{"id":190770,"date":"2021-09-02T13:57:25","date_gmt":"2021-09-02T13:57:25","guid":{"rendered":"\/forum\/forums\/reply\/190770\/"},"modified":"2021-09-02T14:01:09","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T14:01:09","slug":"190770","status":"publish","type":"reply","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/reply\/190770\/","title":{"rendered":"Reply To: Which theorem is Ansys using in the background for bending?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hi<\/p>\n<p>We can use solid 3D elements (if the model is not too large), or solsh190 elements &#8211; it depends if you are looking at only displacement or if you want a very accurate through thickness stress distribution (so stresses perpendicular to the shell surface), or shear distribution then a solid might be needed.  Of course if the model is very large (and thin), then using solid 3D elements might be too heavy computationally.<\/p>\n<p>Shell elements might be OK for a global shell model assuming it is not too thick (moderately thick) &#8211; see shell181 for more info on our shell elements. SO it all depends, on what we are looking at and are after (results).<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<br \/>\nThere are also many discussion on the internet on this:<br \/>\nAlso use a search engine and look for a discussion called:<br \/>\nComparison of ANSYS elements SHELL181 and SOLSH190<\/p>\n<p>This will give some good guidelines on what to use and what to watch out for.<br \/>\nAll the best<\/p>\n<p>Erik<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-190770","reply","type-reply","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/replies\/190770","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/replies"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/reply"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/replies\/190770\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=190770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}