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    stack test of a steel drum

    Deserfox, Yes, 0.7mm is the thickness of the steel drum. FE model is built in mid-surface and hence radius is taken at mid surface and it is 278mm. So, you mean to say, second boundary condition where the whole bottom surface is fixed is the right way to go ahead? the deflections what is seen...
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    stack test of a steel drum

    Hi desertfox, Please see the attached ppt. Actually the drum is filled with a material having 1.8e-6kg/mm3 density and the filling is 95%. and hence i have considered the depth at 95% filling. in the equation, i have used filled material...
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    stack test of a steel drum

    Hello All, I am performing stack test on steel drum where three drums are stacked over the other and palettes used in between. I have done the analysis by giving or trying in two different boundary conditions. The results what I see is extreme and doesn't seems to be realistic. 1. By fixing...

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