| NAFEMS | Z-SECTION CANTILEVER | Test No LE5 | Date/Issue 1986-07-01/1 |
| ORIGIN | NAFEMS report C1 |
| ANALYSIS TYPE | Linear elastic |
| GEOMETRY All dimensions in metres |
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| thickness 0.1 |
| LOADING | Torque of 1.2MNm applied at end x=10 by two uniformly distributed edge shears, S=0.6MN at each flange |
| BOUNDARY CONDITIONS | At edge x=0, all displacements zero |
| MATERIAL PROPERTIES | Isotropic, E=210 ´ 103 MPa, n=0.3 |
| ELEMENT TYPE | Quadrilateral plate |
| MESH |
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| Uniform mesh of eight elements along length, one element acros width of flange or web |
| OUTPUT | Axial (x-x) stress at mid-surface, point A | TARGET | -108 MPa (compression) |
Download the files corresponding to the benchmark:
| Data category | File Description | Provided by |
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| Geometry specification | ISO
10303-203 class 5 - facted b-rep 2000-08-15 |
NAFEMS |
| ISO 10303-203 class 4 - manifold surfaces 2001-03-02 |
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| FE specification | ISO 10303-209 classes 4 and 10 - FE model; loads and
boundary conditions; target result 2000-11-02 |
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| Analysis result | ISO 10303-209 class 10 - FE model; loads and
boundary conditions; calculated results 2000-08-04 |
MSCSoftware (Tom Mack) |
| JPEG - mesh 2000-08-04 |
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| JPEG - deformation fringes 2000-08-04 |
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| JPEG - axial stress fringes 2000-08-04 |
