Solid46

[hercend08]

Hi,
I have been using solid 46 in Ansys APDL
I am dealing with sandwich element. In this case, I do have 3 different layers.
However, I want to have the second layer oriented 90 degree from the principal axis (x-axis). This will make a huge difference as the material used is orthotropic.

I have been trying to get this, but all without success.
I was wondering is anybody is familiar with solid46 and how to change the orientation of different layers within the solid (like a local coordinate system for the layer)

Thanks so much

Regards
Hercend Mpidi Bita

 

[rickfischer51]

That's an old element. It's been gone for several releases. Anyway, read the manual. You repeat real constants MAT, THETA and TK for each layer. THETA is the angle of the X axis.

Rick Fischer
Principal Engineer
Argonne National Laboratory