Scale factor for nonlinear buckling

- February 15, 2023 at 1:41 pm
  
  Benjamin Chng
  Subscriber
  
  Hi, does anyone know how do I identify the value to use for scale factor when I want to conduct nonlinear buckling analysis
- February 15, 2023 at 2:13 pm
  
  Erik Kostson
  Ansys Employee
  
  Hi
  
  That is upto the user.
  
  You might know how much to use based on your application (say due to manufacturing imperfections as an example) but that is up to you again.
  
  All the best
  
  Erik
- February 17, 2023 at 10:48 am
  
  Claudio Pedrazzi
  Subscriber
  
  I once had a similar problem to solve. I took from the codes the maximum allowable manufacturing tolerance (in my case a non-circularity of a cylindrical tank, 1.5%) and then did a sensitivity study where I showed the influence of this choice on the result, from 0.5% to 3%. Don't forget also to look at whether mode number 1 gives the most conservative result.

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