Thanks for all of your help- I ran my model twice, once with the compression properties and once with the tension properties. I saw a 1.5% increase in ply stress and a 4.7% increase in deflection using the tensile properties. I will therefore just use the tensile properties, since for my...
I am using Nastran NX 8.0. I'm using the MAT8 card to input 2D properties for a unidirectional CF. The material properties I have specify different tensile and compression modulus and Poisson's ratio. My load case is complex so bending is impossible to predict.
Is there a way to input...
