OS-V: 0060 Thick Plate Pressure

Test No. LE10 The model is a thick plate subjected to uniform normal pressure of 1 MPa on the upper surface of the plate. OptiStruct examines the direct stress σ y y at the point D for linear static analysis.

Figure 1. FE Model with Boundary Conditions and Loadcases


Model Files

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Benchmark Model

Second order Hexahedral, Penta and Tetra elements are used to create the coarse and fine mesh. A uniform pressure of 1 MPa is applied on the upper surface of the plate.

The material properties are:
Material Properties
Value
Young's Modulus
210 x 103 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.3

Linear Static Analysis Results

All results are normalized with the target value (5.38 MPa).
Direct Stress σ y y at Point D (MPa) Normalized with the Target Value
Solid Hexahedral:
Hex20 coarse 5.32 1.011278195
Hex20 fine 5.58 0.964157706
Solid Wedges:
Penta15 coarse 5.9484.91 1.10557620895723014
Penta15 fine 5.94 0.905723906
Solid Tetrahedral:
Tetra10 coarse 5.741 0.937118969
Tetra10 fine 5.029 1.069795188

Reference

NAFEMS R0015 - Selected benchmarks for natural frequency analysis