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How many integration points are used for quad shell elements?

Tagged: 19, General, mechanical, static, structural-and-thermal, structural-mechanics
    • March 17, 2023 at 9:00 am
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      For quad shell elements (Shell 181) if the model is linear one then 3 integration points are used otherwise 5 integration points are used with plasticity. You can issue SLIST command via command object which will give you the details in Solver Output.

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