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A static and dynamic finite element shell analysis with experimental verification
Author(s) -
Klein Stanley
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
international journal for numerical methods in engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.421
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1097-0207
pISSN - 0029-5981
DOI - 10.1002/nme.1620030302
Subject(s) - finite element method , shell (structure) , static analysis , dynamic testing , flexibility (engineering) , structural engineering , generality , element (criminal law) , flexibility method , computer science , engineering , mathematics , mechanical engineering , psychotherapist , psychology , statistics , political science , law
A system of finite element shell analysis codes, called SABOR/DRASTIC, is used to analyse a complex two‐layered shell of revolution under static and dynamic asymmetric loads. The dynamic analysis is compared with experimentally measured response. In this linear elastic analysis, emphasis is placed on the inherent flexibility of the finite element method in modelling the complex structural geometry of a given test specimen. Static studies, which involve variations in important shell parameters, and dynamic studies, which provide a successful correlation with experiment, are used to illustrate both the detail and the generality with which shell analyses may now be performed with confidence.