OS-V: 0060 Thick Plate Pressure

Test No. LE10 The model is a thick plate subjected to uniform normal pressure of 1MPa on the upper surface of the plate. OptiStruct examines the direct stress σ y y at the point D for linear static analysis.



Figure 1.

Benchmark Model

Second order Hexahedral, Penta and Tetra elements are used to create the coarse and fine mesh. A uniform pressure of 1 MPa is applied on the upper surface of the plate.

The material properties are:
Young's Modulus
210 x 103 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.3

Linear Static Analysis Results

All results are normalized with the target value (5.38 MPa).
  Direct Stress σ y y at Point D (MPa) Normalized with the Target Value
Solid Hexahedral:    
Hex20 coarse 5.32 1.011278195
Hex20 fine 5.58 0.964157706
Solid Wedges:    
Penta15 coarse 4.91 1.095723014
Penta15 fine 5.94 0.905723906
Solid Tetrahedral:    
Tetra10 coarse 5.741 0.937118969
Tetra10 fine 5.029 1.069795188

Model Files

The model files used in this problem include:

<install_directory>/hwsolvers/demos/optistruct/verification
  • /LE10Hex20C.fem
  • /LE10Hex20F.fem
  • /LE10Pyr15C.fem
  • /LE10Pyr15F.fem
  • /LE10Tet10C.fem
  • /LE10Tet10F.fem

Reference

NAFEMS Ltd, The Standard NAFEMS BENCHMARKS TNSB Rev. 3, NAFEMS Ltd, Scottish Enterprise Technology Park, Whitworth Building, East Kilbride, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 1990.