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Projectile Block

A quarter of a rigid projectile impacting an energy absorbing block is modeled. The block material is defined with a strain failure criteria, at failure strain of 0.150 elements are deleted. Eroding contact is employed. Download is available in the download section of this document.

Keywords

Keywords

This example has been taken from the introductory class of John D. Reid. Example name: projectile-block.k

The used Keywords in alphabetical order.

*CONTACT_ERODING_SURFACE_TO_SURFACE
*CONTROL_ENERGY
*CONTROL_OUTPUT
*CONTROL_TERMINATION
*DATABASE_BINARY_D3PLOT
*DATABASE_BINARY_D3THDT
*DATABASE_GLSTAT
*DATABASE_MATSUM
*DATABASE_RBDOUT
*DATABASE_RCFORC
*ELEMENT_SOLID
*END
*INITIAL_VELOCITY_GENERATION
*KEYWORD
*MAT_PIECEWISE_LINEAR_PLASTICITY
*MAT_RIGID
*NODE
*PART
*SECTION_SOLID
*TITLE

Reduced Input

Reduced Input

This example has been taken from the introductory class of John D. Reid. Example name: projectile-block.k

*Node and *Element Cards are removed.

  *KEYWORD
  *TITLE
  Projectile - Energy Absorbing Block
  $
  $  J.D. Reid    2/9/00 - original model obtained from Jim Day (LSTC)
  $
  $  Units: unknown
  $
  $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
  $
  $$$$  Control Ouput
  $
  $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
  $
  $...>....1....>....2....>....3....>....4....>....5....>....6....>....7....>....8
  $
  *CONTROL_TERMINATION 
  $   endtim    endcyc     dtmin    endeng    endmas
    3.00E-04
  $
  *CONTROL_ENERGY
  $     hgen      rwen    slnten     rylen
           2         2         2
  $
  *CONTROL_OUTPUT
  $    npopt    neecho    nrefup    iaccop     opifs    ipnint    ikedit
           1         3
  $
  $
  *DATABASE_BINARY_D3PLOT
  $       dt      lcdt
    2.00E-05
  $
  *DATABASE_BINARY_D3THDT
  $       dt      lcdt
        10.0
  $
  $
  *DATABASE_GLSTAT
  $       dt
     1.0E-06
  $
  *DATABASE_MATSUM
  $       dt
     1.0E-06
  $
  *DATABASE_RBDOUT
  $       dt
     1.0E-06
  $
  *DATABASE_RCFORC
  $       dt
     1.0E-06
  $
  $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
  $
  $$$$  Initial Conditions
  $
  $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
  $
  $...>....1....>....2....>....3....>....4....>....5....>....6....>....7....>....8
  $
  *INITIAL_VELOCITY_GENERATION
  $      sid      styp     omega        vx        vy        vz
           1         2                 0.0  -11124.0       0.0
  $       xc        yc        zc        nx        ny        nz     phase
   
  $
  $
  $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
  $
  $$$$  Define Contacts - Sliding Interfaces
  $
  $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
  $
  $...>....1....>....2....>....3....>....4....>....5....>....6....>....7....>....8
  $
  *CONTACT_ERODING_SURFACE_TO_SURFACE              
  $     ssid      msid     sstyp     mstyp    sboxid    mboxid       spr       mpr
           2         1         3         3
  $
  $       fs        fd        dc        vc       vdc    penchk        bt        dt
  
  $
  $      sfs       sfm       sst       mst      sfst      sfmt       fsf       vsf
  
  $
  $     isym    erosop      iadj
           1         1
  $
  $
  $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
  $
  $$$$  Define Parts and Materials
  $
  $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
  $
  $...>....1....>....2....>....3....>....4....>....5....>....6....>....7....>....8
  $
  *PART
  $      pid       sid       mid     eosid      hgid      grav    adpopt
  projectile 
           1         1         1
  energy absorbing block
           2         2         2
  $
  $
  *MAT_RIGID
  $      mid        ro         e        pr         n    couple         m     alias
           1 7.733E-04  2.90E+07      0.30
  $      cmo      con1      con2
  
  $lco or a1        a2        a3        v1        v2        v3
  
  $
  *MAT_PIECEWISE_LINEAR_PLASTICITY
  $
  $      mid        ro         e        pr      sigy      etan      eppf      tdel
           2  3.00E-04  1.00E+07      0.20   20000.0  1.00E+05     0.150
  $
  $        c         p      lcss      lcsr
  
  $
  $ Plastic stress/strain curve
  
  
  $
  $
  *SECTION_SOLID
  $      sid    elform
           1         0
           2         0
  $
  $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
  $
  $$$$  Define Nodes and Elements
  $
  $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
  $
  $...>....1....>....2....>....3....>....4....>....5....>....6....>....7....>....8
  $
  *END

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Figures

This example has been taken from the introductory class of John D. Reid. Example name: projectile-block.k

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Animated Result

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