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September 13, 2023 at 2:02 pm
Jim Day
Ansys Employee
If you replaced the shell with a solid, then everything would fit together properly. The concerns would be (a) possible reduction in time step due to the thin solid element(s), and (b) less versatility in controlling number of integration points through the thickess (as is always the case when considering use of solids instead of shells).