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89kN 5/3/2023 Page: 1

SJ MEPLA Calculation protocol:

Geometry:

Basic form: quadrangle

Corner x y
mm mm
1 0.00 0.00
2 1500.00 0.00
3 1500.00 1200.00
4 0.00 1200.00

Supports:

Edge supports:
from-to kind of supports
1 2 w,u,v,phi,theta: fixed (all d.o.f supported and clamped)

Spring supports:
----- position ---- ------------ rigidity ---------
Package layer x y z Cx Cy Cz
mm mm mm N/mm N/mm N/mm
1 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00000e+000 1.00000e+000 0.00000e+000
1 1 1500.00 0.00 0.00 0.00000e+000 1.00000e+000 0.00000e+000

Layers:

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Mechanical properties:
Package layer e-mod. poiss thickn. density alpha t dT prestressing
N/mm² - mm kg/m³ 1/K K N/mm²
1 3 70000.00 0.23 8.00 2550.00 1.0000e-005 0.00 88.00
1 2 1.80 0.48 1.52 1070.00 8.0000e-005 0.00 0.00
1 1 70000.00 0.23 8.00 2550.00 1.0000e-005 0.00 88.00

Loads:

Concentrated loads:
Package x y Fx Fy Fz lx ly
mm mm N N N mm mm
1 750.00 1100.00 0.00 0.00 890.00 100.00 100.00

Face loads:
(constant distributed):
Package pressure
N/mm²
1 0.00000e+000

Dead weight:
Direction vector of gravity acceleration [9.81 m/s²]:
Vx Vy Vz
0.00000 -1.00000 0.00000

Calculation approaches:

large deflections, non-linear, (transversal to pane plane)

static calculation
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Calculation results:

Minimum and maximum displacements (at nodes):

- position- displacement
Package x y w
mm mm mm
1 0.00 0.00 0.00 (min)
750.00 1200.00 19.06 (max)

Max principal stress (in gaussian points):

Package layer x y stress
mm mm N/mm²
1 3 733.09 1183.09 13.85
1 1 733.09 16.91 19.35

Max. Equivalent Von Mises stress (in gaussian points):

Package layer x y stress
mm mm N/mm²
1 3 766.91 16.91 18.07
1 1 766.91 16.91 17.56

Springs: (order as defined above)

Package layer u v w Fx Fy Fz
mm mm mm N N N
1 1 0.00 0.00 -0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
1 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

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