| NAFEMS | CYLINDRICAL SHELL PATCH TEST | Test No LE2 | Date/issue 1986-11-21/2 |
| ORIGIN | NAFEMS report TSBM |
| ANALYSIS TYPE | Linear elastic |
| GEOMETRY all dimensions in metres |
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| thickness=0.01 |
| LOADING | Case 1 | Case 2 |
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| Uniform normal edge moment, on DC, of 1.0 kNm m-1 | Uniform outward normal pressure, at mid-surface ABCD, of 0.6 MPa. Tangential outward normal pressure, on edge DC, of 60.0 MPa |
| BOUNDARY CONDITIONS | Edge AB, all translations and rotations zero Edge AD and Edge BC, symmetry around rq plane, e.g. z translations and normal rotations are all zero |
| MATERIAL PROPERTIES | Isotropic. E=210 x 103 MPa, n=0.3 |
| ELEMENT TYPES | Quadrilateral shells. |
| MESH |  |
| Corner nodes only given |
| OUTPUT | Outer (convex) surface tangential (q - q) stress at point E | TARGET | 60.0 MPa for both cases |
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| HTTP Download | File Description | Provided by |
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| Geometry specification | ISO 10303-203 class 6 - advanced b-rep
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| Geometry specification | ISO 10303-203 class 4 - manifold surfaces | NAFEMS |
| Geometry and FE specification | ISO 10303-209 classes 4 and 10 - manifold surfaces geometry; FE model; loads and boundary conditions; target result | NAFEMS |