Sign of principal stress (S1) : tension or compression
Sign of principal stress (S1) : tension or compression
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Hello,
I meshed a plate of glass with shells. Ansys gives me a picture of results (principal stress), with positive and negative values. Stupid question : positive is tension or compression ?
Thanks a lot
Sev
I meshed a plate of glass with shells. Ansys gives me a picture of results (principal stress), with positive and negative values. Stupid question : positive is tension or compression ?
Thanks a lot
Sev





RE: Sign of principal stress (S1) : tension or compression
Why don't you plot the principal stress as vectors. The arows of the vectors tells you about the type of stress (compression or tension).
Regards,
Alex
PS: I suppose, positive must be tension...