# Extract stiffness tensor C

**URL:** <https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/t/extract-stiffness-tensor-c/6155>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [July 5, 2021, 10:48am UTC](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/t/extract-stiffness-tensor-c/6155 "2021-07-05T10:48:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Showing post:** 8

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![CHAIkah](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fenicsproject.discourse.group/chaikah/32/2684_2.png) [@CHAIkah](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/u/CHAIkah)\
**Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 1:04pm UTC](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/t/extract-stiffness-tensor-c/6155/8 "2021-07-08T13:04:09Z")

</div>

> [@conpierce8](#):
>
> You need to study three different load cases (uniaxial strain in x xx , uniaxial strain in y yy , and shear strain)

you mean i need to study three different load cases (uniaxial strain in x , uniaxial strain in y , and shear strain and each time i’ll get a column of the tensor ?

---

_[View the full topic](https://fenicsproject.discourse.group/t/extract-stiffness-tensor-c/6155)._