3. Modeling A

3.1. Characteristics of modeling

Shell element DKT

Modeling an eighth of a plate

Die-cutting:

10 on \(\mathrm{AD}\) and \(\mathrm{BC}\)

16 on \(\mathrm{AB}\) and \(\mathrm{DC}\): 364 stitches TRIA3

Boundary conditions:

in all the nodes of:	DDL_IMPO:
arc (\(\mathrm{AB}\))	(GROUP_NO: AB DX: 0., DY: 0., DRZ: 0.)
arc (\(\mathrm{CD}\))	(GROUP_NO: CD DZ: 0., DRX: 0., DRY: 0.)
segment) \(\mathrm{BC}\) (	(GROUP_NO: BCsansBC DX: 0., DRY: 0., DRZ: 0.)
segment) \(\mathrm{AD}\) (	(GROUP_NO: ADsansAD DY: 0., DRX: 0., DRZ: 0.)
in \(C\)	(GROUP_NO: C DX: 0., DRZ: 0.)
in \(D\)	(GROUP_NO: D DY: 0., DRZ: 0.)
Loading:
at node \(C\):	(GROUP_NO: C FY: -0.25)

Node names:

Point \(A\)	\(\mathrm{N04}\)
Point \(B\)	\(\mathrm{N02}\)
Point \(C\)	\(\mathrm{N01}\)
Point \(D\)	\(\mathrm{N03}\)

3.2. Characteristics of the mesh

Number of knots: 209

Number of meshes and types: 364 TRIA3

3.3. Tested values

Identification	Reference
Point \(C\) displacement \(v\)	—1.8248 10—5

With 1,366 knots: \(–1.8511F\) in \(C\).