3. Modeling A

3.1. Characteristics of modeling

Boundary conditions:

\(\mathit{N2}\) : \(\mathit{N1}\): \(\mathit{N6}\):		\(\mathit{N9}\), \(\mathit{N13}\), \(\mathit{N14}\), \(\mathit{N5}\), \(\mathit{N17}\):

Load: Traction on the face \(\mathrm{[}348711161915\mathrm{]}\)

3.2. Characteristics of the mesh

Number of knots: 20

Number of meshes: 2

1 HEXA20

1 QUAD8

3.3. Tested sizes and results

Identification	Reference
\(t\mathrm{=}2\) Displacement \(\mathit{DX}\) (\(\mathit{N8}\))	100
\(t\mathrm{=}2\) Displacement \(\mathit{DY}\) (\(\mathit{N8}\))	—37
\(t\mathrm{=}2\) Displacement \(\mathit{DZ}\) (\(\mathit{N8}\))	—37
\(t\mathrm{=}2\) Constraints \(\mathit{SIGXX}\) (\(\mathit{PG1}\))	1399.66
\(t\mathrm{=}2\) Constraints \(\mathit{SIGYY}\) (\(\mathit{PG1}\))	11013.986
\(t\mathrm{=}2\) Constraints \(\mathit{SIGZZ}\) (\(\mathit{PG1}\))	0
\(t\mathrm{=}2\) Constraints \(\mathit{SIGXY}\) (\(\mathit{PG1}\))	0
\(t\mathrm{=}2\) Constraints \(\mathit{SIGXZ}\) (\(\mathit{PG1}\))	0
\(t\mathrm{=}2\) Constraints \(\mathit{SIGYZ}\) (\(\mathit{PG1}\))	0
\(t\mathrm{=}2\) Variable \(\mathit{VARI}\) (\(\mathit{PG1}\))	8.9110—2
\(t\mathrm{=}3\) Displacement \(\mathit{DX}\) (\(\mathit{N8}\))	0
\(t\mathrm{=}3\) Displacement \(\mathit{DY}\) (\(\mathit{N8}\))	0
\(t\mathrm{=}3\) Displacement \(\mathit{DZ}\) (\(\mathit{N8}\))	0
\(t\mathrm{=}3\) Constraints \(\mathit{SIGXX}\) (\(\mathit{PG1}\))	0
\(t\mathrm{=}3\) Constraints \(\mathit{SIGYY}\) (\(\mathit{PG1}\))	0
\(t\mathrm{=}3\) Constraints \(\mathit{SIGZZ}\) (\(\mathit{PG1}\))	0
\(t\mathrm{=}3\) Constraints \(\mathit{SIGXY}\) (\(\mathit{PG1}\))	0
\(t\mathrm{=}3\) Constraints \(\mathit{SIGXZ}\) (\(\mathit{PG1}\))	0
\(t\mathrm{=}3\) Constraints \(\mathit{SIGYZ}\) (\(\mathit{PG1}\))	0
\(t\mathrm{=}3\) Variable \(\mathit{VARI}\) (\(\mathit{PG1}\))	0
\(t\mathrm{=}2\) Nodal force \(\mathit{DX}\) (\(\mathit{N8}\))	—1.0817108
\(t\mathrm{=}2\) Nodal force \(\mathit{DY}\) (\(\mathit{N8}\))	0
\(t\mathrm{=}2\) Nodal force \(\mathit{DZ}\) (\(\mathit{N8}\))	0

3.4. notes

Nodal force calculation:

The force applied to face \(\mathrm{[}\mathrm{3,4}\mathrm{]}\),

, is distributed between the various nodes according to the following weighting:

• summit nodes:

  

• middle nodes: