FENET_E&D3

Stiffness, Field Stresses & Overall Measures

Analyst Identifier

Model Type

1 (General Industry) 2D Plane Stress

1 (General Industry) 2D Plane Stress
5 (Ship & Marine)
2D Plane Stress
5 (Ship & Marine)
2D Plane Stress
6 (Civil Engineering) 2D Plane Stress
10 (Research)
2D Plane Strain
10 (Research)
2D Plane Strain
1 (General Industry)
3D Solid
3 (Research)
3D Solid
2 (Academic)
3D Solid
9 (Academic)
3D Solid
1 (General Industry)
Shell
1 (General Industry)
Shell
1 (General Industry)
Shell
5 (Ship & Marine)
Shell
5 (Ship & Marine)
Shell
6 (Civil Engineering)
Shell
3 (Research)
Shell
2 (Academic)
Shell
8 (Steel Construction)
Shell
10 (Research)
Shell
10 (Research)
Shell

X-deflection @ B

Y-deflection @ B

SigmaX @ A (bottom)

SigmaX @ A (mid)

SigmaX @ A (top)

Static Failure?

Fatigue Failure?

Comments

0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.31/0.17
0.2
0.3
0.31/0.17
0.4
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.05
0.05
0.0
0.0
0.32/0.17
0.0
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.2

14.0
14.0
13.9
13.9
13.9/7.1
6.8
13.9
13.9/7.2
7.5e-5?
13.8
13.6
14.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
14.1/7.2
0.0
14.0
13.8
7.2
13.5

70.0
70.0
70.0
70.0
69.9/41.6
43.3
85.6
70.0/41.4
90.0?
23.4(92.6)
72.8
70.0
10.0
10.0
10.0
10.0
70.0/41.4
9.4
63.4(75.7)
77.6
41.6
84.0

10.0
10.0
10.0
10.0
?
10.0
10.9
10.0/10.0
?
17.5(7.75)
10
10.0
10.0
10.0
10.0
10.0
?
9.4
10.0
10.0
10.0
10.0

-50.0
-50.0
-50.0
-50.0
-48.9/-20.6
-23.4
-65.5
-50.0/-21.4
-62.0
-31.4(-62.4)
-52.8
-50.0
10.0
10.0
10.0
10.0
-50.0/-21.4
9.4
-43.5(55.7)
-57.6
-21.6
-64.1

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N
N
N
Y
N
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N
N
N
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Y
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N
N
N
N

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N
N
N
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N
N
N
Y
Y
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N
N
N
N
N
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Y
N
N
N

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Mechanica; 3_1; Fine Mesh; Without contact; Plates only connected at welds;S2 stresses linearised; Convergence <1% on Energy Index and RMS Stress Index
Mechanica; 3_2; Fine Mesh; With contact; S2 stresses linearised; Convergence <1% on Energy Index and RMS Stress Index
Ansys Plane82; Overlapping plates modelled as one thick plate
Ansys Plane82; Contact modelled at overlap.
4-noded quadratic; small displacement / large displacement; No contact; as one thick plate.
Marc; Fine Mesh; 8-noded elements; Plates separate but no contact; Large dispt; The direction of the applied load (F) is fixed (in X direction)
Marc; Fine Mesh; 8-noded elements; Plates separate but no contact; Large dispt; Direction of applied load (F) is updated during calculation in such a way that it acts normally to transverse section in B (i.e. load is considered as a pressure)
Mechanica; 3_6; 3D Solid Coarse half sym; Plates integral; small dispt / large dispt; Stresses linearised @S2; Variation over width @S1&S2: free edge(sym plane); Weld modelled; Convergence 0.5/0.4N/sq.mm on RMS Stress Index
Abaqus C3D20R; with contact
Cosmos/M quadratic solids; Fine mesh; Plates separate but no contact; Hot spot stresses calculated by quadratic extrapolation using 0.4t, 0.9t and 1.4t from weld toe; Variation over width: free edge(sym plane)
In-house code; mixed formulation hexahedral HC8/9; weld modelled; converged results; small dispt
Mechanica; 3_3; Fine Mesh; No contact; Stress variation over width @S1&S2: free edge(sym plane); Weld not modelled; plates connected using shells @ vertical leg of welds; Convergence <1% on Energy and RMS Stress Indices
Mechanica; 3_4; Lap neglected entirely; Convergence <1% on Energy Index and RMS Stress Index
Mechanica; 3_5; Offset neglected; Double thickness over lap region; Convergence <1% on Energy Index and RMS Stress Index
Ansys Shell63 (no midside nodes); Overlapping plates modelled as one thick plate with no offset.
Ansys Shell63 (no midside nodes); No contact between plates; dof coupling (all freedoms) for welds; Why no bending if offset?
4-noded quadratic Mindlin shells (inc shear); small displacement / large displacement; No contact?; Plates connected by vertical rows of shells?
Abaqus S8R thick shells; weld modelled as a "tie"?; Results look as if no offset?; "due to tie, cutting planes S1 and S2 are the same"?
Cosmos/M Shells4T and Beam3D; Coarse mesh; Plates separate but no contact; Welds modelled with beams 0.7t rectangular section depth and width=plate width/number of beams; Variation over width: free edge(sym plane)
NADWork 4-noded thin/thick shells; Contact not modelled; Used IIW modelling guidelines; Plates connected with vertical shells + inclined elements for fillet; Linear extrapolation to weld toe for hot-spot stresses using 0.4t and 1.0t; Variation across width noted
Marc; 4-noded thick shell elements; Plates separate but no contact; Welds modelled with vertical row of shells; Large dispt; The direction of the applied load (F) is fixed (in X direction)
Marc; 4-noded thick shell; Plates separate but no contact; Welds modelled with vertical shells; Large dispt; Direction of applied load (F) updated during calculation such that it acts normally to transverse section in B (i.e. load considered as pressure)