May 15, 2023 at 11:09 pm
mpirkle
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Chandra,

Great! So If I want the results from the middle layer of the shell281 element for node 14944 in the first lamina (0 degree fiber orientation for this lamina), my code should look like this:

 

/POST26
LAYERP26,1
SHELL,MID                                                               
ANSOL,3,14944,S,X,SXNODE14944                      
ANSOL,2,14944,EPEL,X,EPSXNODE14944           
/AXLAB,Y,STRESS [MPa]                                        
/AXLAB,X,STRAIN                                                  
PLVAR,3                                                                   
XVAR,2               
 
 
Do I need to activate the coordinate system using RSYS,11 in POST1, or does it automatically use the coordinate system for the fiber orientation (0 degrees in this case) based upon the LAYERP26 choice?
 
Also, do you know if the ANSOL averaged nodal results are typically preferred for a tensile test stress study?
 
Thank you!