# Stress Linearization

**URL:** <https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/stress-linearization/580>\
**Category:** General Questions\
**Tags:** results\
**Created:** [November 30, 2022, 3:24pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/stress-linearization/580 "2022-11-30T15:24:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![MicheleCamposaragna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@MicheleCamposaragna](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/MicheleCamposaragna)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2022, 3:24pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/stress-linearization/580/1 "2022-11-30T15:24:04Z")

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Dear All,  
It’s possible to create path and linearize the stress along the path in order to extract Membrane and Bending contribution as requested by ASME VIII Div.2 Part 5 or EN13445-3 Direct Route (Annex B)?

Thanks  
Michele

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**Author:** ![FEAnalyst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/prepomax.discourse.group/feanalyst/32/688_2.png) [@FEAnalyst](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/FEAnalyst)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2022, 3:39pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/stress-linearization/580/2 "2022-11-30T15:39:13Z")

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It’s not implemented in PrePoMax. For now, you can use FreeCAD for this purpose: [https://wiki.freecad.org/FEM\_PostFilterLinearizedStresses](https://wiki.freecad.org/FEM_PostFilterLinearizedStresses)

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**Author:** ![synt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/prepomax.discourse.group/synt/32/4658_2.png) [@synt](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/synt)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2022, 6:50pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/stress-linearization/580/3 "2022-11-30T18:50:14Z")

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This features also may be useful to linearized plastic strain proposed by DNV by extending similar approach of result extraction along lines.