Anisotropic materials have different material properties in the horizontal and vertical directions.
The properties of anisotropic shell elements include the same material properties that are described in the Isotropic Material Property section. Additional properties are described below:
- Gij
Elements from the material property matrix for this material type as described in the Nastran manual.
- Thermal Expansion Coefficient Vectors (Ai)
These values are the thermal expansion coefficient vectors.