Cylindrical Shell under Pressure Load

Calculate the tangential stress at point E of the cylindrical shell under uniform normal pressure of 0.6 MPa and tangential normal pressure of 60 MPa on edge DC.

File Name

Open drive letter:\Users\Public\Public Documents\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS version\samples\Simulation Examples\Verification\NAFEMS_IC22.SLDPRT.

Study Type

Static

Mesh Type

Shell mesh. 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 59.85

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.