Skew Plate under Normal Pressure

Calculate the maximum principal stress at the center E of a skew plate under a normal pressure of 0.7 KPa.

File Name

Open drive letter:\Users\Public\Public Documents\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS version\samples\Simulation Examples\Verification\NAFEMS_IC13.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 = 0.3

Results

Component Reference SOLIDWORKS Simulation
Maximum principal stress at point E (MPa) 0.802 0.806

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.