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NAFEMS Benchmark LE11


NAFEMS SOILD CYLINDER / TAPER / SPHERE - TEMPERATURE Test No LE11 Date/Issue
1990-06-15/2


ORIGIN NAFEMS report LSB2

ANALYSIS TYPE Linear elastic solid

GEOMETRY All dimensions in metres
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LOADING Linear temperature gradient in the radial and axial direction
T °C=(x2 + y2)1/2 + z

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS Symmetry on xz-plane, i.e. zero y-displacement
Symmetry on yz-plane, i.e. zero x-displacement
Face on xy-plane: zero z-displacement
Face HIH'I': zero z-displacement

MATERIAL PROPERTIES Isotropic, E=210 ´ 103 MPa, n=0.3
a=2.3 ´ 10-4 / °C

ELEMENT TYPES Solid hexahedra, wedges and tetrahedra

MESHES Coarse 5´1´3

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Fine 10´2´3

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OUTPUT Direct stress (szz) at point A TARGET -105 MPa
(refined axisymmetric)

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Data Category File Description Provided by
Geometry specification ISO 10303-203 class 6 - advanced b-rep
2001-02-28
NAFEMS
FE specification ISO 10303-209 class 10 - FE model; loads and boundary conditions; target result