E.4 Shell Element
E.4.1 Simply-supported Plate
그림과 같이 단순지지된 2방향 슬래브의 면외방향 거동에 대해 고유진동수 해석, 중앙점 하중 가력, 자중 가력 등 3가지 해석을 수행하였다.

Figure E.4.1 Analysis model
Table E.4.1 Vertical Displacement at the Center under Tip Load
| Mesh | ABAQUS S4R5 |
ABAQUS CSS8 |
MIDAS | S4F | S3F | S4 | S3 | CS8 | CS6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 0.434897 | no data | 0.587892 | 0.54978 | 0.547116 | 0.549775 | 0.547116 | 0.549362 | 0.557612 |
| 10×4 | 0.581961 | no data | 0.588615 | 0.58153 | 0.580148 | 0.581535 | 0.580148 | 0.581438 | 0.585792 |
| 20×8 | 0.587233 | 0.58690 | 0.589004 | 0.58713 | 0.58667 | 0.587128 | 0.58667 | 0.587039 | 0.588081 |
| 40×14 | 0.588578 | no data | 0.58906 | 0.58856 | 0.588417 | 0.588562 | 0.588417 | 0.588477 | 0.588754 |
Table E.4.2 Vertical Displacement at the Center under Self-Weight
| Mesh | ABAQUS S4R5 |
ABAQUS CSS8 |
MIDAS | S4F | S3F | S4 | S3 | CS8 | CS6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | no data | no data | no data | 1.81509 | 1.80663 | 1.81509 | 1.80663 | 1.81425 | 1.83755 |
| 10×4 | no data | no data | no data | 1.98772 | 1.98553 | 1.98772 | 1.98553 | 1.98738 | 2.00012 |
| 20×8 | no data | no data | no data | 2.0138 | 2.01402 | 2.0138 | 2.01402 | 2.01349 | 2.0167 |
| 40×14 | no data | no data | no data | 2.02033 | 2.02048 | 2.02033 | 2.02048 | 2.02002 | 2.02096 |
Table E.4.3 Natural Frequency Analysis Results (First Three Modes)
| Mesh | ABAQUS S4R5 |
ABAQUS CSS8 |
MIDAS | S4F | S3F | S4 | S3 | CS8 | CS6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 0.55253 1.8496 8.669 |
no data | 0.39331 1.5418 1.5673 |
0.42599 1.72341 2.2208 |
0.427736 2.2304 3.65585 |
0.425715 1.71259 2.21433 |
0.427586 2.22656 3.64248 |
0.425925 1.79505 2.21638 |
0.423294 1.80576 2.15058 |
| 10×4 | 0.39829 1.65191 1.6690 |
no data | 0.39340 1.5661 1.5779 |
0.398336 1.65959 1.6723 |
0.398756 1.66219 1.79318 |
0.398089 1.65538 1.66134 |
0.398624 1.65991 1.78679 |
0.398275 1.65811 1.72605 |
0.396949 1.63215 1.71399 |
| 20×8 | 0.39402 1.5977 1.6622 |
0.39373 1.5830 1.6879 |
0.39343 1.5782 1.6376 |
0.394631 1.59778 1.661 |
0.394623 1.5974 1.67347 |
0.394387 1.59382 1.65006 |
0.394493 1.59527 1.66754 |
0.394569 1.59647 1.713 |
0.39424 1.5913 1.7031 |
| 40×14 | 0.39371 1.5829 1.6581 |
no data | 0.39343 1.5783 1.6376 |
0.393706 1.58284 1.65478 |
0.393693 1.58262 1.65885 |
0.393463 1.57893 1.64387 |
0.393563 1.58053 1.65299 |
0.393645 1.58157 1.7072 |
0.393547 1.58015 1.70235 |
S4R5 : Abaqus conventional shell element S4R5
CSS8 : Abaqus continuum shell element CSS8
Table E.4.4 Comparison of Left-Side Vertical Reactions for 40×14 Mesh
| Position(Left Side) | Node | ABAQUS S4R5 | MIDAS | S4F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corner | Corner Node | 70976.4 | 71764.25 | 69844.7 |
| 1/7 | 28413.5 | 27818.94 | 29757.4 | |
| 2/7 | 26878.4 | 26456.54 | 26683.8 | |
| 3/7 | 26937.4 | 27166.59 | 26880.7 | |
| 4/7 | 27597 | 27406.56 | 27560.8 | |
| 5/7 | 27404.5 | 27659.77 | 27556.8 | |
| 6/7 | 28004.3 | 27801.33 | 27818.1 | |
| Center | Center Node | 27576.9 | 27852.04 | 27795.4 |
- ABAQUS와 비교할 때 S4F는 잘 일치한다.
Input File
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S3F-SSPlate4x4.inp : 4x4x2 elements, S3F
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S3F-SSPlate10x4.inp : 10x4x2 elements, S3F
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S3F-SSPlate20x8.inp : 20x8x2 elements, S3F
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S3F-SSPlate40x14.inp : 40x14x2 elements, S3F
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S3-SSPlate4x4.inp : 4x4x2 elements, S3
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S3-SSPlate10x4.inp : 10x4x2 elements, S3
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S3-SSPlate20x8.inp : 20x8x2 elements, S3
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S3-SSPlate40x14.inp : 40x14x2 elements, S3
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S4F-SSPlate4x4.inp : 4x4 elements, S4F
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S4F-SSPlate10x4.inp : 10x4 elements, S4F
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S4F-SSPlate20x8.inp : 20x8 elements, S4F
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S4F-SSPlate40x14.inp : 40x14 elements, S4F
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S4-SSPlate4x4.inp : 4x4 elements, S4
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S4-SSPlate10x4.inp : 10x4 elements, S4
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S4-SSPlate20x8.inp : 20x8 elements, S4
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S4-SSPlate40x14.inp : 40x14 elements, S4
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CS6-SSPlate4x4.inp : 4x4x2 elements, CS6
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CS6-SSPlate10x4.inp : 10x4x2 elements, CS6
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CS6-SSPlate20x8.inp : 20x8x2 elements, CS6
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CS6-SSPlate40x14.inp : 40x14x2 elements, CS6
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CS8-SSPlate4x4.inp : 4x4 elements, CS8
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CS8-SSPlate10x4.inp : 10x4 elements, CS8
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CS8-SSPlate20x8.inp : 20x8 elements, CS8
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CS8-SSPlate40x14.inp : 40x14 elements, CS8
E.4.2 Effect of 5-Dof Shell
그림과 같이 중공 사각 튜브의 정적해석 및 고유진동수 해석을 수행하여 결과를 비교하였다.

Figure E.4.2 Simply Supported Beam with Hollow Box Secton
Table E.4.5 Vertical Displacements at Loading Points
| Node | Abaqus S4 | Abaqus S4R | Abaqus S4R5 | Hyfeast S4F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3207 | -3.4185E-05 | -3.5181E-05 | -3.52E-05 | -3.3793E-05 |
| 3208 | -3.5276E-05 | -3.6310E-05 | -3.63E-05 | -3.4880E-05 |
| 3209 | -3.5276E-05 | -3.6310E-05 | -3.63E-05 | -3.4880E-05 |
| 3210 | -3.4185E-05 | -3.5181E-05 | -3.52E-05 | -3.3793E-05 |
Table E.4.6 Vertical Support Reactions
| Node | Abaqus S4 | Abaqus S4R | Abaqus S4R5 | Hyfeast S4F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 207 | 9.854 | 9.853 | 9.538 | 9.74323 |
| 202 | 0.1465 | 0.1473 | 0.4618 | 0.256772 |
| 203 | 0.1465 | 0.1473 | 0.4618 | 0.256772 |
| 204 | 9.854 | 9.853 | 9.538 | 9.74323 |
| 6201 | 9.853 | 9.854 | 9.539 | 9.74296 |
| 6202 | 0.1469 | 0.1473 | 0.461 | 0.257036 |
| 6203 | 0.1469 | 0.1473 | 0.461 | 0.257036 |
| 6204 | 9.853 | 9.854 | 9.539 | 9.74296 |
Table E.4.7 Natural Frequencies (Hz)
| Mode | Abaqus S4 | Abaqus S4R | Abaqus S4R5 | Hyfeast S4F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40.615 | 40.04 | 40.024 | 40.8517 |
| 2 | 54.389 | 52.73 | 51.594 | 54.0611 |
| 3 | 152.67 | 149.38 | 149.08 | 153.508 |
| 4 | 155.49 | 150.54 | 150.42 | 156.798 |
□ Remark
ABAQUS S4R5 : Reduced integration, small deformation, 5 DOFs
ABAQUS S4R : Reduced integration, finite deformation, 6 DOFs
ABAQUS S4 : Full integration, finite deformation, 6 DOFs
Hyfeast S4F : Full integration, resultant-based, small deformation, 5 DFs
Input File
- HollowBox.inp
E.4.3 Socodles-Lo Roof and Pinched Cylinder
Shell 요소의 verification에 흔히 사용되는 두가지 구조물에 대한 해석을 수행하였다.

Figure E.4.3 Analysis Models
Table E.4.8 Effect of Bending Angle and Mesh on Pinched Cylinder with Diaphram
| Mesh | Fold angle (degree) |
S4F | Belytschko & Leviathan (1994) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| displ. | normalized | RCN | 4-Node SRI | YASE | MITC4 | QPH | ||
| 4x4 | 22.5 | 6.77393E-06 | 0.37 | 3.05E-05 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.37 |
| 8x8 | 11.3 | 1.35662E-05 | 0.74 | 5.01E-05 | 0.75 | 0.76 | 0.74 | 0.74 |
| 16x16 | 5.6 | 1.69565E-05 | 0.93 | 8.47E-05 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.93 | 0.93 |
| 32x32 | 2.8 | 1.80480E-05 | 0.99 | 2.17E-04 | ||||
| 64x64 | 1.4 | 1.83797E-05 | 1.01 | 6.12E-05 | ||||
| 90x90 | 1 | 1.84449E-05 | 1.01 | 3.14E-05 | ||||
| Reference | 1.82480E-05 | |||||||
RCN : estimated reciprocal condition number
Table E.4.9 Displacements of Static Analysis by Integration Scheme (Pinched Cylinder with Diaphram)
| Mesh | S4F | CS8-Lobatto3 CS8-NewtonCotes3 |
CS8-Legendre2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4x4 | 6.77393E-06 | 6.90657e-06 | 6.90664e-06 |
| 8x8 | 1.35662E-05 | 1.3621e-05 | 1.36212e-05 |
| 16x16 | 1.69565E-05 | 1.69384e-05 | 1.69386e-05 |
| 32x32 | 1.80480E-05 | 1.80113e-05 | 1.80115e-05 |
| 64x64 | 1.83797E-05 | 1.83426e-05 | 1.83429e-05 |
| 90x90 | 1.84449E-05 | 1.84222e-05 | 1.84225e-05 |
| Reference | 1.82480E-05 | ||
Table E.4.10 Natural Frequencies by Integration Scheme (Pinched Cylinder with Diaphram)
| Mesh | S4F | CS8-Lobatto3 CS8-NewtonCotes3 |
CS8-Legendre2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4x4 | 0.00323292 0.00513145 0.00665306 |
0.00323619 0.00508483 0.00668221 |
0.00323618 0.00508476 0.00668221 |
| 8x8 | 0.0027018 0.00275987 0.00505412 |
0.00270301 0.00275511 0.00504251 |
0.002703 0.00275508 0.00504244 |
| 16x16 | 0.0024456 0.00258707 0.00394978 |
0.00244567 0.00258786 0.00394906 |
0.00244564 0.00258785 0.003949 |
| 32x32 | 0.00237723 0.00256078 0.00373466 |
0.0023772, 0.00256006 0.00373557 |
0.00237718 0.00256006 0.00373552 |
| 64x64 | 0.00236056 0.00255408 0.00368379 |
0.00236058 0.00255318 0.00368516 |
0.00236056 0.00255317 0.00368511 |
| 90x90 | 0.00235812 0.00255309 0.00367584 |
0.00235786 0.00255204 0.00367696 |
0.00235784 0.00255204 0.00367691 |
Table E.4.12 Effect of Bending Angle and Mesh on Scordelis-Lo Roof
| Mesh | Fold angle (degree) |
This study | Bel | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| displ. | normalized | RCN | 4-Node SRI | YASE | MITC4 | QPH | ||
| 4x4 | 10.0 | 0.284853 | 0.94 | 1.18E-03 | 0.96 | 1.05 | 0.94 | 0.94 |
| 8x8 | 5.0 | 0.295151 | 0.98 | 7.63E-05 | 0.98 | 1.01 | 0.97 | 0.97 |
| 16x16 | 2.5 | 0.302026 | 1.00 | 1.78E-05 | 1 | 1.02 | 1 | 1.01 |
| 32x32 | 1.3 | 0.305253 | 1.01 | 1.41E-06 | ||||
| 64x64 | 0.6 | 0.305846 | 1.01 | 1.41E-07 | ||||
| 90x90 | 0.4 | 0.305507 | 1.01 | 5.07E-08 | ||||
| Reference | 0.3024 | |||||||
Table E.4.13 Displacements of Static Analysis by Integration Scheme (Scordelis-Lo Roof)
| Mesh | S4F | CS8-Lobatto3 CS8-NewtonCotes3 |
CS8-Legendre2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4x4 | 0.284853 | 0.282778 | 0.28278 |
| 8x8 | 0.295151 | 0.291716 | 0.291718 |
| 16x16 | 0.302026 | 0.296533 | 0.296535 |
| 32x32 | 0.305253 | 0.29805 | 0.298052 |
| 64x64 | 0.305846 | 0.298599 | 0.298601 |
| 90x90 | 0.305507 | 0.298744 | 0.298746 |
| Reference | 0.3024 | ||
Table E.4.14 Natural Frequencies by Integration Scheme (Scordelis-Lo Roof) (Hz)
| Mesh | S4F | CS8-Lobatto3 CS8-NewtonCotes3 |
CS8-Legendre2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4x4 | 3.13863 12.2226 13.3496 |
3.13666 12.2269 13.3393 |
3.13665 12.2269 13.3393 |
| 8x8 | 3.02455 11.6312 12.3592 |
3.03 11.6308 12.3838 |
3.02999 11.6308 12.3838 |
| 16x16 | 2.97706 11.4768 11.8256 |
2.99123 11.4728 11.8838 |
2.99122 11.4728 11.8838 |
| 32x32 | 2.95841 11.435, 11.6513 |
2.98017 11.4316 11.7371 |
2.98016 11.4316 11.7371 |
| 64x64 | 2.95508 11.425, 11.612, |
2.97663 11.4208 11.6949 |
2.97662 11.4208 11.6948 |
| 90x90 | 2.95684 11.4242 11.6151 |
2.97579 11.4188 11.6864 |
2.97578 11.4188 11.6863 |
Input File
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S4F-Pinched4.inp : Pinched Cylinder with Diaphram with 4x4 element, S4F
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S4F-Pinched8.inp : Pinched Cylinder with Diaphram with 8x8 element, S4F
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S4F-Pinched16.inp : Pinched Cylinder with Diaphram with 16x16 element, S4F
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S4F-Pinched32.inp : Pinched Cylinder with Diaphram with 32x32 element, S4F
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S4F-Pinched64.inp : Pinched Cylinder with Diaphram with 64x64 element, S4F
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S4F-Pinched90.inp : Pinched Cylinder with Diaphram with 90x90 element, S4F
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S4F-Scordelis4.inp : Scordelis-Lo Roof with Diaphram with 4x4 element, S4F
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S4F-Scordelis8.inp : Scordelis-Lo Roof with Diaphram with 8x8 element, S4F
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S4F-Scordelis16.inp : Scordelis-Lo Roof with Diaphram with 16x16 element, S4F
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S4F-Scordelis32.inp : Scordelis-Lo Roof with Diaphram with 32x32 element, S4F
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S4F-Scordelis64.inp : Scordelis-Lo Roof with Diaphram with 64x64 element, S4F
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S4F-Scordelis90.inp : Scordelis-Lo Roof with Diaphram with 90x90 element, S4F
References
- Belytschko, T., & Leviathan, I. (1994). Physical stabilization of the 4-node shell element with one point quadrature. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 113(3-4), 321-350.