13. M modeling#
13.1. Characteristics of modeling#
T3G shell element (quarter plate modeling)

Boundary conditions: |
DDL_IMPO |
at all the nodes of the arc ABC |
(GROUP_NO = “ABC”, DX= 0. , DY= 0. , DZ= 0.) DRX =0. , DRY =0. , DRZ =0.) |
at all nodes in the segment] OA [ |
(GROUP_NO = “OA”, DY= 0. , DRX =0. , DRZ =0.) |
at all the nodes in the segment] OC [ |
(GROUP_NO = “OC”, DX= 0. , DRY =0. , DRZ =0.) |
to node O |
(GROUP_NO = “O”, DX= 0. , DY= 0. , DRX =0. , DRY =0. , DRZ =0.) |
Point O |
meshes: M31 |
Point A |
meshes: M19 |
Point B |
meshes: M10 M100 M54 |
Point C |
meshes: M1 |
Point D |
meshes: M71 M113 M25 |
Point E |
meshes: M37 M123 M86 |
13.2. Characteristics of the mesh#
Number of knots: 561
Number of meshes and types: 1036 TRIA3
13.3. Tested sizes and results#
Identification |
Reference type |
Reference values
|
Tolerance \((\text{\%})\) |
O |
“ANALYTIQUE” |
—178.419 |
0.5 |
D |
“ANALYTIQUE” |
—101.82 |
1.0 |
E |
“ANALYTIQUE” |
—101.82 |
1.0 |