UNIVERSITY OF ULSAN

School of Electrical Engineering

THEORY OF ELASTICITY

Professor
JIN WOO LEE
Student
[20235349] HUYNH VAN TINH

2024 Spring
Problem
Simulation using plane stress element such as CPS4R in ABAQUS/Standard.
Given that length: 100 mm, width = 5 mm, height = 10 mm, P = 100 N, E = 210 GPa,
v = 0.33.
Analytical solutions:
h
( PL ) PL3
 max = 2 = 6 PL = 120 ( MPa ) ; = = 0.381 ( mm )
1 3 bh 2 3EI
bh
12

Fig. 1. Cantilevered beam.

Solution
The problem was solved in ABAQUS software, as follow:
1. Geometry and material

2. Section

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3. Boundary conditions and load

4. Mesh and results

4.1 Comparison of CPS4R to analytical solution
Results of mesh, U2, and S11

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 FE simulation (CPS4R) Analytical solution
U2 0.432 mm 0.381 mm
S11 88.07 MPa 120 MPa

Results of von-Mises stress and σ22

4.2 Comparison of CPS4 to CPS4R and analytical solution

Results of setup, U2, and S11

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 FE simulation (CPS4R) FE simulation (CPS4) Analytical solution
U2 0.432 mm 0.356 mm 0.381 mm
S11 88.07 MPa 119.6 MPa 120 MPa

Results of von-Mises stress and σ22

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4.3 Comparison of CPS8R to CPS8 and analytical solution
Results of setup, U2, and S11 of CPS8R

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Results of setup, U2, and S11 of CPS8

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 FE simulation (CPS8R) FE simulation (CPS8) Analytical solution
U2 0.383 mm 0.383 mm 0.381 mm
S11 126.2 MPa 129.7 MPa 120 MPa

Results of von-Mises stress and σ22 of CPS8R

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Results of von-Mises stress and σ22 of CPS8

4.4 Comparison of CPS8R to CPS8 and analytical solution, with coarse mesh (size
5 mm by 5 mm)

Results of U2 and S11 of CPS8R

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Results of U2 and S11 of CPS8

FE simulation (CPS8R) FE simulation (CPS8) Analytical solution

U2 0.383 mm 0.383 mm 0.381 mm
S11 121.9 MPa 125 MPa 120 MPa

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Results of von-Mises stress, σ11, and σ22 of CPS8R

Results of von-Mises stress, σ11, and σ22 of CPS8

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