Re: A question about using shell element in Abaqus

The finer the better friend !

BenZ.

--- In ABAQUS@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "qunsingcn" <richardsyw@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> Dear All,
> I am gonna model a plate(or plate-like) structure using S4R shell 
> elements. The in-plane dimension of the plate is 20mm by 20mm, and 
> out-of-plane dimension is 800um. For some reason, I hope to model 
it 
> using S4R shell element with size of 50um by 50um or 100um by 
100um. 
> In this case, for a single shell element, its in-plane dimension 
> 50um or 100um is much much smaller than the out-of-plane dimension 
> which is 800um. Can I mesh the plate like that? Or will any 
> limitations result from this mesh? Thanks in advance.
> 
> =========
> Richard Sun
> National University of Singapore





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