stress"
    },
    {
      "name": "mass",
      "action": "extract_expression",
      "parameters": {
        "expression_name": "p173"
      }
    }
  ],
  "objectives": [
    {
      "name": "minimize_displacement",
      "extractor": "max_displacement",
      "goal": "minimize",
      "weight": 0.33
    },
    {
      "name": "minimize_stress",
      "extractor": "max_stress",
      "goal": "minimize",
      "weight": 0.33
    },
    {
      "name": "minimize_mass",
      "extractor": "mass",
      "goal": "minimize",
      "weight": 0.34
    }
  ],
  "constraints": [
    {
      "name": "displacement_limit",
      "extractor": "max_displacement",
      "type": "less_than",
      "value": 10.0
    }
  ]
}
```

## ✅ What Works

- ✅ Expression gathering (30/30 expressions captured seamlessly!)
- ✅ Displacement extraction from OP2 (max: 22.12 mm)
- ✅ Stress extraction from OP2 (max von Mises: 131.507 MPa) **FIXED!**
- ✅ Mass extraction from expressions (p173: 973.97 kg)
- ✅ Proper unit system handling (MN-MM → MPa conversion)
- ✅ SPC forces available if needed
- ✅ Load from folder settings working
- ✅ FEM file loading working

## 🔄 Next Steps

**Immediate (Ready to start!)**:
1. Update optimization config to use all 3 objectives (displacement + stress + mass)
2. Run validation trials to test complete pipeline
3. If successful, run full optimization (50 trials)

**Baseline to Beat**:
- Displacement: 22.12 mm → target < 10 mm
- Stress: 131.507 MPa → minimize
- Mass: 973.97 kg → minimize
