FINISH

!close all previous modules

/CLEAR
!clear all previous models
/TITLE, Horizontal plate
/PREP7
!start PRE-PROCESSOR MODULE
!geometric parameters (mm)
length=900 ! mm
width=2100 ! mm
thickness=10 ! mm
ET,1,SHELL181
KEYOPT,1,3,2
e modes)
SECTYPE,1,SHELL
SECDATA,thickness
MP,EX,1,15000
MP,PRXY,1,0.3
MP,DENS,1,40e-9

!element type #1: SHELL181 (6 DoF)

!element #1: keyoption 3=2 (full integration incompatibl
!section #1: shell
!thickness
!Young's modulus for material #1 in N/mm2
!Poisson ratio for material #1
!material property #1: Density in kg/mm^3

!define keypoints and area

K,1,0,0
!keypoint, #, x, y
K,2,width,0
K,3,width,length
K,4,0,length
A,1,2,3,4
!area through keypoints
!element definition
AESIZE,ALL,100
AMESH,ALL

!specifies the element size to be meshed onto areas

!mesh all areas

FINISH
/SOLU
!start SOLUTION MODULE
!apply boundary conditions
DK,1,UZ,0,,,UX,UY
!define a DOF constraint at a keypoint (ux=uy=uz=0)
DK,2,UZ,0,,,UY
!define a DOF constraint at a keypoint (uy=uz=0)
DK,3,UZ,0
DK,4,UZ,0
!apply loads
ACEL,,,9.81
SOLVE
FINISH

!acceleration in m/s^2, kg*m/s^2 = N

!solve the resulting system of equations,

/POST1
PLNSOL,U,SUM,0,1

!start POST-PROCESSOR MODULE

!contour plot of deflection