Why is there a need for definition of Solid65 material in ANSYS for RC Beam modeling?

Muhammad Asad Naseer @Muhammad_Asad_Naseer

02 February 2018 0 3K Report

In RC Beam analysis in ANSYS Workbench for two point loading, is it acceptable to use the Concrete material already defined in the Engineering Database? Why do we define Solid65 instead?

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