Static Analysis of a plate with holes in Solidworks

Aim: The goal of the analysis is to understand the stress, strain, and displacement when a plat with a set number of through-holes is subjected to load.

Introduction:

We are provided with 2 plates with different hole geometries to analyze for stress, strain, and displacement. The plates will be subjected to equal tension load and results will be displayed for the aforementioned 3 cases.

Loads and Fixed Geometry:

Beam type: Cantilever beam.

Load: 1000 N tensile

Material: Alloy Steel

1. Geometry 1:
   
   

   Parameter	Min	Max
   Stress (x 10^4 Nm-2)	3.794	119
   Strain (x 10^-6 )	0.271	4.188
   Displacement (x 10^-3 mm)	0	0.523

2. Geometry 2:
   
   

   Parameter	Min	Max
   Stress (x 10^4 Nm-2)	1.22	113.3
   Strain (x 10^-6 )	0.045	4.013
   Displacement (x 10^-3 mm)	0	0.566

Result:

As we can see, the stress is higher in the first case with a single hole. The increased holes in the 2nd plate have relieved some of the stresses, allowing for a slightly lower Max stress value.

However, this has lead to increased max deflection. Strain values are very close in both cases.

In conclusion, either plate can be used, but if the priority is to minimize stress as much as possible, the second geometry with more holes is favorable.