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ABD matrices of composite laminate

Thread starter astry200m
Start date Nov 20, 2015

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Nov 20, 2015

astry200m

Mechanical

Hello,

I am modeling a composite laminate using SHELL281 layered elements. My enquiry is if there is a way to extract the laminate stiffness matrices (ABD matrices) of my laminate from Ansys, either via GUI or APDL commands.

Thanx in advance,

Astrinos