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March 11, 2024 at 4:14 pm
Jim Day
Ansys Employee

Plot effective stress vs. effective plastic strain for one particular integration point and compare that to your input curve..   Shell type 16 has multiple integration points through the thickness (NIP in *SECTION_SHELL) and 4 in-plane integration points.