Is it possible to calculate a plate of glass support on the four corners?

[DenisJaunin]

Hello

With Simulate, is it possible to calculate a plate of glass support on the four corners?

The arrows and constraints.

Glass thickness 3.0 [mm]

Dimensions 952 x 680 [mm]

EV = 60.0 [GPa], mu = 0.225 [-], 2.530 density [kg/m ^ 3]

Four square feet of 40.0x40.0 [mm] aside at the four corners.

Under its own weight without a frame's border.

Kind regards.

Denis

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[Chris3]

Simulate doesn't treat different materials differently. It just takes the inputs and crunches the numbers. To simulate there is no difference in the way the calculation is performed whether it is metal or glass.

Being the user you need to be aware of the properties of the material however. Glass is not a ductile material and you should take care in setting up your input and analyzing the results. For instance, it is likely that in reality the load will go through 3 points rather than 4 but if you tell Simulate to use 4 it will do so. Also you should use care not to use a Von Mises stress output as glass is not ductile.

[DenisJaunin]

Hello Christopher,

Thank you for these details.

I admit that all four feet are in support.

Kind regards.

Denis.

[pkloninger(cust · Accepted solution]

Hello

example attached.

Regards

Paul

[DenisJaunin]

Hello Paul,

Thank you for this magnificent demonstration on this plate of

glass.

With the representation of the feet and transparency.

It's been a while watching your method, but I do not have any

understood.

There are interfaces:

Interface1

Interface1_Copy

Interface1_Copy_1

Interface1_Copy_2

There are measures:

Interface1_force

Interface1_Copy_force

Interface1_Copy_1_force

Interface1_Copy_2_force

The same goes for the surface?

Why the Copy ?

I had imagined a much smaller arrow in the center of the plate

approximately 1.65 [mm].

Kind regards.

Denis.