CES 6116 FE Analysis:

3D Stress Analysis

Dr. Necati Çatbaş, P.E.

Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering Department
University of Central Florida
catbas@ucf.edu
 Sample Models with 3D Elements
Concept and design on drawings

Catbas, F. N., et al. "Strategies for load rating of infrastructure populations:

a case study on T-beam bridges." Structure and Infrastructure Engineering
1.3 (2005): 221-238.
Numerical approximation using FE software

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Sample Models with 3D Elements

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Sample Models with 3D Elements

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 General Procedure
1.  Select Element Type
§  3D element (e.g. tetrahedral solid element with 4 nodes, each node with 3 DOF)
2.  Select Displacement Function
§  Compatible displacement field describing u,v,w
§  E.g. only nodes at corners of a tetrahedral, then can use linear functions
§  Determine shape functions [N],
§  e.g. for tetrahedral element {U}3x1=[N]3x12 {d}12x1
3.  Define the Strain-Displacement and Stress-Strain Relationships
§  Determine [B]6x12 matrix=[ [B1] [B2] [B3] [B4] ]
§  {σ}6x1=[D] 6x6{ε} 6x1 for a isotropic, homogeneous material
4.  Derive the Element Stiffness Matrix and Equations
§  Body, Surface and Nodal forces
§  Stiffness matrix

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Formulations

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Example 11.1

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Example 11.1 solution

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Formulations for Tetrahedral Element

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Example 11.1 solution continued

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Example 11.1 solution continued

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 Example 11.1 solution continued

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 Example 11.1 solution continued

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Linear Hexahedral Element

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Quadratic Hexahedral Element

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Sample Models with 3D Elements

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Cantilever Beam Analysis

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Cantilever Beam Analysis

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Using Different Elements for FEA

n  Most FE users who wish to improve the

accuracy and reliability of computed results
will profit more from careful use of available
formulations and software than from a search
for the optimal element or best software

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