The Shear modulus, sometimes called the rigidity modulus, refers to the change produced by a tangential stress, and provides a measure of how "stiff" the material is.
The Shear modulus (fiber) result is generated from a Fiber orientation Pack analysis using Midplane or Dual Domain analysis technology.
Using this result
The Shear modulus (fiber) result is a fiber-over-thickness (FOT) averaged value, therefore, it is an element-based value averaged over all the laminates of each element.
The Shear modulus (G12) result is a laminate-based value, therefore, you can view the shear modulus distribution for each laminate in the model. You can check this result for more detailed information on the shear modulus distribution.
Shear modulus is a mechanical property value. The distribution of this mechanical property is used by the structural analysis for its performance evaluation in a Stress analysis.
Orthotropic assumption
The thermo-mechanical property calculation for fiber-filled composites are based on the orthotropic assumption, that fiber-filled material properties are different in three orthogonal principal directions. Under this assumption, there are 9 independent mechanical constants and three independent thermal expansion coefficients. In models analysed using Midplane or Dual Domain analysis technology, because of the plain stress assumption in the shell structure analysis in Warp, only 4 mechanical constants (tensile modulus in first/second principal directions, Poisson ratio v12, shear modulus G12) are necessary.
- Click
. The Process Settings Wizard dialog opens. - If necessary, click Next until you reach the Fill+Pack Settings page of the Wizard.
- Select the option Fiber orientation analysis if fiber material, and then click Fiber parameters. The Fiber Orientation Solver Parameters dialog opens
- Click Composite property calculation options, and then from the Fiber-filled property output drop-down list, select Orthotropic set.