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Sphere

A sphere is given an initial velocity. For its impact on a plate, surface to surface contact is specified. Download is available in the download section of this document

Keywords

Keywords

This example has been taken from the introductory class of Jim Day. Example name: sphere1.k

The used Keywords in alphabetical order.

*BOUNDARY_SPC_NODE
*CONTACT_SURFACE_TO_SURFACE
*CONTROL_CONTACT
*CONTROL_CPU
*CONTROL_DAMPING
*CONTROL_ENERGY
*CONTROL_OUTPUT
*CONTROL_SHELL
*CONTROL_TERMINATION
*CONTROL_TIMESTEP
*DATABASE_BINARY_D3PLOT
*DATABASE_BINARY_D3THDT
*DATABASE_EXTENT_BINARY
*ELEMENT_SOLID
*END
*INITIAL_VELOCITY_GENERATION
*KEYWORD
*MAT_PIECEWISE_LINEAR_PLASTICITY
*MAT_RIGID
*NODE
*PART
*SECTION_SHELL
*SECTION_SOLID
*TITLE

Reduced Input

Reduced Input

This example has been taken from the introductory class of Jim Day. Example name: sphere1.k

*Node and *Element Cards are removed.

  *KEYWORD
  *MAT_PIECEWISE_LINEAR_PLASTICITY
  $ elastic
  $      mid        ro         e        pr      sigy      etan   faileps
           2 7.83000-6 200.00000 0.3000000 2000.0000 1.0000000 0.3000000 0.0000000
  
  
  
  $ e/p and no failure
  $         2 7.83000-6 200.00000 0.3000000 0.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000
  $ 0.0000000 0.0000000         0         0
  $ plastic strains
  $ 0.0000000 0.0800000 0.1600000 0.4000000 99.000000 0.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000
  $ von mises stresses
  $ 0.2070000 0.2500000 0.2750000 0.2900000 0.3000000 0.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000
  $ e/p with failure
  $         2 7.83000-6 200.00000 0.3000000 0.0000000 0.0000000 0.3000000 0.0000000
  $ 0.0000000 0.0000000         0         0
  $ 0.0000000 0.0800000 0.1600000 0.4000000 99.000000 0.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000
  $ 0.2070000 0.2500000 0.2750000 0.2900000 0.3000000 0.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000
  *initial_velocity_generation
  1,2,,,,-89
  
  *contact_surface_to_surface
  1,2,3,3
  
  
  *TITLE
  sphere1.k                                                               
  *CONTROL_TERMINATION
   1.0000000         0 0.0000000         0 0.0000000
  *CONTROL_TIMESTEP
   0.0000000 0.0000000         0 0.0000000 0.0000000         0         0         0
  *CONTROL_SHELL
   0.0000000         0         0         0         0         0         0
  *CONTROL_DAMPING
           0 0.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000         0 0.0000000         0
  *CONTROL_CONTACT
   0.0000000 0.0000000         0         0         0         0         0
           0         0         0         0 0.0000000         0         0         0
  *CONTROL_OUTPUT
           0         0         0         0 0.0000000         0         0
  *CONTROL_ENERGY
           1         2         1         1
  *DATABASE_BINARY_D3PLOT
   0.1000000                   0
  *DATABASE_BINARY_D3THDT
   10.000000
  *DATABASE_EXTENT_BINARY
           0         0         0         0         0         0         0         0
           0         0         0         0         0         0
  *CONTROL_CPU
   0.0000000
  *MAT_RIGID
           1 7.83000-6 200.00000 0.3000000 0.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000          
   0.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000
   0.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000
  *SECTION_SOLID
           1         0
  *SECTION_SHELL
           2         0 0.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000         0
   2.5000000 2.5000000 2.5000000 2.5000000 0.0000000
  *PART
   
           1         1         1         0         0         0         0         0
  *PART
   
           2         2         2         0         0         0         0         0
  *NODE
  $
  *ELEMENT_SOLID
  $
  *BOUNDARY_SPC_NODE
  $
  *END

Figures

Figures

This example has been taken from the introductory class of Jim Day. Example name: sphere1.k

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Animated Result

Animated Result

This example has been taken from the introductory class of Jim Day. Example name: sphere1.k

Result

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This example has been taken from the introductory class of Jim Day. Example name: sphere1.k