Output of Element Forces
ELEMENT FORCE outputs are available at the following locations:
- Center point of the element.
- All corner nodes of the element.
- At any user specified point within the element.
The following is a list of the items included in the ELEMENT STRESS output:
Setting | Description |
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SQX, SQY | Shear stresses (Force/ unit len./thk.) |
SX, SY, SXY | Membrane stresses (Force/unit len./thk) |
MX, MY, MXY | Bending moments per unit width (Moment/unit len.) |
SMAX, SMIN | Principal stresses (Force/unit area) |
TMAX | Maximum shear stress (Force/unit area) |
ANGLE | Orientation of the principal plane (Degrees) |
VONT, VONB | |
TRESCAT, TRESCAB |
Notes
- All element stress output is in the local coordinate system. The direction and sense of the element stresses are explained in Section 2.6.
- To obtain element stresses at a specified point within the element, the user must provide the coordinate system for the element. Note that the origin of the local coordinate system coincides with the center node of the element.
- Principal stresses (SMAX & SMIN), the maximum shear stress (TMAX), the orientation of the principal plane (ANGLE), the Von Mises stress (VONT & VONB), and the Tresca stress (TRESCAT & TRESCAB) are also printed for the top and bottom surfaces of the elements. The top and the bottom surfaces are determined on the basis of the direction of the local Z-axis.