ok all this, but is anyone there who is checking
his software results by hand calculations?
I think this is the best way to sleep without
problems the night.
I know that sometimes the plate elements and the beam
are not ccoperate succefully, because they have very different factions/equations. You can try use higher order shell elements for the plate.
But unfortunatelly you must try compare your results
with a closed results example and then use the...
take a look of rockfield fea software at http://rockfield.co.uk. It might be smaller company but
it is based on swansea fe development team which is doing serious job.
I am looking for fea tools and design algorithms/software
(non-commercial or commercial) for straightening of
RC structures with FRPs. Any idea?
Chrysanthos Maraveas, Greece