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How is the additional stiffness treated when a quad or strake has a stiffener layout?

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How is the additional stiffness treated when a quad or strake has a stiffener layout?

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• The axial and bending stiffness of the stiffener(s) defined on that plate element are “smeared” into the panel’s property. If an edge stiffener is defined, MAESTRO adds the axial and bending stiffness of the whole stiffener to the panel on which the stiffener is defined.