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yhb

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when analyzing a plate with its aspect ratio larger than 100(nearly 1000),which element type is more appropriate, solid95,solid45 or shell63?
 
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What do you mean by aspect ratio? Thickness to length or ratio of lengths? If it's thickness to length then I would say shell63. If it's ratio of lengths I would use a beam element.
 
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