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Select Set Options under Input Data_._ We see that redAnTS allows us to solve the problem as plane stress or plane strain. Input 2
for plane stress. There is no temperature change in this problem, so we can use the default of 0. Click OK. Under Current Settings, you should see the message Plane Stress .
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Let's ask the computer to do something a little more mathematically challenging. So let's move on to Step 4 and prod the beast to assemble and solve the global system.