Design Project 2 Simon AMBOISE

Parametric method
Case 1 : Analytical results
Case 2 : Shell43 element presentation
Bending stress
Maximum deflection
Comparison with analytical results
Case 3 : Plane82 element presentation, bending stress and deflection
Comparison with analytical results
Case 4 : Solid45 element, comparison with analytical results
Comparison with analytical results
Conclusion : Comparaison between these 4 cases
Presentation

Datas for I-80 : t h = 80 mm

a=1000 mm s = 42 mm
Allowable Stress: σ = 180 Mpa t = 5,9 mm
Young’s Modulus: E = 2.105 Mpa h g = 3,9 mm
Poisson’s Ratio: ν = 0,3 ts0 = 6 mm
Uniformly distributed load : q=30 kN/m
50 mm < Ls < 950 mm g

ts0
a q s

Ls

Beam 189 element

Maximum bending stress for Ls0 = 950 and q = 30 kN/m
Applied pressure:
q = 30 kN/M and s = 42 mm
P = q/s = 0,714 MPa

Max bending Stress = 13,456 Mpa << σall

Bending moment diagram for Ls0 = 950 and q = 30 kN/m
Maximum value of UDL in order to have σmax <= σall

σmax <= σall for

q = 399 kN/m
σmax = 179,98 MPa
Parametric method : optimum length of the strip
max bending stress for q = 30 kN/m
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Qmax for Ls optimized = 440 mm
Maximum bending stress for q = 434 kN/m

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