Convergence of Stress Value Near a Sharp Notch in ANSYS or ABAQUS
Dear All
I'm working on my thesis and in a part of it, I have to determine the stress around a sharp v-notch specially on the tip of it. the model is so simple(a rectangular plate with a v-notch on on the left side of it) and the load is tensile. But after solving the problem with both ANSYS & ABAQUS I realized the finer meshes,the greater stress on the tip of notch. I tried p-element method,but by using maximum level of p-element(that is 8) and fine meshes I couldn't reach to convergence again. I'm so confused and I really need help.
thanx.