Mechanical APDL Structural Analysis Guide

TBTEMP, 500.000

TBPT,, 0.50500E-03, 0.29850E+08

TBPT,, 0.47800E-03, 0.11300E+07

TBPT,, 0.47500E-03, 0.45000E+06

TBPT,, 0.46800E-03, 0.50000E+05

TBPT,, 0.00000E+00, 0.00000E+00

Sample plots of compression and unloading curves for gasket data to two temperatures is shown in
Figure 10.5: Gasket Compression and Unloading Curves at Two Temperatures (p. 327).

Figure 10.5: Gasket Compression and Unloading Curves at Two Temperatures

T1 T2

Compression curve

Unloading curve

Compression curve

Unloading curve

10.4.4. Plotting Gasket Data

You can plot gasket compression, linear unloading and nonlinear unloading data using the TBPLOT
command. The use of this command to plot gasket data is as follows:

TBPLOT,GASKET,MAT,TBOPT,TEMP,SEGN

where TBOPT specifies the gasket material option to be plotted,TEMP specifies plotting either all of
the temperature dependent data curves, or a curve at a specified temperature, and SEGN specifies
whether or not to add the segment numbers to the curves.

10.5. Meshing Interface Elements

Three options are available for meshing interface elements:

• For meshing gasket layers as an area or volume, use the IMESH command.


• For meshing gasket layers by dragging an area mesh along a path, use the VDRAG command.


• For generating interface elements directly from a pattern, use the EGEN command.

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Meshing Interface Elements