Is there a way to set the number of integration points or change the element type (reduced or fully integrated) in Mechanical? It appears that mechanical automatically creates 3 integration points and reduced integration Shell 281 elements when you use a quadratic mesh on a shell element. All...
For a shell model (ASME Sect. 8 Div. 2 analysis) of welded structures, when is it okay to average across part boundaries and when should you look at the parts separately? I realize solid sub models should be used to examine the welded areas because of discontinuities, but I was taught that it is...
