Stress analysis of rectangular and square plates with various cutouts

Abstract

The geometric irregularities present inside a structure results in an improper stress distribution caused during manufacturing, which not only affects the strength of the component but also its vibrational behaviour when operated in a fluctuating environment. The emphasis of this paper is to evaluate the stress behavioral characteristics of plates with different cutout shapes. Two different loading conditions with three different types of plates made of Mild Steel are used for this analysis. From the present investigation, it may be concluded that where the max stress occurs. The methodology adopted in this research work is based on the numerical technique of finite element method, which uses SOLID 185 in ANSYS 19.1 solver. For further analysis, the obtained results are validated with previous literature works which were found satisfactory when related to the present study. It may be noted that FEM provides good insight for the determination of stress and deflection, with different parameters.

Static, Free Vibration and Buckling Analysis of Composite Panels; A Review

“…M.L. Pavan Kishore et al [31] study of stress analysis of isotropic rectangular and square plates with a variety of centered cutouts by ANSYS software. Numerical studies have been conducted to investigate the effects of variation on the shape of the cutout, the location geometry, and the value of the maximum stress in the plate under uniformly distributed pressure with simply supported and clamped free boundary conditions.…”