!! finish /clear /prep7 !! Element type and material's property et,1,181 !! Shell element 181, 4-node structural shell !! Used for Composite Shell keyopt,1,1,0 !! Bending and Membrane Stiffness keyopt,1,3,2 !! Full Integration keyopt,1,8,1 !! Store data for Top and Bottom for all layers !! Multi-layer elements keyopt,1,9,0 !! No user sub-routine !! Material Properties, Graphite Epoxy mptemp,1,0 !! Temperature for material properties !! 1 -- staring location !! 0 -- T1 = 0 mpdata,ex,1,,126e3 !! Material properties data !! ex -- Ex !! 1 -- Mat. ID !! ,, -- Starting location of the data !! Default -- last location + 1 !! Ex = 126 GPa = 126e3 MPa, for Graphite Epoxy mpdata,ey,1,,11e3 !! Material properties data mpdata,ez,1,,126e3 !! Material properties data mpdata,prxy,1,,0.28 !! Material properties data mpdata,pryz,1,,0.024 !! Material properties data mpdata,prxz,1,,0.28 !! Material properties data mpdata,gxy,1,,6.6e3 !! Material properties data, Gxy = 6.6 MPa mpdata,gyz,1,,4.57e3 !! Material properties data mpdata,gxz,1,,6.6e3 !! Material properties data !! Model geometry rectng,0,1000,0,1000 !! 1 m x 1 m block !! 1000 mm x 1000 mm block !! Shell layer stacking sectype,1,shell !! Section type !! 1 -- Section ID !! Shell -- Section Type !! Laminate type !! [0/60/-60]s secdata,2,1,0,3 !! Section data !! 2 -- Thickness, 2 mm = 2e-3 m !! 1 -- Material ID !! 0 -- Angle or orientation !! 3 -- # of integration points secdata,2,1,60,3 secdata,2,1,-60,3 secdata,2,1,-60,3 secdata,2,1,60,3 secdata,2,1,0,3 secoffset,mid !! Shell nodes will be offset to midplane of the section !! Make mesh esize,,50 type,1 mat,1 asel,all amesh,all !! Now, use Beam Element et,2,188 ! 2D Beam element 188 sectype,2,beam,csolid! Section type ! 1 - section id, user defined ! beam -- type of section ! csolid -- subtype secdata,5 ! Section data ! 5 -- radius, mm ! !! Material, steel mp,ex,2,200e9 !! ex -- 200e9 MPa = 1e6 x 200e3 MPa mp,prxy,2,0.3 !! prxy -- item name !! Make FE model esize,,50 !! Recall ID type,2 mat,2 Lmesh,2 nummrg,all !! Boundary Condition !! See lines and area /pnum,line,1 lplot /pnum,area,1 aplot !! Apply Symm BC dl,1,1,symm !! dl -- dof at lines !! 1 -- line # 1 !! 1 -- area # 1, area connected with line # 1 !! symm -- Symmetric dl,4,1,symm !! Apply Simple Supported BC dl,2,1,uz,0 !! uz = 0 dl,3,1,uz,0 !! uz = 0 !! Select a desired node at Beam nsel,s,loc,x,1000 nsel,r,loc,y,500 nlist f,all,fx,1000 !! This could be a force or moment load allsel eplot finish /solution solve finish /post1 set,last layer,1 shell,top plnsol,u,sum !! set,last nsel,s,loc,x,1000 prrsol !! Select the desired layer set,last layer,1 shell,top plnsol,s,x layer,2 shell,top plnsol,s,x layer,3 shell,top plnsol,s,x