Straight Cantilever under Tip Loading

Determine the nonlinear response at the tip of a straight cantilever beam subjected to different end load conditions.

Dimensions are in m.

L = 3.2 m, d = 0.1 m, t = 0.1 m.

For Study A, P = 0, Q = 0, M = 3.4361 x 106 Nm.

For Study B, P = 1.709 x 106 N, Q = 0, M = 0.

For Study C, P = 3.844 x 106 Nm, Q = 3.844 x 103 Nm, M = 0.

File Name

Open drive letter:\Users\Public\Public Documents\SOLIDWORKS\SOLIDWORKS version\samples\Simulation Examples\Verification\NAFEMS_GNL5.SLDPRT.

Mesh Type

Beam mesh

Material Properties

  • Elasticity modulus (E) = 2.1 x 1011 N/m2
  • Poisson's ratio (ν) = 0

Results

Define Workflow Sensitive sensors at the target location, and use the Probe tool to plot the graphs. Process the results using graphing software to generate the graphs. Click on the links at the bottom of the page to see the results for each study.

The response curves for all studies agree with the finite element solution provided in the reference.

Reference

NAFEMS Publication R0065, The International Association for the Engineering Analysis Community, “Background to Finite Element Analysis of Geometric Non-linearity Benchmarks, 1999”.