Composite Layers:

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This is important thing we must do, Changing Job Name is the better way to save our work later without any problems.

Hint: Sometimes, some windows disappear, so click on this icon

Enter the Job Name you want. And Pick Yes for new Log error file this is good for Session Editor.

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Preprocessor:
Choosing structural to update all mechanical and physical properties such as Loads, stresses .. etc.

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Select Shell (3D 4node 181) , Also if we want select Solid, no problem it will be same procedure this contains 6 DOF, (ux,uy,uz,Rotx,Roty,Rotz) and NO Real Constant needed.

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Enter First material properties and Density if available

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From here select (New Model) to setup new material for composite.

Click OK, see the new material ID = 2

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See Material Model No. 2

Again click isotropic and enter any information you want.

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Now you can see that we have two materials with their information.

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Enter Name of first material if you want.

This is Compulsory not zero, enter any angle to change the direction of the layer molecular or something like that, ) ( Material ID = 1 Thickness of first Layer here
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Select Mid Plane

Now pick Add Layer to add another material

Note: if we have many layers, we have to pick Add Layer many times, but in previous versions we can enter the No. of Layers.

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See this is No. 2, enter second material information

Assume -30

We take this as a Mid Plane

See this is very important fig. now the Orientation is different.

Now OK

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Draw a rectangle in Nano size, here Width = 20 and Height = 30

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Meshing setup, pick Lines then enter value of division once for long and the for short Lines

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Apply (3 or 4 sided) for complete Mesh.

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This is a simple checking for our composite, click on (Layered Elements) then select any element in the model then OK.

This window will appear just click OK See this is the number of element you just picked in the model , and the composite material along with this element has to be displayed in the next step, Also you can change this No. if you desired.

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An explanation of composite materials according to selected element.

You can back to original model Plot menu then (Multi-Plot)

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Displacement constraint on two sides.

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Apply load = 1000 on node as in the fig

Load on Z means perpendicular on the shape

close it
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