Is it possible to use shell elements in a 2D-Solid (Plane stress/Plane Strain) type of analysis?
No it is not possible to add 3-dimensional Shell elements to a 2D-Solid analysis. It will be possible to choose Wire in the sketcher and draw a line which would in theory represent the Shell element. It will also be possible to create a Shell section. However when it comes to assigning the shell section to the line the shell section will not appear in the scroll down list. Instead model the surface using Beam elements.
Related Questions
- I am doing a plane stress analysis and the geometry even though consisting of a single material has 2 regions with different thicknesses. How do I specify these?
- How are stresses for the shell elements calculated? Can I compare the calculated stresses directly to the allowable stress of shell material?
- Are there limits to plane stress analysis?
