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How do you interpret the difference in probed reactions for a 2D plane stress model and a 2D plane strain model?

Tagged: 2019 R3, General, mechanical, structural-mechanics
    • April 13, 2023 at 7:33 am
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      Plane strain (epsilon Z=zero) reaction can be interpreted as force/unit depth. Plane stress (SigmaZ=zero) uses PLANE183 elements with thickness (KEYO(1)=3). Reaction can be interpreted as force/unit depth times user defined thickness. By default user defined thickness is 1000mm in N-mm units, but can be changed by the user. Attached is a simple project file that illustrates a full 3D model and two 2D models (plane strain, plane stress) for comparison.

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      1. 2061092.zip

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