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The properties of 3D Transversely Isotropic material are directional dependent. One direction (axial / build direction) differs from the two other in-plane directions. The xz-axis is always the build direction, the y- and zx-direction are the in-plane directions. As an input the Young's modulus for the build direction as well as for the in-plane directions (EyE2=EzE3) are needed. Furthermore, the Shear Modulus and the two Poisson’s ratios for in-plane and axial are desired. All further necessary values are calculated in the background.
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Optional the Compression Strength can be set up. With the directional dependent Tsai-Wu Failure Criterion the difference between tension and compression can be considered besides the directional dependency.
Choose 3D Orthotropic to create a Transversely Isotropic material, leave the values for the third axis (x) empty.
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3D Orthotropic Material
The properties of 3D Orthotropic material are directional dependent. For every main axis a different Young's modulus is needed as well as Shear Moduli for all planes and the Poisson’s ratios.
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