FISH Functions

FISH functions operating on structural shells. The type specifiers used in the FISH function signatures are given in the FISH Type Index section.

Note that all shell functions will also work with both geogrid elements and liner elements.

Structural Shell Functions

struct.shell.area(STRUCT_SHELL_PNT)	Get surface area of the shell-type element.
struct.shell.beta(STRUCT_SHELL_PNT)	Get shell-type material system beta angle.
struct.shell.depth.factor(STRUCT_SHELL_PNT)	Get the depth factor at which stresses have been recovered.
struct.shell.element.type(STRUCT_SHELL_PNT)	Get the name of the finite-element type used by this...
struct.shell.force.nodal(STRUCT_SHELL_PNT,INT<,INT>)	Get the generalized nodal force acting on the shell at...
struct.shell.poisson(STRUCT_SHELL_PNT)	Get/set the Poisson’s ratio of the element.
struct.shell.pressure(STRUCT_SHELL_PNT)	Get/set the uniform pressure acting on the shell.
struct.shell.prop.anis(STRUCT_SHELL_PNT,INT,INT)	Get the anisotropic material properties.
struct.shell.prop.ortho(STRUCT_SHELL_PNT,INT,INT)	Get the orthotropic material properties.
struct.shell.prop.type(STRUCT_SHELL_PNT)	Get the material property type.
struct.shell.resultant(STRUCT_SHELL_PNT,INT<,INT>)	Get stress resultants last calculated for the element at the...
struct.shell.resultant.valid(STRUCT_SHELL_PNT)	Get stress resultant validity flag.
struct.shell.stress(STRUCT_SHELL_PNT,INT<,INT<,INT>>)	Get the shell stresses at the current depth factor at...
struct.shell.stress.prin(STRUCT_SHELL_PNT,INT<,INT>)	Get the resolved principal stress at the current depth factor...
struct.shell.stress.valid(STRUCT_SHELL_PNT)	Get the stress validity flag for the element.
struct.shell.thickness(STRUCT_SHELL_PNT)	Get/set the element thickness.
struct.shell.volume(STRUCT_SHELL_PNT)	Get the element volume, or surface area times thickness.
struct.shell.young(STRUCT_SHELL_PNT)	Get/set the Young’s modulus of the element.

• struct.shell.area
• struct.shell.beta
• struct.shell.depth.factor
• struct.shell.element.type
• struct.shell.force.nodal
• struct.shell.poisson
• struct.shell.pressure
• struct.shell.prop.anis
• struct.shell.prop.ortho
• struct.shell.prop.type
• struct.shell.resultant
• struct.shell.resultant.valid
• struct.shell.stress
• struct.shell.stress.prin
• struct.shell.stress.valid
• struct.shell.thickness
• struct.shell.volume
• struct.shell.young