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Time History-E1

Title

Direct transient response to an internal pressure

Description

Find the peak displacement in a thick-walled cylinder resulting from a suddenly-applied

internal pressure load.
The 3-directions are constrained at the top and bottom of the cylinder. All nodes are
constrained in the θ-direction in the cylindrical coordinate.

The integration time step is chosen to be 1.0 microsecond. Approximately three cycles of
response were simulated and damping was neglected.
Note that for a single degree of freedom system, an instantaneously-applied load will give a
peak displacement of twice the static displacement.

ri
ro
1.0

Force
h
Multiplier

0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
t (microseconds)

Fig. E1.1 Structural geometry and applied step function

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Model

Fig. E1.2 boundary and load conditions of the model (4-node)

Analysis Type 2-D static analysis (XY plane)

Unit System lbf, in
Radius (inside) 6 in
Dimension
Radius (outside) 12 in
Element 3, 4, 6, 8-node plane strain elements
Modulus of elasticity E = 30.0 × 106 psi
Material Poisson’s ratio ν = 0.0
Weight density γ=108.097638 lbf/in3
Boundary Constrain Dy.
All nodes
Condition (Constrain Dθ in Cyln. CSys.)
Load Case Uniformly distributed normal pressure, P = 10 psi.

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Results

Fig.E1.3 Maximum radial displacements (δr) (4-node)

Fig. E1.4 Static radial displacements (δr) (4-node)

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Comparison of Results

MIDAS/FEA
Target
δr)
Radial Displacement (δ
Ratio Location Ratio*
Element Static Peak Transient
3-node 2.645×10-6 5.326×10-6 2.01
4-node 2.663×10-6 5.363×10-6 2.01
Outer -6 -6
6-node 2.659×10 5.350×10 2.01
-6 -6
8-node 2.660×10 5.370×10 2.02
2.0
3-node 2.751×10-6 5.369×10-6 1.95
-6 -6
4-node 2.773×10 5.414×10 1.95
Middle -6 -6
6-node 2.769×10 5.416×10 1.96
8-node 2.769×10-6 5.411×10-6 1.95
*Ratio = peak displacement / static displacement

Reference

“An Introduction to the mechanics of solids”, McGraw-Hill book Company, 1972, 2nd ed. ,
pp. 293-297.

“MSC/NASTRAN Version 65 Verification Problems”, MacNeal-Schwendler Corp. , 1998 ,

3.2704-1.