Simply-Supported Thick Plate Under Random Load

Calculate the peak UZ displacement at the center of a simply-supported square plate of side 10 m and thickness 1.0 m subjected to a pressure of uniform power spectral density of (10 6N/m2)2 /Hz.



File Name

Open drive letter:\Users\Public\Public Documents\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS version\samples\Simulation Examples\Verification\NAFEMS_R0016_Test21R.SLDPRT.

Study Type

Linear Dynamics - Random Vibration

Mesh Type

Shell mesh, shell thickness = 1.0 m - Thick shell formulation, Element size = 30 cm.

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 1012 (N/m2)2 /Hz for frequency range 0 - 80 Hz.

Dynamic Options

  • Number of mode shapes = 16
  • Operating frequency limits = 0 - 80 Hz

Damping

  • Modal_damping: 2% of critical damping for all 16 modes
  • Rayleigh_damping: Mass coefficient a0 = 5.772, Stiffness coefficient a1 = 6.929 x 10 -5

Results

  Reference SOLIDWORKS Simulation with Modal _Damping SOLIDWORKS Simulation with Rayleigh_Damping
Peak PSD UZ displacement at center 3401.8 mm2/Hz

at f = 45.90 Hz

3599 mm2/Hz

at f = 46.25 Hz

3600 mm2/Hz

at f = 46.25 Hz

Reference

NAFEMS, Publication R0016, The International Association for the Engineering Analysis Community, "Selected Benchmarks for Forced Vibration", Test 21R, 1989.