Design Project 4 Simon AMBOISE

Modal analysis

Case 1 : Analytical results

Case 2 : Shell43 element presentation
Bending stress
Maximum deflection
Comparison with analytical results
Case 3 : Plane82 element presentation, bending stress and deflection
Comparison with analytical results
Case 4 : Solid45 element, comparison with analytical results
Comparison with analytical results
Conclusion : Comparaison between these 4 cases
Presentation

Datas :
Young’s Modulus: E = 2,1 .105 Mpa
Poisson’s Ratio: ν = 0,3
r = 7850 kg/m3
a = 40 mm
h = 5 mm
Frequency of tone C2 = 523,2 Hz

3 different elements:
SOLID45 b=?
SHELL63
BEAM4
SOLID45 : BCs & pictures

Boundary conditions :
2 thin plates glued

Frequency = 523,21 Hz
for b = 150,22 mm
 SOLID45 : Results
b 150 150,22 150,25 150,35 150,5 151 155 175
Freq 525,14 523,21 523,01 522,31 521,27 517,82 491,41 384,98 SOLID45
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
145 150 155 160 165 170 175 180

Different element sizes and comparison with element size = 10 mm

element size 2 5 10 15 20

Freq 520,31 521,1 523,21 526,48 532,56

Variation 0,554% 0,403% 0,000% 0,625% 1,787%

b = 150,22 mm
SOLID45 : Other BCs

Boundary conditions
1 thin plate

Frequency = 523,259 Hz
for b = 188,1 mm
<> 150,22 mm
SHELL63 : BCs & pictures

Boundary conditions
Thickness : 5 mm

Frequency = 523,2 Hz
for b = 150,08 mm
 SHELL63 : Results
b 150 150,02 150,08 150,1 150,5 155 175
Freq 523,84 523,62 523,2 523,06 520,28 490,41 384,36 SHELL63
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
145 150 155 160 165 170 175 180

Different element sizes and comparison with element size = 10 mm

element size 2 5 10 15 20

Freq 522,56 522,71 523,2 523,88 525,04

Variation 0,122% 0,094% 0,000% 0,130% 0,352%

b = 150,2 mm
SHELL63 : Other BCs

Boundary conditions
Thickness : 40 mm

Frequency = 523,26 Hz
for b = 188,93 mm
<> 150,2 mm
BEAM4 : BCs & pictures

Boundary conditions

Frequency = 523,25 Hz
for b = 149,67 mm
 BEAM4 : Results
b 149,5 149,6 149,67 149,68 150 151 155 175
Freq 524,44 523,74 523,25 523,18 520,95 514,07 487,89 382,78 BEAM4
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
145 150 155 160 165 170 175 180

Different element sizes and comparison with element size = 10 mm

element size 2 5 10 15 20

Freq 523,25 523,25 523,25 523,25 523,25

Variation 0,000% 0,000% 0,000% 0,000% 0,000%

b = 149,67 mm
Conclusion
 Modal frequency is inversely proportional to the 550
length of the plate.
 For the 3 element types, the result is nearly the same. 530
 As usually, SOLID45 has the longest calculation time
and BEAM4 has the shortest one.
510
 The element size has an influence for SOLID45 element
and SHELL63 element.
490
 The BCs are important.

470

SOLID45
450
SHELL63
BEAM4
430

410

390

370

350
140 150 160 170 180