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This is a small example of angular rotation modeled with two shell elements. Download is available in the download section of this document.

Keywords

Keywords

This example has been taken from the introductory class of Dr. Klaus Weimar. Example name: shell.gbf.k

The used Keywords in alphabetical order.

*BOUNDARY_PRESCRIBED_MOTION_NODE
*BOUNDARY_SPC_NODE
*CONTROL_DYNAMIC_RELAXATION
*CONTROL_TERMINATION
*DATABASE_BINARY_D3DRLF
*DATABASE_BINARY_D3PLOT
*DATABASE_CROSS_SECTION_SET
*DATABASE_ELOUT
*DATABASE_EXTENT_BINARY
*DATABASE_GLSTAT
*DATABASE_HISTORY_NODE
*DATABASE_HISTORY_SHELL
*DATABASE_NODOUT
*DATABASE_SECFORC
*DEFINE_CURVE
*ELEMENT_SHELL
*END
*HOURGLASS
*INITIAL_VELOCITY_NODE
*KEYWORD
*LOAD_BODY_GENERALIZED
*MAT_ELASTIC
*NODE
*PART
*SECTION_SHELL
*SET_NODE_LIST
*SET_SHELL_LIST
*TITLE

Reduced Input

Reduced Input

This example has been taken from the introductory class of Dr. Klaus Weimar. Example name: shell.gbf.k

*Node and *Element Cards are removed.

  *KEYWORD
  *TITLE
  Mass with Angular Rotation - 2 Shell Elements
  *CONTROL_TERMINATION
  $        f         i         f         f         f
  $   endtim    endcyc     dtmin    endneg    endmas
   100.0E-03
  *DATABASE_EXTENT_BINARY
  $                                 STRFLG              EPSFLG
                                         1                    
  $   cmpflg    ieverp    beamip
  
  *DATABASE_BINARY_D3PLOT
  $        f         i
  $  dt/cycl      lcdt
   10.00E-03
  *DATABASE_GLSTAT
  $        f
  $       dt
    1.00E-03
  *DATABASE_NODOUT
  $        f
  $       dt
    1.00E-03
  *DATABASE_ELOUT
  $        f
  $       dt
    1.00E-03
  *DATABASE_HISTORY_NODE
  $        i         i         i         i         i         i         i         i
  $      id1       id2       id3       id4       id5       id6       id7       id8
           4         6
  *DATABASE_HISTORY_SHELL
  $        i         i         i         i         i         i         i         i
  $      id1       id2       id3       id4       id5       id6       id7       id8
           1         2
  *DATABASE_SECFORC
  $        f
  $       dt
       1.e-3
  *DATABASE_CROSS_SECTION_SET
  $        i         i         i         i         i         i
  $     nsid      hsid      bsid      ssid      tsid      dsid
           1                             1
  *SET_NODE_LIST
  $        i         f         f         f         f
  $      sid       da1       da2       da3       da4
           1
  $        i         i         i         i         i         i         i         i
  $     nid1      nid2      nid3      nid4      nid5      nid6      nid7      nid8
           1         2
  *SET_SHELL_LIST
  $        i         f         f         f         f
  $      sid       da1       da2       da3       da4
           1
  $        i         i         i         i         i         i         i         i
  $     eid1      eid2      eid3      eid4      eid5      eid6      eid7      eid8
           1
  *HOURGLASS
  $        i         f
  $     hgid       ihq
           1         4
  *MAT_ELASTIC
  $        f         f         f         f         f         f         f
  $      mid        ro         e        pr        da        db         k
           1  1.00e-08   210000.     0.300
  *SECTION_SHELL
  $        i         i         f         f         f         f         i
  $      sid    elform      shrf       nip     propt   qr/irid     icomp
           1                             3
  $        f         f         f         f         f
  $       t1        t2        t3        t4      nloc
        10.0      10.0      10.0      10.0
  *PART
  $ c
  $ head
   Shells
  $        i         i         i         i         i         i
  $      pid       sid       mid     eosid      hgid    adpopt
           1         1         1                   1
  *INITIAL_VELOCITY_NODE
  $        i         f         f         f         f         f         f
  $      nid        vx        vy        vz       vxe       vye       vze
           1       0.0       0.0       0.0      0.00     62.80      0.00
           2       0.0       0.0       0.0      0.00     62.80      0.00
           3       0.0       0.0   -6280.0      0.00     62.80      0.00
           4       0.0       0.0   -6280.0      0.00     62.80      0.00
           5       0.0       0.0  -12560.0      0.00     62.80      0.00
           6       0.0       0.0  -12560.0      0.00     62.80      0.00
  *BOUNDARY_PRESCRIBED_MOTION_NODE
  $        i         i         i         i         f         i
  $      nid       dof       vad      lcid        sf       vid
           1         6         0         1       1.0 
           2         6         0         1       1.0
  *DEFINE_CURVE
  $        i         i         f         f         f         f
  $     lcid      sidr      scla      sclo      offa      offo
           1         0
  $                  f                   f
  $           abscissa            ordinate
                 0.000               62.80
                 1.000               62.80
  *BOUNDARY_SPC_NODE
  $ NID/NSID       CID      DOFX      DOFY      DOFZ     DOFRX     DOFRY     DOFRZ
           1         0         1         1         1
           2         0         1                   1
  *NODE
  $     i8               f               f               f       i       i   
  $   node               x               y               z      tc      rc
         1             0.0             0.0             0.0
         2             0.0           100.0             0.0
         3           100.0             0.0             0.0
         4           100.0           100.0             0.0
         5           200.0             0.0             0.0
         6           200.0           100.0             0.0
  *ELEMENT_SHELL
  $      i       i       i       i       i       i
  $    eid     pid      n1      n2      n3      n4
         1       1       1       3       4       2
         2       1       3       5       6       4
  $*END
  $-----------------------------------------------------------
  *CONTROL_DYNAMIC_RELAXATION
  $        i         f         f         f         f         i         f         i
  $   nrcyck     drtol    drfctr    drterm    tssfdr    irelal     edttl    idrflg
         250    1.0e-4     0.995                 0.9                             1
  *DATABASE_BINARY_D3DRLF
  $        f         i
  $  dt/cycl      lcdt
           1
  *LOAD_BODY_GENERALIZED
  $        i         i         i         i         f         f         f
  $       n1        n2      lcid    drlcid        xc        yc        zc
           1         6         0         2       0.0       0.0       0.0
  $        f         f         f         f         f         f
  $       ax        ay        az       omx       omy       omz
         0.0       0.0       0.0       0.0       1.0       0.0
  *DEFINE_CURVE
  $        i         i         f         f         f         f
  $     lcid      sidr      scla      sclo      offa      offo
           2         1
  $                  f                   f
  $           abscissa            ordinate
                 0.000               62.80
                 1.000               62.80
  $-----------------------------------------------------------
  *END

Figures

Figures

This example has been taken from the introductory class of Dr. Klaus Weimar. Example name: shell.gbf.k

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Animated Result

Animated Result

This example has been taken from the introductory class of Dr. Klaus Weimar. Example name: shell.gbf.k

Result

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This example has been taken from the introductory class of Dr. Klaus Weimar. Example name: shell.gbf.k