Name: Roshan Weerasinghe ID: 7432879

Introduction
The following results and calculations were obtained for a simply supported circular plate of radius 110mm. The thickness assigned for all examples is 28mm. Q1 deals with a distributed force, while Q2 deals with a single force at the centre. Q3 is a combination of both. Q1. (a) Maximum deflection:

For a simply supported plate, the maximum deflection is given by the following formula

The following results were obtained using the software Solid works

Fig1 Displacement Plot from SolidWorks

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Displacement vs Radius
1.20E-03 1.00E-03 8.00E-04 6.00E-04 4.00E-04 2.00E-04 0.00E+00 -150 -100 -50 0 50 100 150

Displacement

Radius

From both the SolidWorks and Excel plots, we can see that the maximum deflection is at the centre of the plate. The maximum deflection value is . And as the plot heads

towards the ends of the plate, the values of deflection reduce slowly until its zero at maximum distance from centre.

HES 5320 Solid Mechanics Finite Element Analysis

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Q1. (b) Maximum Stress: for a simply supported plate is given as follows

The following result was obtained using SolidWorks

Fig2 Stress Plot from SolidWorks

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Radial Stress vs Radius

0 -150 -100 -50 -50000 -100000 -150000 -200000 -250000 -300000 -350000 0 50 100 150

MAximum Stress

Radius

From both the SolidWorks and Excel plots, we can see that the maximum radial stress is at the centre of the plate. The maximum stress value is . And as the plot heads

towards the end of the plate, the stress values reduce but inconsistent at different points of maximum distance from centre.

HES 5320 Solid Mechanics Finite Element Analysis

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Q1. (c) Maximum Radial Moment: is given by the following equation

Fig4 Radial moment in x-axis from SolidWorks

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Q2. Given data:

Fig5 Maximum deflection from SolidWorks

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Displacement vs Radius
7.00E-02 6.00E-02 5.00E-02

Displacement (mm)

4.00E-02 3.00E-02 2.00E-02 1.00E-02 0.00E+00

-150

-100

-50

50

100

150

Radius (mm)

From both the SolidWorks and Excel plots, we can see that the maximum displacement is at the centre of the plate. The convergence is much higher than the previous example. The value of maximum deflection is and as the plot heads towards the end of the plate,

the deflection reaches zero at maximum distance from centre.

HES 5320 Solid Mechanics Finite Element Analysis

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Q3. Given

Fig6 Maximum deflection from SolidWorks

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