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Results for Semi-monocoque structure
Preference: Structural
Preprocessor: Element type: SHELL99
Real Constants: Mat no. theta Set 1: 1.0000 0.0000 Set 2 : 1.0000 0.0000
thk 3.800 40.000
Section type:
Material Properties: Linear Elastic Isotropic Young’s modulus [E] = 70000
Poisson’s ratio [ν] = 0.33
Modeling: Creating
key points:
Key point number = 1 X, Y, Z= 0.00000
0.00000
0.00000
Key point number = 2 X, Y, Z= 0.00000 1000.00
0.00000
Key point number = 3 X, Y, Z= 500.000 1000.00
0.00000
Key point number = 4 X, Y, Z= 500.000 0.00000
0.00000
Creating line: Line between key points 1 & 2
Extruding line: Extrude the line about key points 3 & 4
Extruded model:
Creating bulkheads by dividing by work plane:
Creating cutouts at the centre by dividing the area by cylindrical volume:
With cutouts:
Meshing: Creating T-section stiffeners
Stiffeners:
Mesh attribute for bulkheads:
Bulkheads & Stiffeners
Meshed object:
Loads: Static analysis Fixed at the bottom
Force Fy on selected nodes. Fy = -4629.60000
Static analysis:
Solution(static) Solving the problem.
Eigen buckling:
General Postprocessor: Plot Results Deformed shape
Side view showing the cutouts deformation
VonMises stress:
Stress at the cutout showing the maximum value
Buckling Mode shape: 1
Mode shape: 2
Mode shape: 3