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Flatwise Tension

AID Analysis Name
103 Sandwich Flatwise Tension
104 Sandwich Flatwise Tension with Interlaminar Shear Interaction

The flatwise tension analysis is implemented for the case of pure bending moments applied to a curved sandwich panel. This effect can become significant for cases where the ratio of panel radius of curvature to panel thickness becomes small. The flatwise tension stress is a function of the radius of each facesheet and is calculated separately for each face.

See the HME document for more information.