Examine Results with ANSYS Mechanical APDL

Use ANSYS to examine the finite element results generated by Helius PFA.

It is assumed you are familiar with using ANSYS to view and post-process finite element results. Therefore this section focuses on issues unique to the process of examining and interpreting progressive failure results generated by Helius PFA. This section is divided into two parts. The first part focuses on the generation of contour plots for MCT state variables. The second part deals with the issue of correlating damage distribution with overall changes in structural stiffness, including the detection of global structural failure.