{ "title": "Torsion of a tube through a kinematically coupled reference point", "kind": "theory", "source": "Saint-Venant torsion of a circular tube, φ = TL/(GJ), τ = Tr/J with J = π(b⁴ − a⁴)/2; Timoshenko and Goodier, Theory of Elasticity, 3rd ed., 1970, §104", "quantities": [ { "id": "twist", "quantity": "rotation of the reference point about z", "measure": { "from": "solve", "pointer": "/reference_points/0/displacement/5" }, "value": 0.05607084715974633, "tolerance": { "relative": 0.005 }, "reason": "Saint-Venant torsion of a circular tube is exact in elasticity; the rigid end coupling only stiffens a short zone near the tip; quadratic elements with 16 divisions around are within 0.1%" }, { "id": "shear", "quantity": "surface shear stress τ_θz = σ_yz at (10, 0, 20)", "measure": { "command": "solve.probe", "params": { "step": "Twist", "at": [ [ 10.0, 0, 20.0 ] ] }, "pointer": "/nodes/0/stress/5" }, "value": 1078.285522302814, "tolerance": { "relative": 0.01 }, "reason": "stress extrapolated to the outer surface and averaged where two blocks meet: about 0.3% with four radial quadratic elements (two gave 1.1%)" } ] }