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  1. WillBerg

    Patran - conformal mesh of different objects.

    Hi, I would like to mesh a "line body" inside a 3D-solid so that they have common nodes. Model a beam inside a mesh of tet or hex elements that is. How to do this in Patran? Thanks.
  2. WillBerg

    Composite modelling with solid elements

    Hello, is there any FEM Software/System capable of: 1.meshing directionally reinforced composites with tetrahedrals or 8(20)-node bricks (and calculating elastic properties of every resulting element); 2.calculating the above structure; 3.analyzing the results in relation to composite...
  3. WillBerg

    Ansys APDL cylindrical surface

    The ADRAG works. Thanks alot!
  4. WillBerg

    Ansys APDL cylindrical surface

    Hi, how can a cylindrical surface be programmed in Ansys APDL, in cylindrical coordinates? I try to assamble one with a,,,, command,from sectors, but no matter in how many sectors I divide it(2, 3, ...80) it throws an error "circle trying to span greater than 180 degrees" and fails to generate...
  5. WillBerg

    Lower-bound knockdown factor

    Hello, can anyone shed a light on what a lower-bound knockdown factor is (in context of structural design)? (or an "upper-bound factor" for that matter)
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