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Added stiffness modification factors for rectangular plate and quarilateral elements. Orthotropic in-plane behavior can now be modeled. This can be used to model the cracked stiffness of concrete and masonry for in-plane loads. Exercise caution when using this feature. These factors only apply to in-plane stiffnesses in the element's local x and y directions. Out-of-plane stiffnesses are not modified. Ensure element local axes are aligned to the directions you want to apply the stiffness modifications to.
The arguments for many methods relating to rect plates and quads have been reorganized with the addition of the stiffness modification factors. With this update any plate/quad models you have will likely need to be updated.
Reformulated rectangular plate element in-plane (membrane) forces. These elements are now isoparametric just like the quad elements. This was done to make them orthotropic.