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0006-A-Thin cylindrical shell subjected to individual forces acting in opposite radial directions

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M.Eng. Walter Rustler, Dr.-Ing. Roland Sauer, Dr.-Ing. Casimir Katz

and published on 03.08.2017 on

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It was qualified on 27.09.2018.

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Developed by M.Eng. Walter Rustler, Dr.-Ing. Roland Sauer, Dr.-Ing. Casimir Katz
Published on: 03.08.2017 | Qualified on: 27.09.2018
A0Classification
  • ClassA · Analytical verification example
  • Structural system typeSurface structure - shell
  • MechanicsStatics - first-order theory
  • Material lawLinear elastic
  • MaterialGeneral
  • Verification formatDeformation verification
A1Problem description
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The system consists of a thin cylindrical shell which is subjected to two individual forces directed radially in opposite directions at its centre. It is supported exclusively at the ends of the cylinder on a rigid circular disc (not shown), which allows the diaphragm to move. In the radial direction, the displacements are thus constrained at both ends of the cylinder. There is no restriction on rotation. The deflection at the centre of the cylinder under one of the two radial loads is investigated for various finite element meshes. This example allows the suitability of the software for calculating thin shells with regular meshes to be assessed. The geometric and material properties are all dimensionless.

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Fig. A1-1: System

System dimensions:

Shell length l = 600,
cylinder radius r = 300
, shell thickness h = 3.0
, shell
material, modulus of elasticity E = 3.0 × 10⁶
, Poisson’s ratio μ = 0.3

Boundary conditions:

At both ends of the cylinder, displacement is restricted solely in the radial direction, as would be the case with an arrangement of rigid circular discs hinged to the cylinder. This condition is essential for investigating the shell’s bending behaviour. If only a quarter of the shell is modelled, symmetry conditions must be applied at the cut edges.

Loading:

The dead weight of the system is not automatically taken into account. Radial point loads of magnitude F = 1.0, directed in opposite directions at the centre of the shell, are applied as the load. For a quarter of the system, only F = 0.25 should then be applied.

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A5References
  1. [1] Belytschko, T.; Stolarski, H.; Liu, W.; Carpenter, N.; Ong, J.: Stress Projection for Membrane and Shear Locking in Shell Finite Elements. In: Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 51 (1-3), 1985.
  2. [2] Hughes, T.; Tezduyar, T.: Finite Elements Based Upon Mindlin Plate Theory With Particular Reference to the Four-Node Bilinear Isoparametric Element. In: Journal of Applied Mechanics 48/3, 1981.
  3. [3] Pimpinelli, G.: An assumed strain quadrilateral element with drilling degrees of freedom. In: Finite Elements in Analysis and Design 41, 2004.

Additional literature

  • ABAQUS: Theory Manual. Providence, RI, USA: Dassault Systèmes Simulia Corp.. 2011.
Editors
M.Eng. Walter Rustler Dlubal Software GmbH (Tiefenbach, Germany)
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Creator
M.Eng. Walter Rustler Dlubal Software GmbH (Tiefenbach, Germany)
RFEM (5.14.04) Dlubal Software GmbH
Editor 1
Dr.-Ing. Roland Sauer RIB Software GmbH (Stuttgart, Germany)
TRIMAS (V18.0 16022018) RIB Software GmbH
Editor 2
Dr.-Ing. Casimir Katz SOFiSTiK AG (Garching, Germany)
SOFiSTiK FEA (2018-2) SOFiSTiK AG
Editor 3
M.Eng. Walter Rustler Creator, Editor 1

Dlubal Software GmbH (Tiefenbach, Germany)

Software used: RFEM (5.14.04) Dlubal Software GmbH
Dr.-Ing. Roland Sauer Editor 2

RIB Software GmbH (Stuttgart, Germany)

Software used: TRIMAS (V18.0 16022018) RIB Software GmbH
Dr.-Ing. Casimir Katz Editor 3

SOFiSTiK AG (Garching, Germany)

Software used: SOFiSTiK FEA (2018-2) SOFiSTiK AG