Mechanical APDL Basic Analysis Guide

single-equation function, go to Step 10 to comment and save the equation. If you are defining a multi- valued function, continue ...

variable you specified. You will also see a data entry area for material IDs if you used any variable that requires a material I ...

Y X = 1 Regime 1 X = 5 Regime 2 X = 10 Convection Boundary Condition Constant temperature The bottom of the plate is fixed at a ...

Select Utility Menu> Parameters> Functions> Define/Edit to bring up the function editor. The function boundary conditio ...

To store the Prandtl number, clear the Results box by clicking the Clear button and then fill it again as shown below. Select th ...

Optional: Enter comments for this function. Select File> Comments. Save the function. Select File> Save. Functions are ...

Note Only numeric data is supported for the constant values in the Function Loader dialog box. Character data and expressions ar ...

3.6.1. Graphing a Function Fr om the Plot Information dialog box, click Graph after you set up your plot. An example of a plot i ...

You cannot edit the table, but you can copy and past it into a spreadsheet. You can also save the in- formation to a text file; ...

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Chapter 4: Initial State The term initial state refers to the state of a structure at the start of an analysis. Typically, the a ...

You can also apply an initial state to elements based on the material ID number (for the entire element). 4.1.1. Node-Based Init ...

For coupled-field elements CPT212,CPT213,CPT215,CPT216, and CPT217, the initial stresses to be applied are Biot’s effective stre ...

inistate,set,dtyp,epel inistate,set,mat,3 inistate,defi,,,,,1E-3 ! Apply EPS X = 0.1, EPS Y = -0.02, EPS Z = -0.02, for Layers 1 ...

4.2.5. Initial State with State Variables Application To use the initial state capability with state variables via the INISTATE ...

Each line of the initial stress file has 10 columns, as follows: The element ID Number The element integration point (for stand ...

It is available only for current-technology elements. Initial state supported for a given element is indicated in the documenta ...

In the following input listing, initial stress loading data is read in from a file. The data is read in during the first load st ...

solution ! ! Apply a constant state of the initial stresses. ! inistate,defi,all,,,,1322.34,2022.21,302.43,4040.32,5076.32,6021. ...

beam) is fixed and the stresses are allowed to redistribute. The following input listing shows how to apply initial plastic stra ...