Hi David,
may be your Office disk has been damaged. Sometimes it happens! Normallly I check this possibility when I face the same problem.
U.Fassio Mech. Eng.
The difference between shell and thick plate refers mainly to the mathematical solving theory used to find strain in the plates. The border between the two types is allocated on the total amount of plate deflection in service.
A rule of thumb says to solve the plate as "thick plate"...
UPN240 is the designation of a standard European steel channel. Designation refers to shape and not to material. I do not know corrispondence with ASTM Standard but you can easy check profile dimensions at http://www.europrofil.lu/Index/ind_sales.html
U. Fassio Mechanical Engineer
I am looking for an automatic 3D solid mesh generator in stand-alone version able to be interfaced with my FEA and CFD tools. As far as I know most commercial products are quite sofisticated and therefore very expensive. On the contrary some meshers are available at low price but the quality and...