How to interpretate plate results?

Creation date: 7/30/2018 4:15 AM Updated: 9/7/2023 5:51 PM plate element results

Answer:

For example consider the below case,

The loads listed are being applied on this meshed plate.

Now ,

Force refers to the internal forces developed at each node due this load applied.

Say if I am want to isolate a corner element, and get the forces developed at the node, then one will have to refer to Force (local or Global).
So these are basically the internal forces for the element.

These forces cause stresses in the plate referred under Results tables > Plate Stresses (local & global)

From these stresses what is derived is the Force per unit length which is generally used for design.

The details of which is given below.