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REPLACING SOLID WITH SHELL ELEMENT

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mgk12345

Mechanical
Jun 20, 2007
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hi..
i am trying to change the solid element by the eqivalent shell element to reduce the computation time.
i got the modal analysis result within 10% for solid and shell element but % difference in the stiffness in x y and z direction is more than 20%.
i am using the solid 185 and the shell 63 for the comparison.
can anyone guide me about this problem...
 
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