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NAFEMS Benchmark LE9


NAFEMS AXISYMMETRIC-BRANCHED SHELL - PRESSURE Test No LE9 Date/Issue
1989-01-01/1


ORIGIN NAFEMS report LSB2

ANALYSIS TYPE Linear elastic axisymmetric

GEOMETRY
All dimensions in metres
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thickness 0.01

LOADING Uniform internal pressure of 1 MPa over edge BCD

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS Point A: fully fixed

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

ELEMENT TYPE Axisymmetric shell

MESHES Coarse
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Fine
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Elements uniformly spaced between points

OUTPUT Axial stress syy on the outer surface of the upper cylinder at point C TARGET -319.9 MPa (analytic)

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Data Category File Description Provided by
Geometry specification ISO 10303-203 class 6 - advanced b-rep NAFEMS
ISO 10303-203 class 4 - manifold surfaces
FE specification ISO 10303-209 classes 4 and 10 - manifold surfaces geometry; FE model; loads and boundary conditions; target result