Engineering Stress Analysis: Theory and Simulations
7-11 December 2015
FEA Assignment
Submission date:
18" January 2016 (FT MSc Students + REMS CDT)
1° February 2046 (PT MSc Students)
Assignment Description:
Perform a 3-dimensional (3D) elastic finite element analysis on a C(T) specimen
geometry with the width of HW” = 50mm, thickness of B = 25mm and initial crack
length of ay = 25mm. The total applied load is 1000N and the material elastic
properties are E =140 GPa and v = 0.3. Compare the predicted stress distributions
(x and oy,) from the 3D model with those of obtained from 2D plane stress, 2D
plane strain and analytical solutions from advanced FEA tutorial 1
The students need to write a technical report explaining the model set up, loading &
boundary conditions, mesh sensitivity analysis, results and discussions, The report
must be written in Arial 12 pt and should not exceed 20 pages in total.
Note 1: Choose an appropriate method to apply the given load on the 3D geometry.
Note 2: Validate 2D and 3D FE predictions for @ = 0° and r/a < 0.1, where @ is the
crack tip angle, r is the radial distance ahead of the crack tip and a is the crack
length
All students should provide electronically their Abaqus files and report for_a valid
submission,
Students should submit their assignment in a printed copy in a flat-file and not just
staple: