solid 45 vs solid 185

[mel08]

Hello,
could anyone tell me the main difference between solid45 and solid185, and when you would choose one over the other. Would you get the same results no matter which element you used??
thanks!!

 

[slumdogengineer]

Hi,

I am also interested in this question. Although I don't know the exact details, if you look in the manual section 2.17 "Legacy vs Current Elements" it gives an outline of the general differences between "current technology" and legacy elements. It seems that you can approximate (replicate?) the behaviour of solid45 by using solid185 with certain keyopts.

I think the short answer is that solid185 should produce more accurate results, and has more bells and whistles. However probably for simple analyses the results should be pretty much the same. The manual still recommends that you use the current-tech elements though.

 

[mel08]

Thanks!!
Yeah, i've been reading a bit and that's my understanding too. From my analysis the results seem better with solid185 so I guess I'll stick to using that one.
Thanks again!