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Laminate information in a spreadsheet

Worksheet Name	Contents	For more information, see
Laminate properties	Echo of the Solver Properties and Laminate Properties groups	Solver-specific propertiesDefining laminate properties
Material	Echo of all Pre/Post materials used in laminate, showing their relevant properties	Isotropic material properties for 2D and 3D elementsOrthotropic material properties for 2D elements
Ply Material	Echo of all Ply Materials used in the laminate, showing their relevant properties	Matrix and fiber isotropic material propertiesFiber orthotropic material properties
Laminate Definition	Echo of the laminate, showing total number of plies and total thickness	Laminate stiffness matrices
Laminate Equivalent Properties	Available only for symmetrical and balanced laminates.A, B, D and S matricesEquivalent engineering properties Result of symmetry and balance checkContents of the equivalent PSHELL MAT2 cardsAnisotropic elastic, thermal expansion, and thermal conductivity constants	Laminate stiffness matricesComputation of equivalent engineering propertiesSymmetric and balanced laminateProperties exported to the Nastran MAT2 bulk data entry

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