Plain Strain Analysis and stress distribution

federicouriati

Hi,

I need to perform a plain strain analysis on a 2d specimen with 5mm thickness and 22 lenght and 7 height, but when in the results i try to observe the principal stress distribution in the z direction it doesn't show any value. 

I'm using pshell , and the settings are MID2 -1 and MID3 blank.

What i'm doing uncorrectly?

 

Thanks!

 

Federico

PrasannaK

Hi Federicouriati,

 

Is it possible to share the solver deck (.fem file) which you are using for this analysis?

 

Thank You

federicouriati

Yes

 

here it is

 

Thank You!

 

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SiSon

federicouriati said:

Yes

 

here it is

 

Thank You!

 

Unable to find an attachment - read this blog

Plane Strain problem：Pure membrane in plane strain. In-plane stiffness only. No bending or transverse shear stiffness. So the σz=0 is right.