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CylindricalWaterTankasaBeamonanElasticFoundationFiniteElement
Introduction
Theringbendingmomentsandringtransverseshearforces(perunitlength)incylindricalshellswith
axisymmetricloadingscanbemodeledasabeamonanelasticfoundation.Thehoopstrengthoftheshell
providestheelasticfoundationeffect,whichcanbeeithercompressiveortensile.Theequivalentfoundation
stiffnessisk = Et R
2
forashellmeanradius,R,thickness,t,andelasticmodulusE.Thebeamhasawidthof
unity,inthecircumferentialdirection.TheeffectofPoissonratioincreasesthemomentofinertialofthe
sectiontoI = t
3
12(1 - :
2
) .Theinducedhoopforce(perunitlength)intheshellisN = -p R,wherethe
equivalentpressurefromthefoundationisp = k:foratransverse(radial)deflectionofv.Toillustratethe
fifthdegreebeamonanelasticfoundationtothisclassofproblem,considertheHetenyiexampleofa
cylindricalwatertank.Hissemiinfinitebeamsolutioniscomparedtothethreeelementsolution.
CylindricalWaterTank

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Threeelementapproximation
Thedeflection,foundationpressure(proportionaltoN),momentandshearforceplotsareshownnext.Theplotsare
followedbythelistingoftheinputandoutputresults.Notetheremarkssectionatthetopoftheoutputfile.

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>> addpath /net/course-a/mech517/public_html/Matlab_Plots

>> L3_Quintic_BoEF(0)
NOTE: no point load data supplied. Reset flag?

(Echo of msh_remarks.tmp)
=================== Begin Application Remarks ============================
Numerical check of Hetenyi Fig 80 cyl water tank
k_f = E*t/R^2 = 458.1 psi, I = 1*t^3/[12*(1-v^2)] = 243.91 in^4
E=41.5e6 psi, v= 0.25, R=360 inch, t=14 inch
Fluid = 0.0361 lb/in^3, w = 1*fluid*y, 0 <= y <= H=312 inch

A 3 element model:
w=11.3 W=7.51 w=3.75 w=0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Fixed *----*----*----*----*----*----* top
Bottom (1) (2) (3)

At node 1: M_theory = 14,000 in-lb/in, M_fea = 13,950 in-lb/in
Q_theory = 564 lb/in, Q_fea = 563 lb/in
At 88 inch: M_theory = 3,400 in-lb/in, M_fea = 3,527 in-lb/in
Hoop force: N = -k_f*v*R = - p_f*R = 2,550 lb/in, N_fea = 2,456

While the differences are tiny, the jumps in the shear plot (at points
of no load discontinuity) shows are finer mesh should be used.

Nodal dof: deflection and slope
Element type = 1 (a beam, everywhere)
Element connection: three nodes per element
Element properties 6 (columns in msh_properties.tmp):
modulus (E), inertia (I), line load w1 w2, foundation (k_f), density (Rho)
here k_f = 0 (no foundation), Rho = any value (not used in statics)
==================== End Application Remarks ============================

Read 7 nodes.
(Echo of file msh_bc_xyz.tmp)
bc_flags, 1 coordinates
11 0
00 52
00 104
00 156
00 208
00 260
00 312

Note: expecting 2 displacement BC values.


Read 3 elements with (ignored) type & 3 nodes each.
(Echo of file msh_typ_nodes.tmp)
1 1 2 3
1 3 4 5
1 5 6 7


Read 2 EBC data sets with Node, DOF, Value.
(Echo of file msh_ebc.tmp)
1 1 0
1 2 0


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(Echoing file msh_properties.tmp)
6 property values per element
4.25e+06 243.91 11.26 7.51 459.1 0.
4.25e+06 243.91 7.51 3.75 459.1 0.
4.25e+06 243.91 3.75 0.0 459.1 0.


WARNING: BoEF moment & shear inaccurate for crude meshes


Properties for element 1
Elastity modulus (N/m^2) = 4.25e+06
Moment of inertia (m^4) = 243.91
Line Load (N/m) = [ 11.26 7.51 ]
Foundation stiffness (N/m^2) = 459.1
Mass per unit length (km/m) = 0

Properties for element 2
Elastity modulus (N/m^2) = 4.25e+06
Moment of inertia (m^4) = 243.91
Line Load (N/m) = [ 7.51 3.75 ]
Foundation stiffness (N/m^2) = 459.1
Mass per unit length (km/m) = 0

Properties for element 3
Elastity modulus (N/m^2) = 4.25e+06
Moment of inertia (m^4) = 243.91
Line Load (N/m) = [ 3.75 0 ]
Foundation stiffness (N/m^2) = 459.1
Mass per unit length (km/m) = 0

Resultant input sources:
Node, DOF, Resultant input sources
1 1 255.6
1 2 1836.66
2 1 520.555
2 2 -772.571
3 1 364.438
3 2 -386.801
4 1 312.277
4 2 -774.632
5 1 182.047
5 2 -386.801
6 1 104
6 2 -772.571
7 1 17.6429
7 2 -193.143
Totals = 1.0e+03 * [1.7566 -1.4499]

Calculated Displacements
Node, Y_displacement, Z_rotation at 7 nodes
1 0 0
2 0.00854383 0.000196124
3 0.0146638 3.36936e-05
4 0.0133002 -6.89518e-05
5 0.00891241 -9.1255e-05
6 0.00423243 -8.78324e-05
7 -0.000268683 -8.60696e-05

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Max foundation pressure value is 0.123352
Min foundation pressure value is -6.8237
Created BoEF_pressure.png

Max deflection value is 0.0148632
Min deflection value is -0.000268683
Created Beam_deflections.png

Max slope value is 0.00021249
Min slope value is -9.1321e-05
Created Beam_slope.png

Max moment value is 13929.3
Min moment value is -3527.11
Created Beam_moments.png

Max shear value is 43.1949
Min shear value is -562.608
Created Beam_shears.png

Reactions at Displacement BCs
Node, DOF, Reaction Value
1 1 -563.082
1 2 -13948.6
Totals = 1.0e+04 * [-0.0563 -1.3949]

Individual Reaction Summaries:
Elem, F_1, M_1, F_2, M_2, F_3, M_3
1, -563.082, -13948.6, 0.0, 0.0, -34.8132, -3073.19
2, 34.8132, 3073.19, 0.0, 0.0, -8.6469, -36.2939
3, 8.6469, 36.2939, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0

>> quit