XANSYS Message: 46740 [Go back to message list]
[bookmark on del.icio.us]
Average Rating: -5 (1 votes)
Subject: Re: solid95 solid 186
Author: Devendra Natekar
Date: 2003-02-13 15:15:00Thanks Guys!
Great help. Thanks Grama!
Deven
Univ. Colorado, Boulder
Mech. Engg
Ph.D.
Quoting Grama Bhashyam :
> Devendra
> Sheldon and Mark have already given the primary reasons.
> There are some others too: like support for Variational
> analysis, user material etc.
> May I suggest the following links - they have information that
> is not typically available in the manuals.
> http://www.ansys.com/industry/nonlinear/presentations/180xAdvantages.pdf
> http://www.ansys.com/industry/nonlinear/presentations/elements-18x.pdf
> --grb
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Rodamaker [mailto:mark@m...]
> Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 2:18 PM
> To: xansys@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [xansys] solid95 solid 186
> Deven,
> For most applications, the 2 elements should be identical. Solid186 has
> more material possibilities which is the reason for the 18x family of
> elements. The plan is to obsolete the earlier elements eventually.
> Previously, Ansys had a standard element, another for hyperelasticity,
> another for viscoelasticiy etc. All of these can be replaced with one
> element if it can do all of the material models.
> Mark Rodamaker
> MCR Associates
> 904 Shadow Creek Place
> Los Altos,Ca, 94024
> 650-949-5233
> ----- Original Message -----
> From:
> To:
> Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 10:03 AM
> Subject: [xansys] solid95 solid 186
> > Hi
> > Does any one know if SOLID186 is better than SOLID95 and for what
> applications.
> > The manual is not clear on this one
> > Thanks
> > Deven
> > Univ. Colorado, Boulder
> > Mech Engg
> > Ph.D.