Description
Determine the response of a cylindrical shell under normal uniform pressure P. All edges are fixed. The shell has the following dimensions: L = 254 mm, θ = 0.1 rad, R = 2,540 mm.
File Name
Browse to drive
letter:\Users\Public\Public Documents\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS
version\samples\Simulation
Examples\Verification\Nonlinear_Static_9.SLDPRT and open the
file.
Shell Parameters
Shell thickness = 3.175 mm - thin shell formulation.
Meshing Parameters
Use a Global Size of 0.6".
Material Model
Linear elastic isotropic.
Material Properties
Modulus of elasticity = 3102.75 N/mm2, Poisson's ratio = 0.3.
Restraints and Loads
The outer edges of the plate are fixed and symmetry conditions are applied to the edges of symmetry. The pressure is applied incrementally as follows:
Results
The pressure versus central deflection curve matches the analytical results.
The above graph was not generated directly in SOLIDWORKS Simulation. Results have been processed to generate the graph externally.
Reference
Sabir, A. B., and Lock, A. C., “The Application of Finite Elements to the Large Deflection Geometrically Nonlinear Behavior of Cylindrical Shells,” Variational Methods in Engineering, South Hampton University Press (l973).