Obtain the elastic large deflection response of a Z-shaped cantilever
subjected to a total load of 4000 N on one end and fixed on the other end.
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File Name
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Open drive
letter:\Users\Public\Public Documents\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS version\samples\Simulation
Examples\Verification\NAFEMS_3DNLG1.SLDPRT.
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Study Type
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Nonlinear static with large displacement formulation
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Mesh Type
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Shell mesh - Thin shell formulation
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Mesh Size
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Use a standard mesh with global element size of 5 mm.
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Shell Parameters
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Shell thickness = 1.7 mm - Thin shell formulation
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Material Properties
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- Modulus of elasticity (E)
= 2.0 x 105 MPa
- Poisson's ratio (ν) =
0.3
- Mass density (ρ) = 7700
kg/m3
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Results
Plot the variation of tip deflection
(UZ)
with the applied load.
Define Workflow Sensitive
sensors at the vertices of the edge where load is applied. Process the results of the
analysis using a graphing software to generate the graph.
The Y-axis shows applied load in Newtons and the X-axis shows tip
deflection in mm.
The force-deflection curve agrees with the finite element solution provided
in the reference.
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Tip deflection in Z dir (mm) |
| Load (N) |
Reference |
SOLIDWORKS Simulation |
| 104.5 |
80.4 |
80.12 |
| 1263 |
133.1 |
132.4 |
| 4000 |
143.4 |
142.9 |
Reference
NAFEMS Publication R0024, The International Association for the Engineering
Analysis Community, “A Review of Benchmark Problems for Geometric
Non-linear Behavior of 3-D Beams and Shells (SUMMARY), 1993”