USFOS

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Non linear
Shell Element
Verification

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Distribution
Distribution of
of Plastic
Plastic strain.
strain. (red
(red is
is 0.5%).
0.5%). Displacements
Displacements are
are scaled
scaled

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Shell Verification Case no 1A: Plate Bending

10_20
16_32
04_12

0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Midpoint displacement [mm]

45

Equilibrium
Equilibrium Corrections
Corrections only
only

50

Applied Pressure/Lower B.Limit Press.

Applied Pressure/Lower B.Limit Press.

Shell Verification Case no 1A: Plate Bending

1.2

1.2

10_20_Itr
16_32_Itr
04_12_Itr

0.8

0.6

0.4

0.2

10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Midpoint displacement [mm]

Iterations
Iterations included
included

45

50

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04_12
04_12_Itr

1
Shell Verification Case no 1A: Plate Bending

0.6

0.4

0.2

1.2

10_20
10_20_Itr

1
Shell Verification Case no 1A: Plate Bending

0.8

0.6

0.4
10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Midpoint displacement [mm]
0.2

44 xx 12
12 mesh
mesh

45

50

Applied Pressure/Lower B.Limit Press.

0.8

Applied Pressure/Lower B.Limit Press.

Applied Pressure/Lower B.Limit Press.

Shell Verification Case no 1A: Plate Bending

1.2

1.2

16_32
16_32_Itr

0.8

0.6

35 40
10 15 20 25 30 0.4
Midpoint displacement [mm]

10
10 xx 20
20 mesh
mesh

45

50

0.2

10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Midpoint displacement [mm]

16
16 xx 32
32 mesh
mesh

45

50

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Quadratic Plate with uniformly distributed load

Plate length/width/thickness

800 / 800 / 80 [mm]

Yield stress

400 [MPa]

E-module

210.000 [MPa]

Mp

t2 / 4 = 0.64E6 [Nm]

Limit pressure

24 Mp / width2 = 24E6 [N/m2]

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USFOS Shell Verification Case no 1B. Iter vs Eq_Corr

2.5
q_2_2
q_2_2_it

0.5

USFOS Shell Verification Case no 1B. Iter vs Eq_Corr

2.5
q_4_4
q_4_4_it

1.5

1 0.01 0.012 0.014

0.002 0.004 0.006 0.008
Midpoint displacement

0.5

Distributed load normalized wrt limit load

1.5

Distributed load normalized wrt limit load

Distributed load normalized wrt limit load

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USFOS Shell Verification Case no 1B. Iter vs Eq_Corr

2.5
q_8_8
q_8_8_it

0.002 0.004 0.006 0.008 0.01 0.012

1.5 0.014
Midpoint displacement

0.5

0.002 0.004 0.006 0.008 0.01 0.012 0.014

Midpoint displacement

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tri_2_2 it
quad_2_2 it

1.5

USFOS Shell Verification Case no 1B. Tri vs Quad

0.5

2.5

tri_4_4 it
quad_4_4 it

1.5

0.002 0.004 0.006 0.008

1 0.01 0.012 0.014
Midpoint displacement
0.5

USFOS Shell Verification Case no 1B. Tri vs Quad

Distributed load normalized wrt limit load

Distributed load normalized wrt limit load

Distributed load normalized wrt limit load

USFOS Shell Verification Case no 1B. Tri vs Quad

2.5

2.5

tri_8_8 it
quad_8_8 it

0.002 0.004 0.006 0.008 0.01 0.012

1.5 0.014
Midpoint displacement
1

0.5

0.002 0.004 0.006 0.008 0.01 0.012 0.014

Midpoint displacement

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Plate Buckling

Plate length/width/thickness

1000/1000 / 20 [mm]

Yield stress

400 [MPa]

E-module

210.000 [MPa]

Boundary Conditions

Edge 1
Edge 2
Edge 3
Edge 4

Imperfection

2 mm (first mode)

:
:
:
:

001000
001000
111000
001000

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Plate Buckling
Axial
Force

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Plate Buckling
Shell Verification Case no 2: Plate Buckling
6

Usfos 10x10

Axial Force [kN].

5
4
3

Abaqus
Abaqus

2
1
0

3
4
5
6
Plate Shortening [mm]

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Buckling of Aluminium Plate Girder

Load

'
matno E-mod poiss yield density term.exp
MISOIEP
1
70000E6 0.3 210E+06 2700 2.4E-5 -3 257E+06 0.1130
#MISOIEP
1
70000E6 0.3 192E+06 2700 2.4E-5 -3 350E+06 0.1130! Old value
MISOIEP
2
70000E6 0.3 262E+06 2700 2.4E-5 -3 440E+06 0.1350
# temperature 200 degree C
#MISOIEP
1
60000E6 0.3 167E+06 2700 2.4E-5 -3 181E+06 0.15
#MISOIEP
2
60000E6 0.3 153E+06 2700 2.4E-5 -3 190E+06 0.15
Thick
Thick
)
)yy

:: 44 mm
mm
:: 192
192 MPa
MPa

Thick
Thick
)
)yy

:: 30
30 mm
mm
:: 262
262 MPa
MPa

Thick
Thick
)
)yy

:: 15
15 mm
mm
:: 262
262 MPa
MPa

# temperature 225 degree C

#MISOIEP
1
57000E6 0.3
#MISOIEP
2
57000E6 0.3

138E+06 2700 2.4E-5 -3 157E+06 0.15

147E+06 2700 2.4E-5 -3 164E+06 0.15

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The out of plane deformations at

the bifurcation load of 75KN.
(displ.x 20, utilis. x 10))

The out of plane

deformations at the load of
180 KN (displ. x 2)

The out of plane deformations

at collapse (displ. x 1)

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Load vs. displacement for plate girder:

Comparion between tests and ABAQUS & USFOS
Note: Material model in USFOS and ABAQUS not exactly identical

Load vs displacement for plate girder

300

Test 25 C
Test 200 C
Test 225 C
ABAQUS 25 C
ABAQUS 200 C
ABAQUS 225 C
USFOS 25 C
USFOS 200 C
USFOS 225 C

Load [kN]

250
200
150
100
50
0
0

40

80
Displacement [mm]

120

160