SS-V: 1100 Raasch Challenge

Test No. VS11 Find the tip displacement at the free end of a thick, doubly curved beam.

Definition

Figure 1.


The load is a uniform load 1.0 lbf out of plane.

The units are IPS.

The material properties are:
Properties
Value
Modulus of Elasticity
3300 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.3

Results

The following table summarizes the tip displacement results [in].
Theory SimSolid % Difference
Tip displacement 4.9355E+00 4.9289E+00 -0.13%
1 F.T. Wong, Testing of Shell Elements using Challenging Benchmark Problems.