A simple nodal force distribution method in refined finite element meshes
In finite element analyses, mesh refinement is frequently performed to obtain accurate stress or strain values or to accurately define the geometry. After mesh refinement, equivalent nodal forces should be calculated at the nodes in the refined mesh. If field variables and material properties are av...
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Published in | Journal of mechanical science and technology Vol. 31; no. 5; pp. 2221 - 2228 |
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Main Authors | , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Seoul
Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers
01.05.2017
Springer Nature B.V 대한기계학회 |
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Summary: | In finite element analyses, mesh refinement is frequently performed to obtain accurate stress or strain values or to accurately define the geometry. After mesh refinement, equivalent nodal forces should be calculated at the nodes in the refined mesh. If field variables and material properties are available at the integration points in each element, then the accurate equivalent nodal forces can be calculated using an adequate numerical integration. However, in certain circumstances, equivalent nodal forces cannot be calculated because field variable data are not available. In this study, a very simple nodal force distribution method was proposed. Nodal forces of the original finite element mesh are distributed to the nodes of refined meshes to satisfy the equilibrium conditions. The effect of element size should also be considered in determining the magnitude of the distributing nodal forces. A program was developed based on the proposed method, and several example problems were solved to verify the accuracy and effectiveness of the proposed method. From the results, accurate stress field can be recognized to be obtained from refined meshes using the proposed nodal force distribution method. In example problems, the difference between the obtained maximum stress and target stress value was less than 6 % in models with 8-node hexahedral elements and less than 1 % in models with 20-node hexahedral elements or 10-node tetrahedral elements. |
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Bibliography: | G704-000058.2017.31.5.054 |
ISSN: | 1738-494X 1976-3824 |
DOI: | 10.1007/s12206-017-0418-4 |