0030 - Glass-Foil-Glass Cantilever Plate: Description
0030 - Glass-Foil-Glass Cantilever Plate: Description
0030 - Glass-Foil-Glass Cantilever Plate: Description
Example
Glass
Foil
Geometry
Plan
Layer 1
Layer 2
Layer 3
Load
Modulus of
Elasticity
E1 = E3
Poisson's
Ratio
1 = 3
0.230
Modulus of
Elasticity
E2
3.000 MPa
Poisson's
Ratio
0.499
Length
1000.000 mm
Depth
100.000 mm
Thickness
t1
10.000 mm
Minimum
z-coordinate
z1,min
10.150 mm
Maximum
z-coordinate
z1,max
0.150 mm
Thickness
t2
Minimum
z-coordinate
z2,min
0.150 mm
Maximum
z-coordinate
z2,max
0.150 mm
Thickness
t3
Minimum
z-coordinate
z3,min
0.150 mm
Maximum
z-coordinate
z3,max
10.150 mm
Pressure
70000.000 MPa
0.300 mm
10.000 mm
5.000 kPa
Analytical Solution
Maximum deflection of the cantilever consists of the deflection due to the bending and shear:
uz,max = uz,bending + uz,shear
(30 1)
0030 1
t1
t2
t3
L
y
x
d
z
Figure 1: Problem sketch
A maximum bending deflection of cantilever subjected to the constant pressure loading can be
expressed by the following formula:
1 pdL 4
8 EI
uz,bending =
(30 2)
where EI is the bending stiffness and in the case of composite beam consisting of three layers can
be expressed as:
3
EI = Ei Ii
(30 3)
i=1
where Ei is each layer's Young's modulus and Ii its moment of inertia given by:
Ii =
3
3
d(zi,max
zi,min
)
(30 4)
(30 5)
xz
G2
(30 6)
where xz is an equivalent stress acting on the cantilever's free end and can be approximately
expressed by the following formula:
xz
p
2
(30 7)
0030 2
E2
2(1 + 2 )
(30 8)
p/2
p/2
uz,shear
p/2
L
Figure 2: Shear deformation of the core
Using those formulae and input values tabulated above, outputs for deflections can be obtained:
uz,bending =
uz,shear =
1
pdL 4
= 12.808 mm
3
3
zi,min
)
8 3 E d(zi,max
i
3
i=1
p(1 + 2 )
L = 2.498 mm
E2
RFEM 5 Settings
Results
0030 3
Program
Entity
0030.01
RFEM 5
Solid
0030.02
RF-GLASS
Plate
0030.03
RFEM 5
Plate
Comparison of analytical solution with numerical result based on the laminate theory (RF-GLASS
output) is tabulated below.
Analytical Solution
RF-GLASS
uz,bending
[mm]
uz,bending
[mm]
Ratio
[-]
12.808
12.936
1.010
Also good agreement of RFEM 5 output with analytical result was achieved.
Analytical
Solution
RFEM 5
Solids
RFEM 5
Plates
uz,max
[mm]
uz,max
[mm]
Ratio
[-]
uz,max
[mm]
Ratio
[-]
15.306
15.638
1.022
15.740
1.028
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