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NAFEMS Benchmark LE10


NAFEMS THICK PLATE PRESSURE Test No LE10 Date/Issue
1990-06-15/2


ORIGIN NAFEMS report LSB2

ANALYSIS TYPE Linear elastic solid

GEOMETRY
all dimensions in metres
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thickness 0.6

LOADING Uniform normal pressure of 1 MPa on the upper surface of the plate
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BOUNDARY CONDITIONS Face DCD'C' zero y-displacement
Face ABA'B' zero x-displacement
Face BCB'C' x and y displacements fixed, z displacements fixed along mid-plane

MATERIAL PROPERTIES Isotropic, E=210 ´ 103 MPa, n=0.3

ELEMENT TYPES Solid hexahedra, wedges and tetrahedra

MESHES
(Corner nodes only given)
3´2´2
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6´4´2 (Approx. halving of coarse mesh - in plane)
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OUTPUT Direct stress (syy) at point D TARGET -5.38 MPa
(mesh refinement)

Download the files corresponding to the benchmark:

Data Category File Description Provided by
Geometry specification ISO 10303-203 class 6 - advanced b-rep
2001-02-12
NAFEMS
FE specification ISO 10303-209 class 10 - FE model; loads and boundary conditions; target result
2000-10-03
FE results MS Powerpoint - deformation and fringe plot of syy
2000-08-06
Electric Boat
(Steve Gordon)