Академический Документы
Профессиональный Документы
Культура Документы
11
THREE-DIMENSIONAL
STRESS ANALYSIS d
CHAPTER OBJECTIVES
. To introduce concepts of three-dimensional stress and strain.
. To develop the tetrahedral solid-element stiffness matrix.
. To describe how body and surface tractions are treated.
. To illustrate a numerical example of the tetrahedral element stiffness matrix.
. To describe the isoparametric formulation of the stiffness matrix for three-
dimensional hexahedral (brick) elements, including the linear (eight-noded)
brick, and the quadratic (20 noded) brick.
. To present some commercial computer program examples of three-dimensional
solid models and results for real-world applications.
. To present a comparison of the four-noded tetrahedral, the ten-noded tetrahe-
dral, the eight-noded brick, and the twenty-noded brick.
Introduction
In this chapter, we consider the three-dimensional, or solid, element. This element is
useful for the stress analysis of general three-dimensional bodies that require more pre-
cise analysis than is possible through two-dimensional and/or axisymmetric analysis.
Examples of three-dimensional problems are arch dams, thick-walled pressure vessels,
and solid forging parts as used, for instance, in the heavy equipment and automotive
industries. Figure 11–1 shows finite element models of some typical automobile parts
and a subsoiter used in agricultural equipment. Also see Figure 1–7 for a model of a
swing casting for a backhoe frame, Figure 1–9 for a model of a pelvis bone with an im-
plant, and Figures 11–7 through 11–10 of a forging part, a foot pedal, a trailer hitch,
and an alternator bracket, respectively.
The tetrahedron is the basic three-dimensional element, and it is used in the
development of the shape functions, stiffness matrix, and force matrices in terms of
a global coordinate system. We follow this development with the isoparametric formu-
lation of the stiffness matrix for the hexahedron, or brick element. Finally, we will pro-
vide some typical three-dimensional applications.
534
Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s).
Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it.
11.1 Three-Dimensional Stress and Strain d 535
(c)
Figure 11–1 (a) wheel rim (Courtesy of Mark Blair); (b) engine block (Courtesy of Mark Guard); and
(c) Subsoiler—12-row subsoiler used in agricultural equipment (Courtesy of Algor, Inc.) (See the full-color
insert for a color version of this figure.)
Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s).
Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it.
536 d 11 Three-Dimensional Stress Analysis
Hence, there are only three independent shear stresses, along with the three normal
stresses.
The element strain–displacement relationships are obtained in Appendix C.
They are repeated here, for convenience, as
qu qv qw
ex ¼ ey ¼ ez ¼ ð11:1:1Þ
qx qy qz
where u; v, and w are the displacements associated with the x; y, and z directions. The
shear strains g are now given by
qu qv
gxy ¼ þ ¼ gyx
qy qx
qv qw
gyz ¼ þ ¼ gzy ð11:1:2Þ
qz qy
qw qu
gzx ¼ þ ¼ gxz
qx qz
where, as for shear stresses, only three independent shear strains exist.
We again represent the stresses and strains by column matrices as
8 9 8 9
> sx > > ex >
>
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> sy >
> >
> ey > >
> >
> > >
>
<s = < e >
> =
z z
fsg ¼ feg ¼ ð11:1:3Þ
>
> txy >> >
> gxy >>
>
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> t >
yz >
>
> g >
>
>
: >
; >
: yz >
;
tzx gzx
Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s).
Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it.
11.2 Tetrahedral Element d 537
where fsg and feg are defined by Eqs. (11.1.3), and the constitutive matrix ½D (see
also Appendix C) is now given by
2 3
1 n n n 0 0 0
6 7
6 1 n n 0 0 0 7
6 7
6 7
6 1 n 0 0 0 7
6 7
6 7
E 6 1 2n 7
½D ¼ 6 0 0 7 ð11:1:5Þ
ð1 þ nÞð1 2nÞ 66 2 7
7
6 1 2n 7
6 0 7
6 2 7
6 7
4 Symmetry 1 2n 5
2
Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s).
Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it.
538 d 11 Three-Dimensional Stress Analysis
Hence, there are 3 degrees of freedom per node, or 12 total degrees of freedom per
element.
vðx; y; zÞ ¼ a5 þ a6 x þ a7 y þ a8 z ð11:2:2Þ
Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s).
Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it.
11.2 Tetrahedral Element d 539
and V represents the volume of the tetrahedron. The coefficients ai ; bi ; gi , and
di ði ¼ 1; 2; 3; 4Þ in Eq. (11.2.3) are given by
x2 y2 z2 1 y2 z2
a1 ¼ x3 y3 z3 b1 ¼ 1 y3 z3
x y4 z4 1 y4 z4
4
ð11:2:5Þ
1 x2 z2 1 x2 y2
g1 ¼ 1 x 3 z3 d1 ¼ 1 x3 y3
1 x z4 1 x y4
4 4
x1 y1 z1 1 y1 z1
a2 ¼ x3 y3 z3 b2 ¼ 1 y3 z3
x y4 z4 1 y4 z4
4
and ð11:2:6Þ
1 x1 z1 1 x1 y1
g2 ¼ 1 x3 z3 d2 ¼ 1 x3 y3
1 x4 z4 1 x4 y4
x1 y1 z1 1 y1 z1
a3 ¼ x2 y2 z2 b3 ¼ 1 y2 z2
x y4 z4 1 y4 z4
4
and ð11:2:7Þ
1 x1 z1 1 x1 y1
g3 ¼ 1 x2 z2 d3 ¼ 1 x2 y2
1 x z4 1 x4 y4
4
x1 y1 z1 1 y1 z1
a4 ¼ x2 y2 z2 b4 ¼ 1 y2 z2
x y3 z3 1 y3 z3
3
and ð11:2:8Þ
1 x1 z1 1 x1 y1
g4 ¼ 1 x2 z2 d4 ¼ 1 x2 y2
1 x3 z3 1 x3 y3
Expressions for v and w are obtained by simply substituting vi ’s for all ui ’s and then
wi ’s for all ui ’s in Eq. (11.2.3).
The displacement expression for u given by Eq. (11.2.3), with similar expressions
for v and w, can be written equivalently in expanded form in terms of the shape
Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s).
Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it.
540 d 11 Three-Dimensional Stress Analysis
and the rectangular matrix on the right side of Eq. (11.2.9) is the shape function
matrix ½N .
Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s).
Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it.
11.2 Tetrahedral Element d 541
Because both matrices ½B and ½D are constant for the simple tetrahedral element,
Eq. (11.2.17) can be simplified to
½k ¼ ½B T ½D ½B V ð11:2:18Þ
where, again, V is the volume of the element. The element stiffness matrix is now of
order 12 12.
Body Forces
The element body force matrix is given by
ððð
f fb g ¼ ½N T fX g dV ð11:2:19Þ
V
Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s).
Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it.
542 d 11 Three-Dimensional Stress Analysis
Surface Forces
Again, the surface forces are given by
ðð
f fs g ¼ ½Ns T fTg dS ð11:2:21Þ
S
where ½Ns is the shape function matrix evaluated on the surface where the surface
traction occurs.
For example, consider the case of uniform pressure p acting on the face with
nodes 1–3 of the element shown in Figure 11–3 or 11–4. The resulting nodal forces
become
8 9
ðð < px =
f fs g ¼ ½N T j evaluated on py dS ð11:2:22Þ
surface 1; 2; 3 : ;
S pz
where px ; py , and pz are the x; y, and z components, respectively, of p. Simplifying and
integrating Eq. (11.2.22), we can show that
8 9
> px >
> >
> >
>
>
>
> py >>
>
>
> >
>
>
> pz >>
>
> >
> px >
>
> >
>
> >
> >
>
> >
>
>
> p y >
>
> >
S123 pz =
<
f fs g ¼ ð11:2:23Þ
3 >> px >>
>
> >
>
>
> p > >
> y>
>
> >
>
>
>
> pz >>
>
>
> >
>
>
> 0 >
>
> >
>0>
>
> >
>
> >
: >
> ;
0
where S123 is the area of the surface associated with nodes 1–3. The use of volume
coordinates, as explained in Reference [8], facilitates the integration of Eq. (11.2.22).
Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s).
Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it.
11.2 Tetrahedral Element d 543
Example 11.1
Evaluate the matrices necessary to determine the stiffness matrix for the tetrahedral el-
ement shown in Figure 11–4. Let E ¼ 30 10 6 psi and n ¼ 0:30. The coordinates are
shown in the figure in units of inches.
SOLUTION:
To evaluate the element stiffness matrix, we first determine the element volume V and
all a’s, b’s, g’s, and d’s from Eqs. (11.2.4) through (11.2.8). From Eq. (11.2.4), we have
1 1 1 2
1 0
0 0
6V ¼ ¼ 8 in 3 ð11:2:24Þ
1 0 2 0
1 2 1 0
and similarly,
g1 ¼ 0 d1 ¼ 4
a2 ¼ 8 b2 ¼ 2 g2 ¼ 4 d2 ¼ 1
a3 ¼ 0 b3 ¼ 2 g3 ¼ 4 d3 ¼ 1 ð11:2:26Þ
a4 ¼ 0 b4 ¼ 4 g4 ¼ 0 d4 ¼ 2
Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s).
Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it.
544 d 11 Three-Dimensional Stress Analysis
Note that a’s typically have units of cubic inches or cubic meters, where b’s, g’s, and
d’s have units of square inches or square meters.
Next, the shape functions are determined using Eqs. (11.2.10) and the results
from Eqs. (11.2.25) and (11.2.26) as
4z 8 2x 4y z
N1 ¼ N2 ¼
8 8
ð11:2:27Þ
2x þ 4y z 4x 2z
N3 ¼ N4 ¼
8 8
2 3 2 1
3
0 0 0 4 0 0
6 7 6 1
07
60 0 07 6 0 2 7
6 7 6 17
60 0 17 6 0 0 87
½B1 ¼ 6
60
27
½B2 ¼ 6 7 ð11:2:28Þ
6 0 077
6
6
1
2
1
4 077
6 7 6 17
40 1
2 05 4 0 1
8 25
1 1 1
2 0 0 8 0 4
2 1
3 2 3
0 0 1
4 2 0 0
6
6 0 1
2 077
6
6 0 0 07
7
6 17 6 7
87
6 0 0 6 17
7 0 0 47
½B3 ¼ 6 ½B4 ¼ 6
6
6
1
2
1
4 077
6
6 0 1
2 077
6 17 6 7
4 25 4 05
1 1
0 8 0 4
1 1 1 1
8 0 4 4 0 2
2 3
0:7 0:3 0:3 0 0 0
6 7
6 0:7 0:3 0 0 0 7
6 7
30 10 6 6 0:7 0 0 0 7
½D ¼ 6 7 ð11:2:29Þ
ð1 þ 0:3Þð1 0:6Þ 6
6 0:2 0 0 7 7
6 7
4 0:2 0 5
Symmetry 0:2
Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s).
Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it.
11.3 Isoparametric Formulation d 545
Finally, substituting the results from Eqs. (11.2.24) for V , (11.2.28) for ½B , and
(11.2.29) for ½D into Eq. (11.2.18), we obtain the element stiffness matrix. The result-
ing 12 12 matrix is shown as
½k ¼ ½B T ½D ½B V
2 3
3:846 0 0 0:962 0 1:923 0:962 0 1:923 1:923 0 3:846
6 0 3:846 0 0 0:962 3:846 0 0:962 3:846 0 1:923 0 7
6 7
6
6 0 0 13:462 2:885 5:769 3:365 2:885 5:769 3:365 5:769 0 6:731 7
7
6
6 0:962 0 2:885 7:452 4:808 1:202 0:24 0:962 1:202 6:25 3:846 0:481 7
7
6
6 0 0:962 5:769 4:808 14:663 2:404 0:962 12:26 0:481 5:769 1:442 2:885 7
7
6 1:923 3:846 3:365 1:202 2:404 5:649 1:202 0:481 2:043 0:481 1:923 0:24 77
10 6
6
6
6 0:962 0 2:885 0:24 0:962 1:202 7:452 4:808 1:202 6:25 3:846 0:481 7
7
6
6 0 0:962 5:769 0:962 12:26 0:481 4:808 14:663 2:404 5:769 1:442 2:885 7
7
6
6 1:923 3:846 3:365 1:202 0:481 2:043 1:202 2:404 5:649 0:481 1:923 0:24 77
6
6 1:923 0 5:769 6:25 5:769 0:481 6:25 5:769 0:481 14:423 0 4:808 7
7
4 0 1:923 0 3:846 1:442 1:923 3:846 1:442 1:923 0 4:808 05
3:846 0 6:731 0:481 2:885 0:24 0:481 2:885 0:24 4:808 0 7:212
The same form as Eq. (11.3.1) is used for y and z as well. Just start with a9 through a16
for y and a17 through a24 for z.
First, we expand Eq. (10.2.4) to include the z coordinate as follows:
8 9 02 3 8 91
<x= X 8 Ni 0 0 < xi =
B6 7 C
y ¼ @ 4 0 N i 0 5 yi A ð11:3:2Þ
: ; i¼1 : ;
z 0 0 Ni zi
Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s).
Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it.
546 d 11 Three-Dimensional Stress Analysis
ð1 sÞð1 tÞð1 þ z 0 Þ
N1 ¼ ð11:3:5aÞ
8
Explicit forms of the other shape functions follow similarly. The shape functions in
Eq. (11.3.3) map the natural coordinates ðs; t; z 0 Þ of any point in the element to any
point in the global coordinates ðx; y; zÞ when used in Eq. (11.3.2). For instance,
when we let i ¼ 8 and substitute s8 ¼ 1, t8 ¼ 1, z80 ¼ 1 into Eq. (11.3.3) for N8 , we
obtain
ð1 þ sÞð1 þ tÞð1 þ z 0 Þ
N8 ¼ ð11:3:5bÞ
8
Similar expressions are obtained for the other shape functions. Then evaluating all
shape functions at node 8, we obtain N8 ¼ 1, and all other shape functions equal
zero at node 8. [From Eq. (11.3.5a), we see that N1 ¼ 0 when s ¼ 1 or when t ¼ 1.]
Therefore, using Eq. (11.3.2), we obtain
x ¼ x8 y ¼ y8 z ¼ z8
We see that indeed Eq. (11.3.2) maps any point in the natural-coordinate system to
one in the global-coordinate system.
Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s).
Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it.
11.3 Isoparametric Formulation d 547
with the same shape functions as defined by Eq. (11.3.3) and the size of the shape
function matrix now 3 24.
The Jacobian matrix [Eq. (10.2.10)] is now expanded to
2 3
qx qy qz
6 qs qs qs 7
6 7
6 7
6 qx qy qz 7
½J ¼ 6 7 ð11:3:7Þ
6 qt qt qt 7
6 7
4 qx qy qz 5
qz 0 qz 0 qz 0
Because the strain–displacement relationships, given by Eq. (11.2.11) in terms of
global coordinates, include differentiation with respect to z, we expand Eq. (10.2.9)
as follows:
qf qy qz qx qf qz
qs qs qs qs qs qs
qf qy qz qx qf qz
qt qt qt qt qt qt
qf qy qz qx qf qz
qf qz 0 qz 0 qz 0 qf qz 0 qz 0 qz 0
¼ ¼
qx j½J j qy j½J j
ð11:3:8Þ
qx qy qf
qs qs qs
qx qy qf
qt qt qt
qx qy qf
qf qz 0 qz 0 qz 0
¼
qz j½J j
Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s).
Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it.
548 d 11 Three-Dimensional Stress Analysis
Table 11–1 Table of Gauss points for linear hexahedral element with associated
weightsa
Points, i si ti zi0 Weight, Wi
pffiffiffi pffiffiffi pffiffiffi
1 1=pffiffi3ffi 1=pffiffi3ffi 1=pffiffi3ffi 1
2 1=pffiffi3ffi 1=pffiffi3ffi 1=pffiffi3ffi 1
3 1=pffiffi3ffi 1=pffiffi3ffi 1=pffiffi3ffi 1
4 1=pffiffi3ffi 1=pffiffi3ffi 1=pffiffi3ffi 1
5 1=pffiffi3ffi 1=pffiffi3ffi 1=pffiffi3ffi 1
6 1=pffiffi3ffi 1=pffiffi3ffi 1=p3ffiffiffi 1
7 1=p3ffiffiffi 1=pffiffi3ffi 1=pffiffi3ffi 1
8 1= 3 1= 3 1= 3 1
pffiffiffi
a 1= 3 ¼ 0:57735.
Using Eqs. (11.3.8) by substituting u; v, and then w for f and using the definitions of
the strains, we can express the strains in terms of natural coordinates ðs; t; z 0 Þ to obtain
an equation similar to Eq. (10.2.14). In compact form, we can again express
the strains in terms of the shape functions and global nodal coordinates similar to
Eq. (10.2.15). The matrix ½B , given by a form similar to Eq. (10.2.17), is now a func-
tion of s; t, and z 0 and is of order 6 24.
The 24 24 stiffness matrix is now given by
ð1 ð1 ð1
½k ¼ ½B T
½D ½B j½J j ds dt dz 0 ð11:3:9aÞ
1 1 1
Again, it is best to evaluate ½k by numerical integration (also see Section 10.3); that is,
we evaluate (integrate) the eight-node hexahedral element stiffness matrix using a
2 2 2 rule (or two-point rule). Actually, eight points defined in Table 11–1 are
used to evaluate ½k as
X
8
½k ¼ ½Bðsi ; ti ; zi0 Þ T ½D ½Bðsi ; ti ; zi0 Þ j½Jðsi ; ti ; zi0 Þ jWi Wj Wk ð11:3:9bÞ
i¼1
Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s).
Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it.
11.3 Isoparametric Formulation d 549
Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s).
Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it.
550 d 11 Three-Dimensional Stress Analysis
Figure 11–7 Finite element model of a forging using linear and quadratic solid elements
Figure 11–8 Meshed model of steel foot pedal (fixed along left back face and total
downward acting surface force of 100 N applied uniformly over front pedal surface)
(Courtesy of Justin Hronek)
The stiffness matrix for this 20-node quadratic solid element can be evaluated using a
3 3 3 rule (27 points). However, a special 14-point rule may be a better choice [9, 10].
As with the eight-noded plane element of Section 10.5 (Figure 10–15), the
20-node solid element is also called a serendipity element.
Figures 1–7 and 11–7 show applications of the use of linear and quadratic
(curved sides) solid elements to model three-dimensional solids.
Finally, commercial computer programs, such as [11] (also see references [46–56]
of Chapter 1), are available to solve three-dimensional problems. Figures 11–8, 11–9,
Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s).
Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it.
11.3 Isoparametric Formulation d 551
Figure 11–9 Meshed model of a trailer hitch (Courtesy of David Anderson) (See the
full-color insert for a color version of this figure.)
and 11–10 show a steel foot pedal, a trailer hitch, and an alternator bracket solved using
a computer program [11]. We emphasize that these problems have been solved using
the three-dimensional element as opposed to using a two-dimensional element, such
as described in Chapters 6 and 8, as these problems have a three-dimensional stress
state occurring in them. That is, the three normal and three shear stresses are of similar
order of magnitude in some parts of the foot pedal, the trailer hitch, and the alternator
bracket. The most accurate results will then occur when modeling these problems
using the three-dimensional brick or tetrahedral elements (or a combination of both).
For the foot pedal, modeled with brick elements, the largest von Mises stress was
71.1 MPa located at the interior corner of the elbow. The maximum displacement was
Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s).
Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it.
552 d 11 Three-Dimensional Stress Analysis
Table 11–2 Table comparing results for cantilever beam modeled using 4-noded-tetrahedral,
10-noded tetrahedral, 8-noded brick, and 20-noded brick element
(Mr. William Gobeli for creating the results for Table 11–2)
0.439 mm down at the front free end corner. (See Problem 11.14 for detailed dimen-
sions and material properties used.)
For the steel trailer hitch shown in Figure 11–9, subjected to both a lateral and
downward load of 2830 lb each on the ball, the largest von Mises stress away from the
unrealistic high stress located at the point load that was applied at the base of the ball
is 59 ksi located at the inside re-entrant curve of the hitch. The largest displacement
magnitude was 0.06 in. located at the top of the ball. This displacement magnitude
also matches the value obtained through experimental testing of the hitch under the
same load conditions used in the finite element analysis.
For the alternator bracket made of ASTM-A36 hot-rolled steel, the model con-
sisted of 13,298 solid brick elements and 10,425 nodes. A total load of 1000 lb was ap-
plied downward to the flat front face piece. The bracket back side was constrained
against displacement. The largest von Mises stress was 11,538 psi located at the top
surface near the center (narrowest) section of the bracket. The largest vertical deflec-
tion was 0.01623 in. at the front tip of the outer edge of the alternator bracket.
It has been shown [3] that use of the simple eight-noded hexahedral element yields
better results than use of the constant-strain tetrahedral discussed in Section 11.1.
Table 11.2 also illustrates the comparison between the corner-noded (constant-strain)
tetrahedral, the linear-strain tetrahedral (mid-edge nodes added), the 8-noded brick,
and the 20-noded brick models for a three-dimensional cantilever beam of length
100 in., base 6 in., and height 12 in. The beam has an end load of 10,000 lb acting up-
ward and is made of steel (E ¼ 30 106 psi). A typical 8-noded brick model with the
principal stress plot is shown in Figure 11–11. The classical beam theory solution for
the vertical displacement and bending stress is also included for comparison. We can
observe that the constant-strain tetrahedral gives very poor results, whereas the linear
Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s).
Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it.
Summary Equations d 553
Figure 11–11 Eight-noded brick model (27 Bricks) showing principal stress plot
tetrahedral gives much better results. This is because the linear-strain model predicts
the beam-bending behavior much better. The 8-noded and 20-noded brick models
yield similar but accurate results compared to the classical beam theory results.
In summary, the use of the three-dimensional elements results in a large number
of equations to be solved simultaneously. For instance, a model using a simple cube
with, say, 20 by 20 by 20 nodes (¼ 8000 total nodes) for a region requires 8000
times 3 degrees of freedom per node (¼ 24; 000) simultaneous equations.
References [4–7] report on early three-dimensional programs and analysis proce-
dures using solid elements such as a family of subparametric curvilinear elements, lin-
ear tetrahedral elements, and 8-noded linear and 20-noded quadratic isoparametric
elements.
d Summary Equations
Strain–displacement equations:
qu qv qw
ex ¼ ey ¼ ez ¼ ð11:1:1Þ
qx qy qz
qu qv qv qw qw qu
gxy ¼ þ ¼ gyx gyx ¼ þ ¼ gzy gzx ¼ þ ¼ gxz ð11:1:2Þ
qy qx qz qy qx qz
Stress and strain matrices:
8 9 8 9
> sx > > ex >
>
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> sy >
> >
> ey >>
> >
> > >
>
<s = < e >
> =
z z
fsg ¼ feg ¼ ð11:1:3Þ
>
> txy >
> >
> gxy >
>
>
> >
> >
> >
>
> tyz >
>
> >
> > gyz >
>
> >
>
: ; : ;
tzx gzx
Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s).
Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it.
554 d 11 Three-Dimensional Stress Analysis
Constitutive matrix:
2 3
1 n n n 0 0 0
6 7
6 1 n n 0 0 70
6 7
6 7
6 1 n 0 0 70
6 7
6 7
E 6 1 2n 7
½D ¼ 6 0 0 7 ð11:1:5Þ
ð1 þ nÞð1 2nÞ 6
6 2 7
7
6 1 2n 7
6 0 7
6 2 7
6 7
4 Symmetry 1 2n 5
2
Displacement functions:
uðx; y; zÞ ¼ a1 þ a2 x þ a3 y þ a4 z
vðx; y; zÞ ¼ a5 þ a6 x þ a7 y þ a8 z ð11:2:2Þ
ða1 þ b1 x þ g1 y þ d1 zÞ ða2 þ b 2 x þ g2 y þ d2 zÞ
N1 ¼ N2 ¼
6V 6V
ð11:2:10Þ
ða3 þ b3 x þ g3 y þ d3 zÞ ða4 þ b 4 x þ g4 y þ d4 zÞ
N3 ¼ N4 ¼
6V 6V
and
1 x1 y1 z1
1 z2
x2 y2
6V ¼ ð11:2:4Þ
1 x3 y3 z3
1 x4 y4 z4
Gradient matrix:
2 3
b1 0 0
6 7
60 g1 07
6 7
1 6
60 0 d1 7
7
½B1 ¼ ð11:2:15Þ
6V 6
6 g1 b1 07 7
6 7
40 d1 g1 5
d1 0 b1
½k ¼ ½B T ½D ½B V ð11:2:18Þ
Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s).
Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it.
Summary Equations d 555
2 2 2 rule (8 point rule) for evaluating stiffness matrix of eight-noded brick element:
X
8
½k ¼ ½Bðsi ; ti ; zi0 Þ T ½D ½Bðsi ; ti ; zi0 Þ j½Jðsi ; ti ; zi0 Þ jWi Wj Wk ð11:3:9bÞ
i¼1
Table 11–1 lists the Gauss points for a linear brick element.
Function describing the element geometry for 20-noded quadratic brick element:
x ¼ a1 þ a2 s þ a3 t þ a4 z0 þ a5 st þ a6 tz0 þ a7 z0 s þ a8 s2 þ a9 t2
þ a10 z02 þ a11 s2 t þ a12 st2 þ a13 t2 z0 þ a14 tz02 þ a15 z02 s
þ a16 z0 s2 þ a17 stz0 þ a18 s2 tz0 þ a19 st2 z0 þ a20 stz02 ð11:3:10Þ
Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s).
Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it.
556 d 11 Three-Dimensional Stress Analysis
d References
[1] Martin, H. C., ‘‘Plane Elasticity Problems and the Direct Stiffness Method.’’ The Trend in
Engineering, Vol. 13, pp. 5–19, Jan. 1961.
[2] Gallagher, R. H., Padlog, J., and Bijlaard, P. P., ‘‘Stress Analysis of Heated Complex
Shapes,’’ Journal of the American Rocket Society, pp. 700–707, May 1962.
[3] Melosh, R. J., ‘‘Structural Analysis of Solids,’’ Journal of the Structural Division, American
Society of Civil Engineers, pp. 205–223, Aug. 1963.
[4] Chacour, S., ‘‘DANUTA, a Three-Dimensional Finite Element Program Used in the
Analysis of Turbo-Machinery,’’ Transactions of the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers, Journal of Basic Engineering, March 1972.
[5] Rashid, Y. R., ‘‘Three-Dimensional Analysis of Elastic Solids-I: Analysis Procedure,’’
International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 5, pp. 1311–1331, 1969.
[6] Rashid, Y. R., ‘‘Three-Dimensional Analysis of Elastic Solids-II: The Computational
Problem,’’ International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 6, pp. 195–207, 1970.
[7] Three-Dimensional Continuum Computer Programs for Structural Analysis, Cruse, T. A.,
and Griffin, D. S., eds., American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1972.
[8] Zienkiewicz, O. C., The Finite Element Method, 3rd ed., McGraw-Hill, London, 1977.
[9] Irons, B. M., ‘‘Quadrature Rules for Brick Based Finite Elements,’’ International Journal
for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 293–294, 1971.
[10] Hellen, T. K., ‘‘Effective Quadrature Rules for Quadratic Solid Isoparametric Finite Elements,’’
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 597–599, 1972.
[11] Linear Stress and Dynamics Reference Division, Docutech On-line Documentation, Algor,
Inc., Pittsburgh, PA.
[12] Cook, R. D., Malkus, D. S., Plesha, M. E., and Witt, R. J., Concepts and Applications of
Finite Element Analysis, 4th ed., Wiley, New York, 2002.
d Problems
11.1 Evaluate the matrix ½B for the tetrahedral solid element shown in Figure P11–1.
11.2 Evaluate the stiffness matrix for the elements shown in Figure P11–1. Let E ¼ 30
10 6 psi and n ¼ 0:3:
Copyright 2010 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied, scanned, or duplicated, in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights, some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and/or eChapter(s).
Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it.