[Gmsh] calculating deformation under own weight

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On Saturday, March 23, 2013 12:14 PM, Roman Putanowicz wrote:
> Dear Andrei,
>> Consider a simple object, like a thick round flat disk, laying down
>> on its back on 3 small equidistant support points. Disk diameter
>> about 300 mm, thickness about 50 mm. Due to gravity, the disk will
>> sag a little around the supports.
>>
>> How would you calculate sagging in every point on the top face of the disk?
>
> Well, there are may FEM system that can do such calculations, and every
> user will have different preferences in selecting one.
>
> As a quick example I have simulated a steel slab under dead weight with
> Tochnog. All details are under this link:
> http://www.l5.pk.edu.pl/~putanowr/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=en:gallery:slab

Hi Andrei,

If you'd like to try getdp as the solver, there are examples in the 
getdp wiki.

https://geuz.org/trac/getdp/wiki/LinearElasticity

Regards,
ST
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