Hi,
I am doing a Non-linear Buckling Analysis of a composite wall
I am having hard time modelling the composite wall
The composite wall consists of polystyrene foam as the core element and stucco is applied on either side of the wall.
There is a thin sheet of mesh embedded in the stucco ( please see the attachment for clear visualization).
Boundary Conditions:Uniform compressive load is applied at the top surface and the bottom surface is fixed
what to calculate: Critical Buckling Load, Critical Buckling Stress
Can anyone suggest me about the approach to solve this problem?
I have two issues
1. Modelling the composite wall, which element type to choose?
2. The solution is not converging ( convergence issues). what should be done so that the solution converges ?
Any Sugesstions would be highly appreciated.
Regards
Sami
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Non-linear Buckling
Non-linear Buckling