PlaneStrain

A PlaneStrain section maintains a condition of plane strain in a 2D solid element.

Python

Model.section("PlaneStrain", tag, material, thickness)

Parameters:

• tag (int) – integer tag identifying the section

• material (int) – integer tag identifying a General Materials

• thickness (float) – section thickness

The plane strain condition is characterized by the constraints:

\[\mathbf{g}_n \cdot \boldsymbol{E}\mathbf{g}_n = 0\]

Example