Base thickness of shell elements in topology optimization

Altair Forum User
Altair Forum User
Altair Employee
edited October 2020 in Community Q&A

hello ,

    in topology optimization using buckling constraints ,we have to give some value for base thickness.

( Analysis > optimization > topology > base thickness ).

thickness of my shell element 6mm (property > PSHELL)

what is the purpose of base thickness ?  

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  • Rahul Rajan_21763
    Rahul Rajan_21763 New Altair Community Member
    edited June 2016

    See usage of base thickness in splash shield tutorial.Refer attached screenshot.

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>base Thickness.JPG

  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited June 2016

    thanks

     

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