To assign plate elements as plane stress elements, use
the following procedure.
This specification
results in plates that only resist stress within the plane of the plate, but
resist no out-of plane bending. These plate elements are analogous to truss
members.
Tip: You can also assign this plate
specification from the
Plate Specs dialog, which opens when you click
Plate on the
Specifications - Whole Structure dialog.
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Select the plates which will be plane stress elements.
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On the
Specification ribbon tab, select the
tool in the
Specifications group.
The
Plate Specs dialog opens to the
Plane Stress tab.
Note: There are no parameters to
provide for this plate specification.
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Either:
To… | Do the following… |
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add the specification to
the model and assign to the current plate selection |
click
Assign. |
add the specification to
the model for later assignment |
click
Add. |
The dialog closes.