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Sierra/SD Verification Test Manual 5.32

Beale, Dagny Marie [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0009000643257959)·Bunting, Gregory [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000205234602)·Vo, Johnathan [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0009000055875654)·Bouma, Adam Joseph [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000173639540)·Lindsay, Payton [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0009000308759521)·Pepe, Justin [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0009000265824046)·Thomas, Jesse David [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000348336040)·Plews, Julia Anne [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:000900043390920X)·Treweek, Benjamin Charles [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000268852563)·Crane, Nathan Karl [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0009000614971328)
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Tests from the Sierra Structural Dynamics verification test suite are reviewed. For each of the tests presented in this document the test setup, derivation of the analytic solution, and comparison of the Sierra code results to the analytic solution is provided. This document can be used to confirm that a given code capability is verified or referenced as a compilation of example problems.

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Beale, Dagny Marie [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0009000643257959), Bunting, Gregory [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000205234602), Vo, Johnathan [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0009000055875654), Bouma, Adam Joseph [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000173639540), Lindsay, Payton [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0009000308759521), Pepe, Justin [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0009000265824046), Thomas, Jesse David [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000348336040), Plews, Julia Anne [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:000900043390920X), Treweek, Benjamin Charles [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000268852563), Crane, Nathan Karl [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0009000614971328). 2026-09-01. Sierra/SD Verification Test Manual 5.32. https://doi.org/10.2172/3683717

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