Calibration of a Finite Element Method Model by Comparison with the Experimental Method: Case of Plate with Hole in the Center Raphael Basilio Pires Nonato

Abstract

 In the context of the finite element method (FEM), one fundamental task is its validation through the experimental method. This type of validation is performed to avoid another analogous experiments for similar situations, which can reduce the cost with prototypes. In this paper, a parametric analysis is conducted over 15 different plate with hole models in ANSYS®, which values are compared to an equation generated by a series of experiments. The hole diameter is the parameterized variable, keeping the other parameters constant. In view of the results, it is possible to avoid the execution of new experiments for a certain range of values, being enough to obtain the stress concentration factors via parameterized calculation in the range covered by the models.