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Boundary condition
Hi everybody! I'm analyzing with Patran and Nastran a multi-arch structure where the arches are made of a sandwich material (so I used 3D elements for the core e 2D elements for the upper and lower faces). The problem that I have is related to the boundary condition because as you can see in the... -
Regolith (or soil) load
Hi everybody, I'm working on my thesis and the project is about a martian habitat. So for the moment, I'm trying to analyze a hemispherical structure that is represented in the figure. The problem is that I'm searching for a rapid way to describe the shielding regolith (or soil it depends on how...- Ale22pic
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Non-linear material in Nastran
Hi guys! First of all, I'm new to this forum and this is my first thread, so if there are some mistakes in the way that I posted it tell me. Anyway, I'm working on finite element simulation with Patran and Nastran on a particular composite material, actually, we can say it's a sandwich. I'm...
