rb1957, thank you for that suggestion. I think this is what must be the issue, since using L = 2m in the hand calculation gives 7.2m, which is much closer to the result given in the FEA. Thanks!
Hello everyone,
I am currently carrying out a university project in which I am trying to model a ski pole shaft being eccentrically loaded. The shaft is a hollow cylinder of dimensions:
inner radius = 8mm
outer radius = 9mm
length = 100cm
I am using MSC Marc Mentat software to load the...