Hello
I want to simulate a composite panel with variable stiffness. how can i define a local orientation angle of each element in shell plate , like this one
need some guidance on it
Regards
Hi @harishameed, it looks like they are different along the “x” direction (or to the right)… If so, you could create element sets for elements at a given x-coordinate and apply an orientation on the shell section keyword:
*SHELL SECTION, MATERIAL=Steel, ELSET=Shell_Set_1, ORIENTATION=T0
and make sure you have an orientation card as such:
*ORIENTATION, NAME=T0, SYSTEM=RECTANGULAR
0.,0.,0.,1.,0.,0.
Good luck!
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got it. thank you. will try to implement it.
i have made a shell plate with varying orientations.
i need some guidance on performing optimization with calculix. can you suggest me which optimizer suits this case. based on deformation I want to optimize the fiber angle. need some suggestion to work on. thanks in advance.
I haven’t used it but I saw this one- maybe give it a try:
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Thank you for your prompt reply. I will look into it.
Regards
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