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Now hit solve. Compare the values for your stresses with those we found for the original mesh. Are the very different? Or do they seem to approach a limit? If the latter, the mesh is refined enough and if you modeled the problem correctly, you are done! Below are the values from our original mesh, followed by the values for our refined mesh.
Maximum Sigma_xx | Maximum Deformation | |
|---|---|---|
Theory Values | 3.0033 x 10^6 psi | 1 |
Original Mesh | 3.0336 x 10^6 psi | 1 |
Refined Mesh | 3.0360 x 10^6 psi | 1 |
As one can see from the table above the results do not change greatly as the mesh is refined. This means we don't need to refine the mesh further.
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