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Shell elements with plasticity
Posted Dec 16, 2016, 5:05 p.m. EST Structural Mechanics Version 5.0, Version 5.1, Version 5.2, Version 5.2a 0 Replies
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I am trying to run a simple stress analysis on a pressure vessel with internal pressure.
Since the vessel wall is relatively thin compared to the vessel diameter, it is more appropriate to use shell elements instead of solid elements.
However, it seems that the shell elements in COMSOL does not support non-linear material models, specifically plasticity !!!
Do you confirm guys ? Is there a way around to carry out an elasto-plastic analyis with shell elements in COMSOL ?
Thank you
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