MSC Patran Making A Composite Model
MSC Patran Making A Composite Model
MSC Patran Making A Composite Model
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MAT8 MID E1 E2 NU12 G12 G1Z G2Z RHO
MAT8 1 20.+6 2.+6 0.35 1.6+6 1.6+6 1.6+6 1.3-4
A1 A2 TREF Xt Xc Yt Yc S
-2.3-7 4.5-6 1.3+5 1.2+5 1.1 +4 1.2+4 1.25+4
GE F12 STRN
Materials:
Create/ 2d
Orthotropic/
Manual Input
Material Name
Input Properties
Linear Elastic
Apply
Input Properties
Failure
Apply
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PCOMP PID Z0 NSM SB FT TREF GE LAM
PCOMP 1 5000.0 HILL 0.0
Materials:
Create/ Composite/
Laminate
To create a ply, click
on a ply material in
Existing Materials.
Repeat for each of
the plies
Thickness for all
layers: 0.0054
Orientations: 0 45
–45 90 90 –45 45 0
Load Text Into
Spreadsheet
Apply
Properties:
Create/ 2D/ Shell
Property Set Name
Option: Laminate
Input Properties
Click on Mat Prop
Name Icon to
select the material
Click on coord. sys.
for projection to
material coord. sys.
OK
Select elements
Apply
Elements:
Verify/ Element/
Normals
Draw Normal Vectors
Apply
Properties:
Show/ Shell
Orientation Angle
Apply
Large field format on PCOMP continuation fields allows easier cutting and
pasting of plies
Analysis:
Analyze/ Entire
Model/ Full Run
Translation
Parameters/
OP2
Subcases/
Create
Output
Requests/
Advanced/
Element Stress
Ply Stresses
OK
Apply
Analysis:
Access Results
Read Output2
Results:
Create/
Quick Plot
Result/
Stress Tensor
Position/
Layer 1
Quantity/
X Component
Select Deformation
Result:
Displacements,
Translational
Apply