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  3. Menetrey-Willam concrete model applied to SOLID185 element with discrete REINF264, causes fatal error: “MultiPlas supports only three-dimensional and two-dimensional elements.” Why is this message issued?

Menetrey-Willam concrete model applied to SOLID185 element with discrete REINF264, causes fatal error: “MultiPlas supports only three-dimensional and two-dimensional elements.” Why is this message issued?

Tagged: 2019 R3, materials, mechanical-apdl, Special Purpose, structural-mechanics
    • January 25, 2023 at 7:34 am
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      Participant

      “SECCONTROL,,1” will cause this error. This option is used to remove base-element material in the space occupied by the reinforcing fibers, but it only works for 1-D stress states. This limitation is documented under SECCONTROL Command Ref: “REMBASE = 1 typically leads to more accurate models. (The base material must support 1-D stress states.)”

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