CIVL4330

FEA assignment (10%)

Your Student No. is ABCDEFGH

Part I:

Refer to the Problem Definition (Part II) and use the following (use consistent units):

R=(E+F+G+H)/5

M= (A+B+C)/4

Use the following depth-to-radius, d/R, ratios:

Beam type d/R

1 0.3
2 1
3 2

A 100O segment of a curved beam is subjected to pure bending, M, as shown in Part II. The
depth of the beam is d, the inner radius is R and the beam thickness is one unit length. The
stress at any point in this beam can be described in terms of three stress components (two
direct stresses and one shear); circumferential (σθ), radial (σr), and shear stress (τrθ).

1- For each d/R ratio, conduct FE analysis using Strand7.

2- For each d/R ratio, present your results in terms of three plots showing the distribution of
each of the three stress components over the depth of a typical cross section. Use the
following figure as an example for each of these plots.

1 r/d

0.8
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
-4 -2 0 2 4
Stress component # for d/R= *

Figure: an example plot

3- Indicate the location of the neutral axis on the relevant plots.

4- Compare your results with that for a straight prismatic beam (beam theory)

Part II: Problem definition

Part III: Submission

1- A table showing the details of each of your models (units, dimensions, material, element
type, loading, and boundary conditions that you have used).

2- FE Strand7 model showing FE mesh, load and support for each beam.

3- Plots for stress variation along the depth (as in the above example plot) for each beam

4- A Comparison table showing max/min stress and neutral axis location from FE analysis
and from beam theory.

5- Discussion/conclusion.