11. Modeling I#
11.1. Characteristics of modeling#
Quadrangular shell element DSQ. The plate is modelled with a \(24\mathrm{\times }24\) mesh.
The user coordinate system is confused with the orthotropy coordinate system.

Boundary conditions:
DDL_IMPO |
(GROUP_NO: AB, DX: 0. , DZ: 0. , DRY :0.) |
(GROUP_NO: BC, DY: 0. , DZ: 0. , DRX :0.) |
(GROUP_NO: CD, DX: 0. , DZ: 0. , DRY :0.) |
(GROUP_NO: DA, DY: 0. , DZ: 0. , DRX :0.) |
(GROUP_NO: O, DX: 0. , BY: 0. , DRX :0. , DRY :0. , DRZ :0.) |
FORCE_ARETE |
(GROUP_NO: AB MY:0.) |
(GROUP_NO: BC MX:0.) |
(GROUP_NO: CDMY:0.) |
(GROUP_NO: BY MAX:0.) |
11.2. Characteristics of the mesh#
Number of knots: 626
Number of meshes and type: 576 QUAD4
11.3. Tested sizes and results#
Identification |
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Point O \((\mathit{M300})\) |
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Constrains |
\({\sigma }_{\mathit{xx}}\), \({\sigma }_{\mathit{yy}}\),, \({\sigma }_{\mathit{xy}}\),,, \({\sigma }_{\mathit{xz}}\), \({\sigma }_{\mathit{yz}}\) on lower, middle, and upper sheets |
Displacement |
\(\mathit{DZ}\) |
Point B1 \((\mathit{M12})\) |
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Constraints |
\({\sigma }_{\mathit{xx}}\), \({\sigma }_{\mathit{yy}}\), \({\sigma }_{\mathit{xy}}\), \({\sigma }_{\mathit{xz}}\), \({\sigma }_{\mathit{yz}}\) on lower, middle and upper sheets |
Identification |
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Point O |
\((\mathit{M300})\) |
\({N}_{\mathit{xx}}\), \({N}_{\mathit{yy}}\), \({N}_{\mathit{xy}}\), \({M}_{\mathit{xx}}\), \({M}_{\mathit{yy}}\),, \({M}_{\mathit{xy}}\), \({T}_{x}\), \({T}_{y}\) |
\((\mathit{M301})\) |
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\((\mathit{M276})\) |
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\((\mathit{M277})\) |
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Identification |
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Point A |
\((\mathit{M1})\) |
\({N}_{\mathit{xx}}\), \({N}_{\mathit{yy}}\), \({N}_{\mathit{xy}}\), \({M}_{\mathit{xx}}\), \({M}_{\mathit{yy}}\),, \({M}_{\mathit{xy}}\), \({T}_{x}\), \({T}_{y}\) |
Point B |
\((\mathit{M24})\) |
\({N}_{\mathit{xx}}\), \({N}_{\mathit{yy}}\), \({N}_{\mathit{xy}}\), \({M}_{\mathit{xx}}\), \({M}_{\mathit{yy}}\),, \({M}_{\mathit{xy}}\), \({T}_{x}\), \({T}_{y}\) |
Point C |
\((\mathit{M576})\) |
\({N}_{\mathit{xx}}\), \({N}_{\mathit{yy}}\), \({N}_{\mathit{xy}}\), \({M}_{\mathit{xx}}\), \({M}_{\mathit{yy}}\),, \({M}_{\mathit{xy}}\), \({T}_{x}\), \({T}_{y}\) |
Point D |
\((\mathit{M576})\) |
\({N}_{\mathit{xx}}\), \({N}_{\mathit{yy}}\), \({N}_{\mathit{xy}}\), \({M}_{\mathit{xx}}\), \({M}_{\mathit{yy}}\),, \({M}_{\mathit{xy}}\), \({T}_{x}\), \({T}_{y}\) |
Identification |
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Point B1 |
\((\mathit{M12})\) |
\({N}_{\mathit{xx}}\), \({N}_{\mathit{yy}}\), \({N}_{\mathit{xy}}\), \({M}_{\mathit{xx}}\), \({M}_{\mathit{yy}}\),, \({M}_{\mathit{xy}}\), \({T}_{x}\), \({T}_{y}\) |
\((\mathit{M13})\) |
\({N}_{\mathit{xx}}\), \({N}_{\mathit{yy}}\), \({N}_{\mathit{xy}}\), \({M}_{\mathit{xx}}\), \({M}_{\mathit{yy}}\),, \({M}_{\mathit{xy}}\), \({T}_{x}\), \({T}_{y}\) |
Identification |
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Point D1 |
\((\mathit{M265})\) |
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\((\mathit{M289})\) |
\({N}_{\mathit{xx}}\), \({N}_{\mathit{yy}}\), \({N}_{\mathit{xy}}\), \({M}_{\mathit{xx}}\), \({M}_{\mathit{yy}}\),, \({M}_{\mathit{xy}}\), \({T}_{x}\), \({T}_{y}\) |