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Shell Stresses [Top or Bottom]

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Click Analysis Results > Shell Forces, Moments & Stresses > Shell Stresses [Top or Bottom] to see a table of top or bottom shell stresses.  The Shell Stresses [Top or Bottom] table appears.

 

Shell stresses table

 

Select the desired Load Combination.

 

Choose whether the table should display results for the selected entities or for all entities.

 

Specify the stress locations to be at the nodes and/or the center of each shell by clicking Settings and Tools > Data Options.

 

The table reports stresses for the desired shells.

 

The shell stresses include:

 

Sxx: in-plane normal axial stress in the local x direction

Syy: in-plane normal axial stress in the local y direction

Sxy: in-plane shear stress

Sxz: out-of-plane shear on the x face

Syz: out-of-plane shear on the y face

 

The table can be printed with the Print button.