Geometrically nonlinear response

NAFEMS Benchmarks

3DNLG-1: Large deflection of a Z-shaped cantilever

Maximum normalized error: 8.0724%

3DNLG-2: End shortening of a pear-shaped cylinder

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3DNLG-3: Lateral instability of a right-angle frame

Maximum normalized error: 0.2916%

3DNLG-4: Cantilever lateral–torsional buckling

Maximum normalized error: 141.9912%

3DNLG-5: Large displacement of a curved cantilever

Maximum normalized error: 0.0357%

3DNLG-6: Shear buckling of a plate

Maximum normalized error: 4.8573%

3DNLG-7: Large displacement of a hinged spherical shell

Maximum normalized error: 8.8468%

3DNLG-8: Bending collapse of a pipe

Maximum normalized error: 3.0669%

3DNLG-9: Pinching a hemisphere at large displacement

Maximum normalized error: 0.5044%

3DNLG-10: Elastoplastic compression of a stiffened cylindrical panel

Maximum normalized error: 3.9973%