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Singularities and Constraints
The following table shows which combinations of constraints and different types of entities can possibly result in infinite stresses or displacements:
Constraint
Beam
Shell
Solid
Point
disp
stress
ok
ok
disp
stress
ok
disp
stress
ok
Line, Edge
disp
stress
ok
ok
disp
stress
ok
disp
stress
ok
Surface, Face
disp
stress
n/a
n/a
disp
stress
ok
1
disp
stress
ok
1
1. Stress is infinite along the boundary of the surface/face.
This information also applies to temperatures and fluxes that result from heat loads, convection conditions, and prescribed temperatures in Thermal.
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