Strain for Elements

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

Hi George, 

 

What is the reason why there is no option to plot strain (von-mises strain, true strain, etc) as contour? It is only possible for plastic strain. 

 

Best, J

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  • Altair Forum User
    Altair Forum User
    Altair Employee
    edited April 2018

    Hi,

    Did you try with /ANIM/SHELL/TENS/STRAIN/ALL keyword in engine file, which will generate animation files containing shell tensor data for strain result.

    Normally for a non-linear analysis we are interested in the plastic strain developed in the model, which is nothing but the deformation/damage happened due to the dynamic loading in the component.

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