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4. Define material properties
Main Menu> Preprocessor> Material Props>
Material Models
Double-click on Structural, Linear, Elastic, Orthotropic.
Enter 25.0E6 for EX.
Enter 1.0E6 for EY and EZ.
Enter 0.25 for PRXY and PRXZ.
Enter 0.01 for PRYZ.
Enter 0.5E6 for GXY and GXZ.
Enter 0.2E6 for GYZ.
OK to define material property set and close the dialog box.
Material> Exit
5. Build geometry
There are several ways to create the model geometry within
ANSYS, some more convenient than others. Decide where the ori-
gin will be located and then define the rectangle primitive relative
