K2 engineering define materials other than the default seven materials.For example how can i to define bamboo as material

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In k2 engineering, how to define materials other than the default seven materials.For example how can i to define bamboo as material.

[johnharding]

Just define the Young’s modulus and shear modulus manually, and plug into the bar/beam element I would presume. You could check the yield strength isn’t exceeded in your analysis.