Plates

Plates

new Plates()

Creates an instance of the SkyCiv Plates class.

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Extends

Methods

(static) add(nodes, thickness, material_id, rotZ, type, offset, state, isMeshed)

Create a plate with the next available ID.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
nodes Array.<number>

An array of node IDs that define the plate. At least 3 IDs are required.

thickness number

Plate thickness.

material_id number

The ID of the material to use for the plate.

rotZ number

Rotation about the z-axis.

type "auto"

Mindlin plates take into account shear deformations based on the Mindlin-Reissner Theory.

offset number

Offset of the plate along its local z-axis.

state "stress" | "strain"

Denotes whether the plate is in a state of plane stress or plane strain.

isMeshed boolean

Indicates whether the plate is already meshed.

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(static) getPlateIdsFromNodesIds(nodes)

Get the IDs of all plates that match the provided nodes array. Node order IS considered.

Parameters:
Name Type Description
nodes Array.<number>

An array of node IDs that define the plate. At least 3 IDs are required.

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