Cylindrical Shell Under Edge Moment

Calculate the tangential stress at point E of the cylindrical shell under uniform edge moment on side DC of 1.0 KNm / m.

File Name

Open drive letter:\Users\Public\Public Documents\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS version\samples\Simulation Examples\Verification\NAFEMS_IC21.SLDPRT.

Study Type

Static

Mesh Type

Shell mesh

Shell Parameters

Shell thickness = 0.01 m - Thin shell formulation

Material Properties

  • Modulus of elasticity = 210 X 103 MPa
  • Poisson's ratio (ν) = 0.3

Results

Component Reference SOLIDWORKS Simulation
Tangential SY stress (Reference Axis 1) at point E (MPa) 60.0 60.05

Reference

NAFEMS Publication P07, The International Association for the Engineering Analysis Community, "Linear Statics Benchmarks VOL. 1," D. Hitchings, A.Kamoulakos, G.A. Davies, VOL. 1, October, 1987.