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Interpretation of results / Strain Energy

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kuimel

Mechanical
Jun 25, 2009
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Hi,

I have a problem, I don't know how to interpretate the results I obtained in the .pch file.
The situation is the following one:
- I have a .pch file where appears the Strain Energy of every node of the model, divided in 3 columns (for the 3 directions) and in different modes.
-What I see is that for one mode, the model get deformed in a direction, for example, X, and in the pch appears that the direction where there is the most Strain Energy is, for example, Y. What I though is that the deforming direction and the direction, where most of the Strain Energy would concentrate, would be the same.
-How can I interpretate these results?

I will really appreciate any kind of help.

Thank you.
 
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