Thanks for the great answers every one.
3DDave at the office I do have access to a version that book so I'll be having a good read also of the standard. If any one wants I am happy to report anything interesting I find on this thread, just let me know. I guess it also best not to assume on how...
Due to going through a Dunning-Kruger drop in FEA confidence I'm starting to question some of the basics, like how important is getting the poisson ratio correct when using bricks and shells?
The Ausy steel code AS4100 states to use 0.25 but most literature I have read states poisson to be...