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Simple Explanation About Shell
Simple Explanation About Shell
Shell analysis is combine both plate and plane stress (membrane force) analysis. The Nx , Ny ,Nxy of membrane element is same of the plane stress interpretation (please refer to simple explanation of plane stress) and its shown as below, Z
X Nx N xy N xy
Ny
The Syz, Sxz, Mx, My and Mxy of plate (please refer to simple explanation of plate) is shown as below,
S xz
S yz
t dz
X Mx
x
M xy
y
M xy
My
The shear (Syz and Sxz) and moment per unit length (Mx and My) is derived as below;
s yz s xz
Mx
= =
M xy x M xy
t 2
M y y
= =
2 2
t t
yz dz
eq.1
M x + y x
x
2 t 2
xz dz
z
t t 2
dz
eq.2
My
z
t 2
dz
Similarly,
t
2
z d y
eq.3
So the analysis of plane stress combine of analysis of plate will give the following force and the element analysis with these 8 forces is termed as shell element. Z
y x
x y
S xz M xy
S yz M xy
Nx
Ny
Mx N xy
N xy
My
So the Mx , My , Mxy ,Sxz , Syz , Nx , Ny and Nxy in the 3D frame element in Esteem is related to Mx , My , Mxy ,Sxz , Syz x ,y ,xy. Their relationships are analogous to equation 1, 2 and 3. ELEMENT TYPE = SHELL Mx,kNm Where M x My M xy S xz S yz Nx Ny N xy My,kNm = = = = = = = = = = = Mxy,kNm Sxz,kN Syz,kN Nx,kN Ny,kN Nxy,kN
Moment in X direction (kN) Moment in y direction (kN) Shear moment induce by different x-y plane shear stress along z axis (kN) Shear of the element in x-z plane (kN) Shear of the element in y-z plane (kN) Stress in X direction (kN)
z d x z d y z d y