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12-Amethyst
March 13, 2018
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Stress below circular load, computed with Bessel's function, errorneus values

  • March 13, 2018
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Hello

 

I'm trying to comptue the stress in ground below a circular loading, at differend depths, at different locations

below the load.

 

The formula which I use, include Bessel's function. Reference to the formula can be found here:

http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrr/1963/39/39-004.pdf

 

The used formula is the equation 3c.

 

The formula seems to give reasonable answer with most locations and depths, but some depths

seem to give strange stress values (peaks in the graphs).

 

Could someone explain why these errorneous values appear and if there is a way to

overcome this problem.

 

Thank you for your help.

Best answer by -MFra-

Hi,

you have simply to decrease the convergence tollerance:

convergence tollerance.jpg

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-MFra-21-Topaz IIAnswer
21-Topaz II
March 13, 2018

Hi,

you have simply to decrease the convergence tollerance:

convergence tollerance.jpg

12-Amethyst
March 14, 2018

Hi

Thank you. That solved the problem.