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Shell Contribution
Use the Include contributions from shells area of the Quantity tab to select the shell contributions you want to use for the result window. This area does not appear on the dialog box unless there are shells in the model and they were part of the design study.
 
* The discussion below pertains to all quantities that allow specific measurement of shell behavior except for Strain Energy
The options in the Include contributions from shells area determine the values used for plotting the result display. All of the check boxes are selected by default.
The selections in the Include contributions from shells area are as follows:
Membrane—Include membrane values for shells in the result display.
Bending—Include bending values for shells in the result display.
Transverse Shear—Include transverse shear for shells in the result display.
There are two drop-down lists below the check boxes. These are the possible options available on the first drop-down list, and they determine the options available on the second menu:
Maximum—Display the maximum value of the shell top or bottom at a given plotting-grid point for shells and 2D shells.
Minimum—Display minimum value of the shell top or bottom at a given plotting-grid point for shells and 2D shells. For stress, this option appears only with Min Principal.
Top—Select this item to use the value of the shell top. The top of a shell or 2D shell is in the normal direction.
Bottom—Select this item to use the value of the shell bottom. The bottom of a shell or 2D shell is opposite the normal direction.
Top and Bottom—Select this item to display the values of the shell top and bottom simultaneously on the shell, with the top values at the top, and the bottom values at the bottom. Top and Bottom is the default option for stress.