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Problem Specification
1. Pre-analysis & Start-up
2. Geometry
3. Mesh
4. Setup (Physics)
5. Solution
6. Results
7. Verification & Validation
8. Exercise
Verification & Validation
Mesh Convergence
Biased edge sizing can be applied to the model to get a dense mesh at the crack tip (center of the semicircle). The mesh convergence study is shown below. A bias factor of 50 is used. The stresses are measured in Pascals.
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number of division=100, face sizing=2m |
number of division=200, face sizing=1m |
number of division=400, face sizing=0.5m |
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Sigma_rr |
8.5973e5 |
1.4375e6 |
1.4622e6 |
Simga_rt |
2.6449e5 |
3.9456e5 |
4.1444e5 |
Simga_tt |
6.1382e5 |
1.005e6 |
9.9227e5 |