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 | 4.9310E+00 | -0.09% |
1 F.T. Wong, Testing of
Shell Elements using Challenging Benchmark Problems.