Plate Statement
- Last UpdatedDec 08, 2025
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Two special keywords, LAMINATE and DISPLACED, have been added to the plate statement.
LAMINATE defines the laminate (implies thickness, designation and weight of the laminate).
DIS[PLACED] defines how to place the laminate. If given and one surface of the core material as specified to coincide with the mold plane (for example, MAT=60, 0), then mold plane of the plate will be placed outside the laminate on the side of the plate originally located in the mold plane.
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PLATE, ... [,LAMINATE = <lam1>[,<lam2> ] [,DISPL] , ... ; |
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<lam1> |
Indicates the laminate code or laminate name on the side of the plate pointing in the positive direction of the w-axis (or as indicated by MSIDE). If the laminate consists of multiple layers of a basic laminate combination, simply add a multiplication factor followed by an * before the laminate name, for example, LAM = 2*L3. Note: It should be observed that if two laminate names are given they must be separated by colon (:). |
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<lam2> |
Laminate for the opposite side. If <lam2> is omitted, then <lam2>=<lam1>. |
Example (see the image below):
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PLATE, ... ,MAT=60 ,LAM=L2:L3 ,DISPL ,QUA=600 ; |
