what type of post-processing has to be used for 2D elm PSHEL with MAT 8

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Hello, 

I'm trying to obtain the stress or forces of 2D elm defined with PSHELL with a MAT8 (with a E = to an equivalent E of composite material). 

I would like to see the radial and tangential forces or stresses and bending and torsion. 

I have in the contour plot stress or 2D force. But I don't know exactly what i see : is it force or stress or flux ? 

ex : 2D forces membrane X : i think that it is forces X in the element coordinate system. 

Why the Max of the 2D forces membrane X is not at the same location of the stress XX in the elemental system ? 

 

Thanks

 

 

Jason_Craanen

Hello,

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