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FEM Varification
Problem1
A simply beam structure is given as following figures below. The downward load P is 100 N. The
thickness, t, is constant 20 mm. The length, L, is 1130 mm with linear height variation from H0 =
300 mm to HL = 150 mm. The material used is AISI 12L14 Steel. The task is to obtain the
displacement, , by using finite element method.
(a)
(b)
1
The problem is taken from AE5044 Metode Elemen Hingga Lanjut, task 2.
The beam structure will be modeled into three different element numbers, such as:
Model 1: 5 elements
Model 2: 10 elements
Model 3: 20 elements
Model 1
The beam structure is divided into 5 segments as following figure. Each segment then modeled
as element. On the left side, the constraint is fixed.
Geometry Model
Result
DISPLACEMENT
Node NASTRAN FEM MATLAB
T2 R3 T2 R3 T2 R3
1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2 -4.75E-04 -3.50E-06 -4.56E-04 -3.50E-06 -4.0 0.0
3 -1.80E-03 -7.38E-06 -1.76E-03 -7.38E-06 -2.2 0.0
4 -4.05E-03 -1.15E-05 -3.98E-03 -1.15E-05 -1.6 0.0
5 -7.24E-03 -1.55E-05 -7.15E-03 -1.55E-05 -1.3 0.0
6 -1.12E-02 -1.77E-05 -1.11E-02 -1.77E-05 -1.1 0.0
Model 2
The beam structure is divided into 10 segments as following figure. Each segment then
modeled as element. On the left side, the constraint is fixed.
Geometry Model
Result
DISPLACEMENT
Node NASTRAN FEM MATLAB
T2 R3 T2 R3 T2 R3
1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
2 -1.20E-04 -1.57E-06 -1.12E-04 -1.57E-06 -6.7 0.0
3 -4.24E-04 -3.23E-06 -4.08E-04 -3.23E-06 -3.9 0.0
4 -9.22E-04 -4.96E-06 -8.97E-04 -4.96E-06 -2.8 0.0
5 -1.62E-03 -6.76E-06 -1.59E-03 -6.76E-06 -2.2 0.0
6 -2.53E-03 -8.61E-06 -2.49E-03 -8.61E-06 -1.8 0.0
7 -3.65E-03 -1.05E-05 -3.60E-03 -1.05E-05 -1.5 0.0
8 -4.99E-03 -1.23E-05 -4.92E-03 -1.23E-05 -1.4 0.0
9 -6.52E-03 -1.39E-05 -6.44E-03 -1.39E-05 -1.2 0.0
10 -8.23E-03 -1.52E-05 -8.13E-03 -1.52E-05 -1.1 0.0
11 -1.00E-02 -1.58E-05 -9.93E-03 -1.58E-05 -1.1 0.0
Model 3
The beam structure is divided into 20 segments as following figure. Each segment then
modeled as element. On the left side, the constraint is fixed.
Geometry Model
Result
DISPLACEMENT
Node NASTRAN FEM MATLAB
T2 R3 T2 R3 T2 R3
1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
2 -3.57E-05 -7.46E-07 -3.18E-05 -7.46E-07 -10.9 0.0
3 -1.15E-04 -1.51E-06 -1.07E-04 -1.51E-06 -6.9 0.0
4 -2.38E-04 -2.30E-06 -2.26E-04 -2.30E-06 -5.1 0.0
5 -4.06E-04 -3.10E-06 -3.90E-04 -3.10E-06 -4.0 0.0
6 -6.21E-04 -3.92E-06 -6.00E-04 -3.92E-06 -3.3 0.0
7 -8.83E-04 -4.76E-06 -8.57E-04 -4.76E-06 -2.8 0.0
8 -1.19E-03 -5.61E-06 -1.16E-03 -5.61E-06 -2.5 0.0
9 -1.55E-03 -6.48E-06 -1.52E-03 -6.48E-06 -2.2 0.0
10 -1.96E-03 -7.35E-06 -1.92E-03 -7.35E-06 -2.0 0.0
11 -2.42E-03 -8.23E-06 -2.38E-03 -8.23E-06 -1.8 0.0
12 -2.93E-03 -9.12E-06 -2.88E-03 -9.12E-06 -1.7 0.0
13 -3.49E-03 -1.00E-05 -3.44E-03 -1.00E-05 -1.6 0.0
14 -4.10E-03 -1.09E-05 -4.04E-03 -1.09E-05 -1.5 0.0
15 -4.76E-03 -1.17E-05 -4.70E-03 -1.17E-05 -1.4 0.0
16 -5.47E-03 -1.25E-05 -5.40E-03 -1.25E-05 -1.3 0.0
17 -6.22E-03 -1.32E-05 -6.14E-03 -1.32E-05 -1.3 0.0
18 -7.01E-03 -1.39E-05 -6.93E-03 -1.39E-05 -1.2 0.0
19 -7.84E-03 -1.44E-05 -7.75E-03 -1.44E-05 -1.2 0.0
20 -8.69E-03 -1.48E-05 -8.59E-03 -1.48E-05 -1.1 0.0
21 -9.56E-03 -1.49E-05 -9.46E-03 -1.49E-05 -1.1 0.0