Material Nonlinearity-C4

Material Nonlinearity-C4

Title

High order plate element test with uniformly distributed load composed of the elastic
perfectly plastic von Mises material model (Clamped BC)

Description

In this test, the elasto-plastic behavior of a clamped square plate is considered. The high
order plate element (8-noded plate) is selected for the finite element mesh model (see
Fig.C4.1-b). The model is subjected to a uniform distributed load up to the yielding point
(see Fig.C4.1-a). The plate is assumed to be composed of the von Mises elastic perfectly
plastic material model (no hardening). To increase the accuracy of the analysis the
Simpson integration scheme is adopted with 7 integration points (see Fig.C4.1-c).
The analysis results are verified with the reference values of NAFEMS-TEST NL7B.
Y

0.4 mm

40 mm

40 mm
Y
a)
D C

Internally Layered Section is considered

TOP
TOP

Symmetry
thickness MID
MID
CL

BOTTOM
X BOTTOM
A B

Symmetry

b) c)

Fig. C4.1 Structural geometry and analysis model

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Model

Fig. C4.2 Boundary and load conditions of the model

Analysis Type 3-D nonlinear static analysis

Unit System N, mm
Length 20 mm
Dimension
Width 20 mm
Element 8-node plate elements
Modulus of elasticity E = 30000 MPa
Poisson’s ratio  = 0.3
Thickness t = 0.4 mm
High order Yield stress y = 30 MPa
Material
plate Thickness integration 7-layers integration is used
Nonlinear material The von Mises elastic
perfectly plastic with
associated flow rule

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Constrain DX,DY,DZ,
Right side R X, R Y, R Z
Left side Constrain DX, RY, RZ
Boundary (Symmetry)
Condition Top side Constrain DX,DY,DZ,
Bottom side R X, R Y, R Z
Constrain DY, RX, RZ
(Symmetry)
Uniformly distributed loading on the normal surface of the plate,
Load Case
P=0.03852 MPa

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Results

Fig. C4.3 Growth of the plastic zone at GP (P=0.0203 MPa)

Fig. C4.4 Growth of the plastic zone at GP (P=0.0300 MPa)

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Fig. C4.5 Growth of the plastic zone at GP (P=0.0348 MPa)

Fig. C4.6 Growth of the plastic zone at GP (P=0.0357 MPa)

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Comparison of Results

0.04
Plimit
0.035

0.03

0.025
Pressure

0.02

0.015

0.01

NAFEMS (Layered formulation)

0.005
FEA - (High order element)
Collapse load (Theory)
0
0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5
Deflection

Fig. C4.7 Load – Deflection graph for High order plate element.