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Department
Boston, MA 022tf.
U.S.A.
and
J. A, METZLER
Department
of Mathematics.Drew University, Madison,NJ 07940,U.S.A.
(Recoined
jarpublicationI L&ember
1977)
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experiments show that the CF~OF in the computed finite eicment sobztion aad its derivatives
vanish on typicalerrornodal&es insidee~cbfiniteelement.A itKoretica1
explanation
isgivento thisphenotnenon,
which was previously discovered for distinct. special points. Systematic classification of these lines for different
element types afid problems appears to be a worthy undertaking.
from
the
minimization
or
equivalently
trial function,
and
the
finite
respectively.
PLATEBENDING
Here one is called to minimize (Poissons ratio Y = 0).
The potential energy
336
and
Su,=aaox(xt
6uy = f a&
1)(x-
1)
+ 1NY-
1)
with SuIy being identically zero. Thus the nodal lines for
Su, are x = - 1, x=0 and x=1. Those of 6u,. y=-1,
Y = 0 and y = 1. while Su,, and &a,, change sign on the
tines
that
pass
through
the
Gauss
points
(M3/3). W/(3/3)) and parallel to the x and y axes,
respectively.
Figure ZtaHd) shows the experimental error nodal
lines for 6~. &,, Su,, and SuX, in case of a simply
supported plate uniformly loaded and discretized as in
Fig. 2(e).
Point
1
2
3
4
max (Su, )
-0.35lf-4
-0.45d-4
-0.IZd-4
0.848-2
0.3ld.2
17=
cii
and accordingly
1( = aox
+ nlx3y
axy
rectangular
2x2
-0.61d-4
0.20d-3
-0.33d-3
0.25d-3
OAOd-2
element
i<3,j<3,--lIX.~LTl
Id)
fCcl
(5)
1q
I
I_________
_
lel
Fig. 2. Nodal lines of Su (a). 6u, (b). 6u,, fc) and Su,, (dt in case
of a simply supported square plate uniformly loaded and discretized by a 3 x 3 -.mesh (e) of bicubic _elements
_ (nodal values u.
u,. u,. u,,). The marked points l are Gauss pomts
Displacement.
Table 2. Rotating
sphere with biquadratic
elements.
twenty-five
points in Fig. 3(a). Integration with 3
v=o.3
2
4
5
6
i
IO
II
I2
I3
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IS
16
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25
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00
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-0.2371-01
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0.6061-02
0.218d-01
0.306d-01
0.220d-01
0.3261-01
0.516d-01
0.682d-01
0.723d-01
-O.l99d-01
-O.l26d-01
0.551 d-02
0.206d-01
0.137d-01
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0.148d-01
0.109d-02
0.1881-03
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O.l36d-02
0.19ld-01
0.4701-02
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0.27Od-03
O.l87d-01
O.lSId-02
-0.7171-03
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-0.820d-03
O.l86d-01
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0.386d-03
-0.I l8d-01
0.1431-02
0.2371-01
0.166d-02
lines
in finite element5
337
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01
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0.277d00
0.4671-01
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0.74Od-01
0.329d00
0.219d 00
-0.764d-02
-0.987d-01
O.l88d-01
0.270d00
0.204d00
-0.308d-01
-0.12Sd
00
-0.408d-02
0.25Sd00
0.255d00
-0.4351-02
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00
0.24Od-01
0.309d00
0.345d00
0.534d-01
-OMd-01
0.84Od-01
0.403dOO
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
II
I2
13
I4
I5
I6
I7
I8
I9
20
21
22
23
24
25
-0.ll2d
00
-0.8251-01
-O.SSBd-01
-0.398d-01
-0.319d-IO
-0.704d-01
-0.370d-01
-0.47Sd-03
O.ZSSd-01
0.3874-01
-0.4491-01
-O.l23d-01
0.3271-01
0.718d-01
0909d-01
-0.6536-01
-0.413d-01
0.284d-02
0.502d-01
0.719d-01
-O.lIZd
00
-0.102d
00
-0.748d-01
-0.4621-01
-0.618d-01
-0.5 l9d-02
-0.170d-01
-0.3621-02
O.lSSd-01
-0.502d-02
-0.257d-02
-O.l46d-01
0.2331-03
0.219d-01
-0.502d-03
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-0. ISOd-0.4761-03
0.219d-01
-0.664d-02
-0.7596-03
-0.IS7d-01
-O.l43d-02
0.219d-01
-0.144d-01
0.159d-02
-0.137d-01
O.l8Sd-02
0.293d-01
-O.llld-01
ELAsTlcITY
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-0.835d-02
-0.4276-02
0.2016 00
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0.222d-01
-0.885d-03
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0.121d
00
0.2661-01
0.3886-02
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-0.457d00
0.278d-01
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00
0.297d-01
0.707d-02
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-0.3224-01
-0.93Sd-01
0.244100
0.446d-01
-0.344d-01
0.713d-01
0.296100
0.197600
-0.222d-02
-0.82ld-01
0.2221-01
0.244d00
0.192d 00
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I
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0.272d-02
0.234d00
0.24Sd00
0.814d-02
-0.8871-01
0.292d-01
0.285d00
0.331d00
0.6281-03
-0.479d-03
0.838d-01
0.371d 00
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0.869d 00
-0.873d-01
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0.884d00
0.617600
-0.3201-02
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0.19Od-01
IO
II
14
0.714d00
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0.489d-01
0.64Sd-01
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0.226d-01
12
13
16
17
18
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20
21
22
23
24
25
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0.504d00
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0.838100
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0.2761-02
0.196d-01
0.399d-02
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0.361d-02
0.187d-01
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0.85Sd-03
-0.120dW
-0.8706-03
0.18Od-01
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09976.02
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0.225d-01
0.216d-01
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0.275601
Wr
0.371600
0.99ld-01
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0.28Sd-01
0.236d00
0.219d00
-0.6681-02
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O.Wd-Ol
0.274100
O.!SSd00
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0.224d-01
0.310600
0.261400
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0.213d-01
0.317d00
0.47Sd00
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0.140d-01
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0.29Id 00
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6
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10
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25
0.27Sd01
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0.235101
0.181601
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-0.899100
0.109d51
0.182d01
O.tI4d51
0.29id-01
0.45Id-01
0.43Od-01
0.2241.03
-0.234d01
0.5331-02
0.156d01
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-0.47Od01
-0.432101
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0.327dOf
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-0.IS6d02
0.4SSd-01
-0,!23d=Ol
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O.l9Sd-01
0.8136-01
0.1738-02
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0.313d-01
0.252d-01
0.623d-02
-0.232451
-0.127d-01
0.175d-01
0.2431-01
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0.7~d~3
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0.553d-01
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0.3!06-01
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0.122600
75IdOO
0.275600
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-0.279151
0.7831-02
0.168600
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0.374d~I
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0.8336-01
0.208d01
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0.7986-01
0.23ld00
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-0.446d-01
0.8476-01
0.838d-01
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0.45
0.698800
0.285d00
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-0.169d00
-0.169d00
0.191d00
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0.204d-01
0.242100
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0.121d00
0.471d00
0.237d00
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0.199d-01
0.289100
0.913d00
0.349800
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00
~splacement,
II
16 21
(b)
(a)
~
(c)
(4
339
t (-3 + IOIQ
+ 3(1 - 2V)Pl?.
2(7-5~)l-o~~.
57
I-a