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Solid model with shell skin

Solid model with shell skin

Solid model with shell skin

(OP)

Hi all,

Can someone explain to me why ones would build a finite element solid model with a shell skin? Is it for more accurate answers on the surface? How does one determine the shell thickness to get the most accurate answer bearing in mind not to add too much material or additional stiffness to the model?

Thank you.
A

RE: Solid model with shell skin

This topic has been covered before in the thread Coating Solid Mesh with plates for Stress Recovery. (Thread727-46439)

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Matthew Ian Loew
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RE: Solid model with shell skin

(OP)
I obviously didn't search successfully.

Thanks, Matt

RE: Solid model with shell skin

AnnHer,

Not a problem. The search function seems a bit dodgy at times. I hope you find what you are looking for. Welcome to the fora.

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RE: Solid model with shell skin

Gary Mostyn in the same thread says he uses Tet elements for fatigue analysis and coated with triangular elements.Are Tets appropriate for problems involving strain gradients as in fatigue problems?Moreover traingular elements are also overly stiff.Aren't they? Any comments?


brc01

RE: Solid model with shell skin

Higher order tetrahedral (10-node) and triangular (6-node) elements avoid the problem of constant strain in the element formulation. This topic has been discussed before, but I do not know in what threads. Try the search facility and Google. Perhaps someone will create a FAQ on this topic.

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RE: Solid model with shell skin

Loew,
You are right,
but tets and triangular shells are still not as good as hexahedrons and general shells respectively and I am still sceptical of using them wherever high strain gradients are involved.

Perhaps one can use hexahedrons in critical regions coupled to tets in rest of the model.In ANSYS one can do that.


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brc01

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