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Material Property Values & Conditions
Material Property Values
Below you will find information on the material property values for 3D Transversely Isotropic and 3D Orthotropic behaviour. The blue input parameter are those that must be entered in MSC Apex Generative Design. The other values are calculated automatically.
3D Transversely Isotropic
3D Orthotropic
Material Conditions
To ensure the validity of the input data, the program performs tests. The following conditions must be fulfilled for a valid material:
Isotropic Materials:
Condition 1:
-1 < ν < 0.5
Condition 2:
E ≥ 0
3D Transversely Isotropic Materials:
Condition 1
Ex>0
Condition 2
Ey>0
Condition 3
Gxy>0
Condition 4
|νy|<1
Condition 5
Condition 6
Condition 7
3D Orthotropic Materials:
Condition 1
Ex>0
Condition 2
Ey>0
Condition 3
Ez>0
Condition 4
Gxy>0
Condition 5
Gxz>0
Condition 6
Gyz>0
Condition 7
Condition 8
Condition 9
Condition 10
Condition 11
Condition 12
Condition 13
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