Castor

VERIFICATION CASES

LINEAR ELASTIC (HEMISPHERE POINT-LOADS)

STANDARD BENCHMARKS VC-A-03 REV.0

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Castor

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 Problem of Reference VC-A-03..........................................................................................................2
Geometry & Mesh .....................................................................................................................2
Boundary conditions and loadings ............................................................................................3
Material Properties ...................................................................................................................3
Element Types ...........................................................................................................................3
Total Displacement ....................................................................................................................3
Validation Results ......................................................................................................................3

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 Problem of Reference VC-A-03
The purpose of this case is to test Castor in 3D steady state linear elastic analysis with H8 and H20 elements.
This verification is presented with the required boundary conditions, recommended mesh sizes and target
values specified by Standard Benchmarks Test nº LE3 from NAFEMs [Ref.1 “The Standard NAFEMs
Benchmarks Rev.3 TSNB, 1990”].

Geometry & Mesh

Hemisphere

Mesh 1 (mid): as shown

Mesh 2 (fine): as shown

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 Boundary conditions and loadings
− Edge AE, symmetry about zx plane
− Edge CE, symmetry about yz plane
− Point E, zero displacement
− All other displacements on edge AC are free

− Concentrated radial loads of 2KN outwards at A, inwards at C

Material Properties
E = 68250 MPa
ʋ= 0.3

Element Types
H8 - linear hexahedral element
H20 – quadratic hexahedral element

Total Displacement
The figure below shows the total displacement obtained by Castor using the Mesh 2 (fine) with elements
H20.

Ux displacement (m)

Validation Results
The results obtained with Castor are compared with the target value shown in Ref.1:

X displacement at Point A
Mesh 1 Mesh 2 NAFEMS
Type
(MID) (FINE) [Ref.1]
H20 0.176 m 0.185 m 0.185 m

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