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Ansys; meshing volumn of object using shell element

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CJEng

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Hi, i'm new to ansys. i'm trying to analyse fibre reinforced composite structure using shell99 element. Meshing works ok in 2d but not in 3d. is there a way of solving this? any help will be greatly appreciated.
 
Presumably you mean that you can't mesh a volume with shell99 elements. There is a solid shell element available (SOLSH190) but I don't think it is suitable for layered apps. You'll therefore need to mid-surface the volume into a planar surface.


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