Simply-Supported Thin Plate Under Random Load

Calculate the peak UZ displacement at the center of a simply-supported square plate of side 10 m and thickness 0.05 m subjected to a pressure of uniform power spectral density of (100 N/m2)2 /Hz.



File Name

Open drive letter:\Users\Public\Public Documents\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS version\samples\Simulation Examples\Verification\NAFEMS_R0016_Test13R.SLDPRT.

Study Type

Linear Dynamics - Random Vibration

Mesh Type

\Users\Public\Public Documents\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS Shell mesh, Shell thickness = 0.05 m - Thin shell formulation, Element size = 0.30 m.

Material Properties

Linear elastic isotropic. Modulus of elasticity (E) = 2 x 1011 N/m2, Mass density (ρ) = 8000 Kg/m3, Poisson's ratio (ν) = 0.3.

Load

Pressure over whole plate with uniform power spectral density of (100 N/m2)2 /Hz for frequency range 0 - 10 Hz.

Dynamic Options

  • Number of mode shapes = 16
  • Operating frequency limits = 0 - 5 Hz

Damping

  • Modal_damping: 2% of critical damping for all 16 modes
  • Rayleigh_damping: Mass coefficient a0 = 0.299, Stiffness coefficient a1 = 1.339 x 10 -3

Results

  Reference SOLIDWORKS Simulation with Modal _Damping SOLIDWORKS Simulation with Rayleigh_Damping
Peak PSD UZ displacement at center 2063.20 mm2/Hz

at f = 2.377 Hz

2065 mm2/Hz

at f = 2.374 Hz

2063.1 mm2/Hz

at f = 2.374 Hz

Reference

NAFEMS, Publication R0016, The International Association for the Engineering Analysis Community, "Selected Benchmarks for Forced Vibration", Test 13R, 1989.