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Localized Failure
If your failure criterion is yield, then your structure fails and there is no need to re-distribute the loads. I guess you have to clarify what is really your failure criteria. -
rigid element for 3D analysis NASTRAN
jmarcoj a rigid element stay rigid in linear analysis, dosn't matter if its 2D or 3D. you wrote: "The displacement of the slave node is not equal to the displacement of the master". The displacements are not necessarily equal. check your model by replacing the rigid element with a pyramid...- ykantor
- Post #6
- Forum: Aircraft engineering
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FEMAP vs Patran
I have used both Patran (up to now) and Femap ( till couple of years ago). Patran is more powerfull but not friendly, and Femap is friendlier, and easy to learn and run. In my opinion, unless you need a feature which is unique to Patran , Femap is a better choice. regards- ykantor
- Post #7
- Forum: Finite Element Analysis (FEA) engineering
