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PlateMat3D

Plate material object.
Property Long name Unit Description
Name Name - Name of the plate material.
Comments Comments - Comments on the plate material.
UserFeatures UserFeatures - UserFeatures of the plate material object.
MaterialName Identification - Identification of the plate material
MaterialNumber Idenitification number - Identification number of the plate material.
Colour Colour - Colour of the plate material.
Elasticity Elasticity -
Elastic
Sets plate material behaviour to elastic.
Elastoplastic
Sets plate material behaviour to elastoplastic.
IsLinear IsLinear -
True
Enables linear plate material behaviour.
False
Disables linear plate material behaviour.
IsIsotropic IsIsotropic -
True
Enables isotropic plate material behaviour.
False
Disables isotropic plate material behaviour.
IsEndBearing IsEndBearing -
True
Enables end-bearing plate material behaviour.
False
Disables end-bearing plate material behaviour.
PreventPunching Prevent punching -
True
Provide some artificial tip resistance to prevent spurious punching shear, if the plate is used as a wall.
False
No artificial tip resistance is provided.
d d Length Thickness of the plate.
w γ Force/Length3 Unit weight of the plate material.
E1 E1 Force/Length2 Young'Time modulus in first axial direction.
E2 E2 Force/Length2 Young'Time modulus in second axial direction.
Nu12 ν12 - Poisson'Time ratio.
G12 G12 Force/Length2 In-plane shear modulus.
G13 G13 Force/Length2 Out-of-plane shear modulus related to shear deformation over first direction.
G23 G23 Force/Length2 Out-of-plane shear modulus related to shear deformation over second direction.
sigy11 σy,11 Force/Length2 Yield stress parameter in the first axial direction.
sigy11 σy,22 Force/Length2 Yield stress parameter in the second axial direction.
W11 W11 Length2 Plastic section modulus in the first axial direction.
W22 W22 Length2 Plastic section modulus in the second axial direction.
RayLeighAlpha Rayleigh α - Mass-related Rayleigh damping coefficient of the plate.
RayLeighBeta Rayleigh β - Stiffness-related Rayleigh damping coefficient of the plate.