FEM best practices and examples
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Mesh Size
The mesh element used with in XFEM4U is a modified [| Kirchhoff] element. It is extended in 2021 by https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Blaauwendraad | Professor Blaauwendraad]]. Usually Kirchhoff is less precise regarding shearforce distribution. In the modified element this is solved.
Below we describe a method how to find the right mesh size for your structure. If you make the mesh too dense, internal forces will be higher then reality. First some basics.
- Element size should never be smaller then the plate thickness. Otherwise the theory of Kirchhoff is not correct anymore.
- Element size also at least the smallest spansize in the structure to expect a correct result.
- Steel plate structures: If you make you mesh 50% smaller the stress should not increate more then 10-12%.
Workflow to find the right meshsize within a steel structure.