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Pinched cylinder

Static (shells)In development

Inextensional bending — the strictest shell locking test

Source:
MacNeal-Harder (1985)
Tolerance:
3%

Problem statement

Geometry
Cylindrical shell, radius 300, length 600, thickness 3, with rigid end diaphragms; an octant is modeled.
Material
Linear-elastic isotropic material, E = 3×10⁶, ν = 0.3.
Boundary conditions
Rigid diaphragms at both ends; two diametrically opposed unit point loads at mid-length.
Measured quantity
Radial deflection under the load.

Script

Lands with the scripting engine (see Documentation) — this setup will be runnable from commands, no manual rebuild needed.

Results comparison

The solver core is still in development — there's no result yet. It'll appear here right after the first run, no retouching.

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