Simple explanation about shell

Shell analysis is combine both plate and plane stress (membrane force) analysis. The Nx , Ny ,Nxy of membrane element is same of the plane stress interpretation (please refer to simple explanation of plane stress) and its shown as below, Z

X Nx N xy N xy

Ny

The Syz, Sxz, Mx, My and Mxy of plate (please refer to simple explanation of plate) is shown as below,

S xz

S yz

t dz

X Mx

x
M xy

y
M xy

My

The shear (Syz and Sxz) and moment per unit length (Mx and My) is derived as below;

s yz s xz
Mx

= =

M xy x M xy
t 2

M y y

= =

2 2

t t

yz dz
eq.1

M x + y x
x

2 t 2

xz dz

z
t t 2

dz
eq.2

My

z
t 2

dz

Similarly,
t
2

z d y

eq.3

So the analysis of plane stress combine of analysis of plate will give the following force and the element analysis with these 8 forces is termed as shell element. Z

y x

x y

S xz M xy

S yz M xy

Nx

Ny

Mx N xy

N xy

My

So the Mx , My , Mxy ,Sxz , Syz , Nx , Ny and Nxy in the 3D frame element in Esteem is related to Mx , My , Mxy ,Sxz , Syz x ,y ,xy. Their relationships are analogous to equation 1, 2 and 3. ELEMENT TYPE = SHELL Mx,kNm Where M x My M xy S xz S yz Nx Ny N xy My,kNm = = = = = = = = = = = Mxy,kNm Sxz,kN Syz,kN Nx,kN Ny,kN Nxy,kN

Moment in X direction (kN) Moment in y direction (kN) Shear moment induce by different x-y plane shear stress along z axis (kN) Shear of the element in x-z plane (kN) Shear of the element in y-z plane (kN) Stress in X direction (kN)

Stress in y direction (kN) Shear stress in x-y plane (kN)

z d x z d y z d y