Why does a shell model, supported at the surface, bend the wrong way when subjected to gravity?


The default SHELL181 applies inertial forces at the nodes without the associated moment. Ignoring rotational inertia could cause hour-glassing with this formulation. Setting KEYOPT(3)=2 corrects the problem.

This behavior has been documented in the limitations section for SHELL181 element documentation.





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