Determine the stress SY at D of a circular membrane with zero hoop
displacements on edges AB and CD and subjected to the following loading conditions:
Study A.
Uniform inward pressure of 100 MPa at outer edge BC.
Study B. Point
load of 50 x 102 KN radially inward at point B.

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Shell Parameters
|
Shell thickness = 1.0 m - Thick shell formulation
|
Material Properties
|
- Modulus of elasticity (E)
= 210 GPa
- Poisson's ratio (ν) =
0.3
- Density (ρ) = 7000
kg/m3
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Results
Case |
Stress component at D |
Reference |
SOLIDWORKS Simulation |
Study A |
SY |
1150 MPa |
1152.4 MPa |
Study B |
SY |
53.2 MPa |
53.4 MPa |
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.