structuralProperties
Assign structural properties of material for structural model
Syntax
Description
structuralProperties(
assigns Young's modulus and Poisson's ratio for the entire geometry. Use this syntax if your model is static and does not account for gravitational and thermal effects.structuralmodel
,'YoungsModulus',YMval
,'PoissonsRatio',PRval
)
Tip
A structural model supports only homogeneous isotropic materials. Therefore, all material properties must be numeric scalars.
structuralProperties(___,'MassDensity',
assigns the mass density of the material for the entire geometry, and can include any of the arguments used in the previous syntax. Specify the mass density of the material if your model is transient or modal, or if it accounts for gravitational effects.MDval
)
structuralProperties(___,'CTE',
assigns the coefficient of thermal expansion for a thermal stress analysis. Use this syntax if your model is static and accounts for thermal effects.CTEval
)
structuralProperties(___,'HystereticDamping',
assigns the hysteretic damping parameter that models damping forces counteracting velocity but independent of frequency. Use this syntax for direct and modal frequency response analyses.g
)
structuralProperties(___,
assigns material properties for the specified geometry region.RegionType
,RegionID
)
returns the material properties object.mtl
= structuralProperties(___)