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2. Solid Elements - Solid2D,Solid3D

Solid elements are the basic volumetric elements in VfeTools. There are two modules for the simulation of volumetric, continuum based finite elements: Solid2D for plane stress, plane strain, and axisymmetric 2D analysis and Solid3D for full 3D analysis.

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2.1 2D Solid Elements - Solid2D

The Solid2D module is used to simulate 2D continuum. It can be used for any planar or axisymmetric simulation. In the latter case, the coordinate system utilized is r-z-theta, where r is the radial direction, z is the axial direction and theta is the circumferential direction. All coordinates are input to Solid2D functions as a three component position vector, in all cases the third component is ignored.

In plane stress and plane strain structural analysis, all symmetric tensors are given in the order xx, yy, zz, xy, yz, zx. Note that in plane strain, the zz, yz, and zx components of strain are identically zero, while the yz and the zx components of stress are zero. In plane stress, yz and zx components of strain are zero, while the zz, yz, and zx components of stress are zero. In the axisymmetric case, the tensor order becomes rr, zz, theta-theta, rz, z-theta, theta-r.

In planar thermal analysis, all vectors are given in the order x, y, z where the z component of the temperature gradient is zero. In the axisymmetric case, the vectoral order becomes r, z, theta where the theta component of the temperature gradient is zero.

The methods associated with a Solid2D object are the following.

Instance a Solid2D object using vfe_Solid2DBegin. Once a Solid2D is instanced, set the material function attribute object MatlFun using vfe_Solid2DSetObject. The current topology of the element is specified using vfe_Solid2DSetTopology. The user may select an element formulation using vfe_Solid2DSetParami. If the solid element is used in plane stress or plane strain analysis, the depth of the element may be specified using vfe_Solid2DSetPropPtr. Query the element degree of freedom map using vfe_Solid2DDofMap and vfe_Solid2DNumDof.

If the element is to support a material model, such as a plastic material model, which requires a material history then the user must manage the material history information using vfe_Solid2DSetHistPtr and vfe_Solid2DInitHist.

Use the function vfe_Solid2DStrsAdapt to aid in computing element strain energy, strain energy error and other useful quantities to aid in solution error estimation and mesh adaptation. The function vfe_Solid2DHFlxAdapt performs a similar computation for heat transfer analysis.

It is useful to use reduced integration rules for certain parabolic 2D and 3D solids for performance reasons. In general reduced integration rules can introduce zero energy modes within a single element. These zero energy modes are suppressed in most practical circumstances by attachments to adjacent elements or constraints across the element edges or faces. The number of adjacent elements required to suppress the zero energy modes for each Serendipity element type is listed below.

The element technology to be used is set using the function vfe_Solid2DSetParami with type VFE_TECH. Standard fully integrated, VFE_TECH_ISOP, and underintegrated, VFE_TECH_URED exist for all elements. The default technology is VFE_TECH_ISOP which will work in all cases. However for some element types, alternative technologies should be considered for improved performance. The recommended technology varies with element topology, order and 2D approximation and is listed below. The number of integration points used for fully integrated technologies appears in paraenthesis. Underintegrated technologies use a single integration point for the linear element forms and for the higher order element forms use the fully integrated rule for the one-less order.

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2.2 Function Descriptions

The currently available Solid2D functions are described in detail in this section.

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*vfe_Solid2DBegin - create an instance of a Solid2D object

C SPECIFICATION

vfe_Solid2D *vfe_Solid2DBegin ()

ARGUMENTS

None

FUNCTION RETURN VALUE

The function returns a pointer to the newly created Solid2D object. If the object creation fails, NULL is returned.

DESCRIPTION

Create an instance of a Solid2D object. Memory is allocated for the object private data and the pointer to the object is returned. By default the element assumes plane stress approximations, with a unit depth. Default topology is the 4-noded Serendipity quadrilateral with isoparametric technology.

Destroy an instance of a Solid2D object using 

     void vfe_Solid2DEnd (vfe_Solid2D *solid2d)

Return the current value of a Solid2D object error flag using 

     Vint vfe_Solid2DError (vfe_Solid2D *solid2d)

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vfe_Solid2DSetHistPtr - set pointers to material history

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid2DSetHistPtr (vfe_Solid2D *solid2d,
                            Vdouble *oldhist, Vdouble *newhist)

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid2d      Pointer to Solid2D object.
oldhist      Pointer to start of material history at previous step
newhist      Pointer to start of material history at current step

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

None

DESCRIPTION

Set pointers to the start of the material history data at the previous step, oldhist and the current step newhist. This function is required when an underlying material model such as plasticity is used. Note that the material history data is not copied by this function, only the pointers themselves are copied. The number of double precision values required for the material history at a step is the number of history variables at an integration point times the number of element integration points. The number of history variables depends on the underlying material model and may be queried using vfe_MatlFunNumHist. The number of element integration points is returned using vfe_Solid2DNumIntPnt. By default the pointers to the material history are NULL. If the number of history variables is zero, this function need not be called.

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vfe_Solid2DSetMatlSystem - set material axes direction

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid2DSetMatlSystem (vfe_Solid2D *solid2d,
                               Vint type,
                               Vdouble vec[],
                               Vdouble angle)

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid2d      Pointer to Solid2D object.
type         Material system convention
vec          Orientation vector data
angle        Angle to rotate material x',y' axes about the z'
             axis in degrees.

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

None

DESCRIPTION

Specify the convention to be used to construct the orientation of the material axes. By default the material axes orientation is SYS_ELEMSYS_GLOBAL with angle set to 0. If the material axes are not aligned with the element axes (the global Cartesian system), this function may be used to specify the orientation of the material axes.

For a description of element coordinate systems, type, and associated orientation vector data, please see
1.4 Element Coordinate Systems

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vfe_Solid2DSetObject - set attribute object

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid2DSetObject (vfe_Solid2D *solid2d,
                           Vint objecttype,
                           Vobject *object)

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid2d      Pointer to Solid2D object.
objecttype   The object type identifier
             =VFE_MATLFUN            MatlFun object
object       Pointer to the object to be set.

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

None

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_OBJECTTYPE is generated if an improper objecttype is specified.

DESCRIPTION

Set a pointer to an attribute object. Users must supply a MatlFun object prior to computing any quantity that requires a material model definition.

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vfe_Solid2DSetParami - set element formulation parameters

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid2DSetParami (vfe_Solid2D *solid2d,
                           Vint type,
                           Vint iparam)

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid2d      Pointer to Solid2D object.
type         Type of formulation parameter to set
             =VFE_TECH               Element technology
             =VFE_CHECKTOTALVOL      Total Jacobian checking
             =VFE_STRAINTYPE         Element strain type
             =VFE_TEMPMATLAVE        Average material temperature flag
             =VFE_2D                 2D Approximation
iparam       Integer parameter value. 
             =SYS_ON                 Enable
             =SYS_OFF                Disable
             =VFE_TECH_ISOP          Standard isoparametric technology
             =VFE_TECH_URED          Uniform reduced technology
             =VFE_TECH_MIXED         Mixed technology
             =VFE_TECH_ENHANCED      Enhanced technology
             =VFE_AXISYMMETRIC       2D axisymmetric
             =VFE_PLANESTRAIN        2D plane strain
             =VFE_PLANESTRESS        2D plane stress
             =VFE_SMALLSTRAIN        Small strain
             =VFE_LARGESTRAIN        Large strain

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

None

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_ENUM is generated if an improper type is specified. SYS_ERROR_VALUE is generated if an improper iparam is specified.

DESCRIPTION

Set element formulation technology parameters. The basic element technology is set with the VFE_TECH parameter. By default VFE_TECH is set to VFE_TECH_ISOP.

The parameter VFE_CHECKTOTALVOL toggles of Jacobian checking performed during element volume integrations. If this parameter is not enabled, then an error is generated if the Jacobian contribution of any integration point is non-positive. If this parameter is enabled then an error is generated only if the total Jacobian contribution over all integration points is non-positive. By default VFE_CHECKTOTALVOL is set to SYS_OFF.

Set element strain type using VFE_STRAINTYPE with a value of either VFE_LARGESTRAIN to enable large strain or VFE_SMALLSTRAIN to enable small strains. By default VFE_STRAINTYPE is set to VFE_SMALLSTRAIN.

The parameter VFE_2D sets the particular 2D approximation for the element. The choices include plane stress, VFE_PLANESTRESS, plane strain, VFE_PLANESTRAIN and axisymmetric, VFE_AXISYMMETRIC. By default VFE_2D is set to VFE_PLANESTRESS.

The parameter VFE_TEMPMATLAVG toggles the method for computing the temperature used for evaluating temperature dependent material properties. If enabled, the temperature used for temperature dependent material properties is the average of the element node point temperatures. If disabled, the temperature is isoparametrically interpolated from the node point temperatures at each element integration point. By default VFE_TEMPMATLAVG is set to SYS_ON.

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vfe_Solid2DSetPropPtr - set pointer to element nodal properties

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid2DSetPropPtr (vfe_Solid2D *solid2d,
                            Vint type,
                            Vdouble *propptr)

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid2d      Pointer to Solid2D object.
type         Type of element property
             =VFE_PROP_TEMPERATURE      Temperatures
             =VFE_PROP_TEMPREF          Reference temperatures
             =VFE_PROP_DEPTH            Depth
propptr      Pointer to start of element nodal properties

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

None

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_ENUM is generated if an improper type is specified.

DESCRIPTION

Set a pointer to the start of a specified type of element properties. Note that the properties are not copied by this function, only the pointer itself is copied. If a property pointer is not set the element assumes a default value for the associated property. By default the temperature is 0., the reference temperature is 0. and the depth is 1.

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vfe_Solid2DSetTopology - set element topology

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid2DSetTopology (vfe_Solid2D *solid2d,
                             Vint shape,
                             Vint maxi,
                             Vint maxj)

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid2d      Pointer to Solid2D object.
shape        The topological shape for the element
             =SYS_SHAPETRI           Triangle
             =SYS_SHAPEQUAD          Quadrilateral
maxi         The number of points along the i direction.
             If maxi = 0 then the linear Serendipity
             element form of the specified shape is assumed.
maxj         The number of points along the j direction.
             If maxj = 0 then a Serendipity finite element is assumed.
             If 2 <= maxj <= 4 and 2 <= maxi <= 4, then a Lagrange
             finite element is assumed.
             If maxi != 0 then maxj = 0 or maxj = maxi.

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

None

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_VALUE is generated if an improper maxi or maxj is specified. SYS_ERROR_ENUM is generated if an improper shape is input.

DESCRIPTION

Specify the topology of a 2D solid element. If maxi is set to 3 then a quadratic element form is assumed. If maxi is set to 4 then a cubic element form is assumed. The default topology is SYS_SHAPEQUAD with maxi = maxj = 0. Serendipity elements with missing mid-side nodes are also supported. See VisTools, Computational Cells for a description on how to define element topologies with missing mid-side nodes.

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vfe_Solid2DDofMap - query element degree of freedom map

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid2DDofMap (vfe_Solid2D *solid2d,
                        Vint analysistype,
                        Vint loc[], Vint tag[])

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid2d      Pointer to Solid2D object.
analysistype The type of analysis
             =VFE_ANALYSIS_STRUCTURAL Structural analysis
             =VFE_ANALYSIS_THERMAL    Thermal analysis

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

loc          Vector of degree of freedom locations
tag          Vector of degree of freedom types

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_ENUM is generated if an improper analysistype is specified.

DESCRIPTION

Query for element degree of freedom map. The degree of freedom map consists of a location index, loc and type, tag for each degree of freedom used by the element.

The location index is either a positive node index into the element connectivity indicating a nodal freedom or a zero value indicating an elemental degree of freedom. The tag indicates the type of the degree of freedom. Tag values are one of a set of enumerated types which indicate whether the degree of freedom is a translation, temperature, etc.

The length of the loc and tag vectors is equal to the number of element degrees of freedom. Use vfe_Solid2DNumDof to return the number of element degrees of freedom.

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vfe_Solid2DNumDof - query number of element degrees of freedom

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid2DNumDof (vfe_Solid2D *solid2d,
                        Vint analysistype,
                        Vint *nedofs)

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid2d      Pointer to Solid2D object.
analysistype The type of analysis
             =VFE_ANALYSIS_STRUCTURAL Structural analysis
             =VFE_ANALYSIS_THERMAL    Thermal analysis

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

nedofs       Number of element degrees of freedom

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_ENUM is generated if an improper analysistype is specified.

DESCRIPTION

Query for number of element degree of freedom nedofs. The number of degrees of freedom will generally be equal to the number of nodal degrees of freedom per node times the number of nodes plus the number of elemental degrees of freedom. Use vfe_Solid2DDofMap to return the location and type of each degree of freedom.

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vfe_Solid2DNumIntPnt - query number of element integration points

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid2DNumIntPnt (vfe_Solid2D *solid2d,
                           Vint analysistype,
                           Vint *nepnts)

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid2d      Pointer to Solid2D object.
analysistype The type of analysis
             =VFE_ANALYSIS_STRUCTURAL Structural analysis
             =VFE_ANALYSIS_THERMAL    Thermal analysis

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

nepnts       Number of element integration points

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_ENUM is generated if an improper analysistype is specified.

DESCRIPTION

Query for number of element integration points nepnts.

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vfe_Solid2DShapeGrad - shape functions and gradients

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid2DShapeGrad (vfe_Solid2D *solid2d,
                           Vdouble x[][3],
                           Vint centflag,
                           Vdouble h[],
                           Vdouble phr[][2],
                           Vdouble dj[],
                           Vdouble phx[][3])

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid2d      Pointer to Solid2D object.
x            Array of node locations.
centflag     Centroid flag
             =SYS_ON      Centroid location only
             =SYS_OFF     Element node locations

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

h            Shape functions
phr          Gradient of shape function wrt. natural coordinates
dj           Determinant of Jacobian
phx          Gradient of shape function wrt. coordinates

DESCRIPTION

Return shape functions and gradients at element nodes or centroid only. The shape functions, h, contain shape functions for each node for each node or centroid. The gradients, phr and phx contains gradients for each node for each node or centroid. The determinant of the Jacobian, dj, is a single value for each node or centroid. If the determinant is zero then the corresponding partials wrt. coordinates are undefined.

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vfe_Solid2DConcLoad - concentrated load vector

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid2DConcLoad (vfe_Solid2D *solid2d,
                          Vdouble x[][3],
                          Vint enttype,
                          Vint no,
                          Vint loadtype,
                          Vdouble xc[3],
                          Vdouble v[],
                          Vdouble f[],

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid2d      Pointer to Solid2D object.
x            Array of node locations.
enttype      Entity type on which load is applied
             =SYS_EDGE     Element edge
no           Element edge number
loadtype     Concentrated load type
             =VFE_CONCLOAD_TRAC      Concentrated force vector
             =VFE_CONCLOAD_PRES      Concentrated force along normal
                                     direction
xc           Location of concentrated load
v            Concentrated load vector

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

f            Degree of freedom vector of consistent loads.

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_ENUM is generated if an improper enttype or loadtype is specified. SYS_ERROR_VALUE is generated if an improper no is specified. SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if a zero Jacobian is computed. SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if the location xc cannot be projected onto the surface defined by the element node locations.

DESCRIPTION

Compute the consistent degree of freedom loads given a concentrated force q on the edge of the shell. The load location, xc, is projected to the surface defined by the element node locations. The projected point location is used as the point of application of the concentrated force even if it falls outside of the boundary of the element.

The vector q contains three values if loadtype is VFE_CONCLOAD_TRAC, or a single value if loadtype is VFE_CONCLOAD_PRES. The output array of consistent degree of freedom loads, f, contains loads for all degrees of freedom in the element. The load is in units of force for both VFE_CONCLOAD_TRAC and VFE_CONCLOAD_PRES.

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vfe_Solid2DDistLoad - distributed load vector

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid2DDistLoad (vfe_Solid2D *solid2d,
                          Vdouble x[][3],
                          Vint enttype,
                          Vint no,
                          Vint loadtype,
                          Vdouble q[],
                          Vdouble f[],

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid2d      Pointer to Solid2D object.
x            Array of node locations.
enttype      Entity type on which load is applied
             =SYS_EDGE     Element edge
no           Element edge number
loadtype     Distributed load type
             =VFE_DISTLOAD_TRAC      Load directed along vector
             =VFE_DISTLOAD_PRES      Load directed along inward normal
                                     to element edge
             =VFE_DISTLOAD_TANGFORCE Load directed along element edge
q            Vector of distributed load values

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

f            Degree of freedom vector of consistent loads.

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_ENUM is generated if an improper enttype or loadtype is specified. SYS_ERROR_VALUE is generated if an improper no is specified. SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if a zero edge Jacobian is computed.

DESCRIPTION

Compute the consistent degree of freedom loads given a distributed load, q along a 2D solid element edge. The vector q contains values for the load type for each node in the element. If the loadtype is VFE_DISTLOAD_PRES then q contains a scalar pressure at each element node. If the loadtype is VFE_DISTLOAD_TRAC then q contains a vector traction at each element node. If the loadtype is VFE_DISTLOAD_TANGFORCE then q contains a scalar force/area at each element node. Note that the input array of node locations, x, contains the coordinate locations for all nodes in the element - not just on the edge of interest. Correspondingly the output array of consistent degree of freedom loads, f, contains loads for all degrees of freedom in the element.

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vfe_Solid2DElemLoad - body force vector

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid2DElemLoad (vfe_Solid2D *solid2d,
                          Vdouble x[][3],
                          Vdouble q[][3],
                          Vdouble f[],

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid2d      Pointer to Solid2D object.
x            Array of node locations.
q            Array of node accelerations

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

f            Degree of freedom vector of consistent loads.

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if a non-positive Jacobian is computed.

DESCRIPTION

Compute the consistent degree of freedom body loads given acceleration load vector, q on an element. The vector q contains an acceleration vector for each node in the element. The output array of consistent degree of freedom loads, f, contains loads for all degrees of freedom in the element. The input element loads are in the units of force per unit mass. Note that the computation of consistent loads uses the material density.

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vfe_Solid2DGeomStiff - geometric stiffness matrix

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid2DGeomStiff (vfe_Solid2D *solid2d,
                           Vdouble x[][3],
                           Vdouble u[],
                           Vdouble kg[])

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid2d      Pointer to Solid2D object.
x            Array of node locations.
u            Degree of freedom vector of displacements

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

kg           Degree of freedom geometric stiffness matrix

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_NULLOBJECT is generated if a MatlFun attribute object has not been set. SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if a negative Jacobian transformation is computed.

DESCRIPTION

Compute the geometric stiffness matrix, kg, given the node coordinates, x, and the degree of freedom displacement vector, u. The lower triangle of the geometric stiffness is returned.

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vfe_Solid2DInitHist - initialize material history

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid2DInitHist (vfe_Solid2D *solid2d)

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid2d      Pointer to Solid2D object.

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

None

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_NULLOBJECT is generated if a MatlFun attribute object has not been set.

DESCRIPTION

Initialize the values of the history variables used in the underlying element or primitive material model for the element. This operation should be performed once for each element (at the first load or time step for example) to initialize the old history variables to reflect the initial configuration condition. If the number of history variables is zero, this function need not be called.

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vfe_Solid2DMass - consistent mass matrix

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid2DMass (vfe_Solid2D *solid2d,
                      Vdouble x[][3],
                      Vdouble m[])

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid2d      Pointer to Solid2D object.
x            Array of node locations.

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

m            Degree of freedom consistent mass matrix

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_NULLOBJECT is generated if a MatlFun attribute object has not been set. SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if a negative Jacobian transformation is computed.

DESCRIPTION

Compute the consistent mass matrix, m, given the node coordinates, x. The lower triangle of the consistent mass is returned. Use vfe_Solid2DMassDiag to compute a diagonal mass matrix.

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vfe_Solid2DMassDiag - diagonal mass matrix

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid2DMassDiag (vfe_Solid2D *solid2d,
                          Vdouble x[][3],
                          Vdouble md[])

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid2d      Pointer to Solid2D object.
x            Array of node locations.

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

md           Degree of freedom diagonal mass vector

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_NULLOBJECT is generated if a MatlFun attribute object has not been set. SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if a negative Jacobian transformation is computed.

DESCRIPTION

Compute the diagonal mass matrix, md, given the node coordinates, x. The diagonal mass is returned as a degree of freedom length vector. Use vfe_Solid2DMass to compute a consistent mass matrix.

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vfe_Solid2DReact - reaction vector

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid2DReact (vfe_Solid2D *solid2d,
                       Vdouble x[][3],
                       Vdouble u[],
                       Vdouble r[])

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid2d      Pointer to Solid2D object.
x            Array of node locations.
u            Degree of freedom vector of displacements

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

r            Degree of freedom reaction vector

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_NULLOBJECT is generated if a MatlFun attribute object has not been set. SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if a negative Jacobian transformation is computed.

DESCRIPTION

Compute the reaction vector, r, given the node coordinates, x, and the degree of freedom displacement vector, u.

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vfe_Solid2DReactStiff - reaction vector, stiffness matrix

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid2DReactStiff (vfe_Solid2D *solid2d,
                            Vdouble x[][3],
                            Vdouble u[],
                            Vdouble kflag,
                            Vdouble r[],
                            Vdouble k[])

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid2d      Pointer to Solid2D object.
x            Array of node locations.
u            Degree of freedom vector of displacements
kflag        Flag to compute stiffness matrix, k
             =SYS_OFF      Do not compute stiffness matrix
             =SYS_ON       Compute and return stiffness matrix

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

r            Degree of freedom reaction vector
k            Degree of freedom stiffness matrix

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_NULLOBJECT is generated if a MatlFun attribute object has not been set. SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if a negative Jacobian transformation is computed.

DESCRIPTION

Compute the reaction vector, r, and optionally the stiffness matrix, k, given the node coordinates, x, and the degree of freedom displacement vector, u. The lower triangle of the stiffness matrix is returned.

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vfe_Solid2DStiff - linear stiffness matrix

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid2DStiff (vfe_Solid2D *solid2d,
                       Vdouble x[][3],
                       Vdouble kl[])

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid2d      Pointer to Solid2D object.
x            Array of node locations.

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

kl           Degree of freedom stiffness matrix

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_NULLOBJECT is generated if a MatlFun attribute object has not been set. SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if a negative Jacobian transformation is computed.

DESCRIPTION

Compute the linear stiffness matrix, kl, given the node coordinates, x. The lower triangle of the stiffness matrix is returned.

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vfe_Solid2DStrsAdapt - stress based error analysis

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid2DStrsAdapt (vfe_Solid2D *solid2d,
                           Vdouble x[][3],
                           Vdouble u[],
                           Vdouble strss[],
                           Vdouble *setot,
                           Vdouble *seerr,
                           Vdouble *h,
                           Vdouble *p,
                           Vdouble *d)

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid2d      Pointer to Solid2D object.
x            Array of node locations.
u            Degree of freedom vector of displacements
strss        Array of recovered nodal stresses

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

setot        Total strain energy
seerr        Strain energy error
h            Characteristic length
p            Effective polynomial order
d            Dimension

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_NULLOBJECT is generated if a MatlFun attribute object has not been set. SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if a negative Jacobian transformation is computed.

DESCRIPTION

Compute the element total strain energy, setot, and strain energy error, seerr, given the element displacements, u, and an estimate of the exact nodal stresses, strss. In addition useful quantities such as the characteristic length, effective polynomial order and dimension of the element are returned. The element dimension, d, is 2. These quantities are useful for computing new characteristic element length for mesh adaptation.

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vfe_Solid2DStrsStrn - stress and strain

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid2DStrsStrn (vfe_Solid2D *solid2d,
                          Vdouble x[][3],
                          Vdouble u[],
                          Vdouble strs[], Vdouble strn[])

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid2d      Pointer to Solid2D object.
x            Array of node locations.
u            Degree of freedom vector of displacements

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

strs         Array of nodal stresses
strn         Array of nodal strains

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_NULLOBJECT is generated if a MatlFun attribute object has not been set. SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if a negative Jacobian transformation is computed.

DESCRIPTION

Compute nodal stresses and strains, strs and strn, given the node coordinates, x, and the degree of freedom displacement vector, u. The stresses and strains are computed in the global Cartesian coordinate system. The stress and strain values are ordered first by the 6 tensor components followed by the number of element nodes. For example, a total of 24 values would be returned in strs and 24 values in strn for a 4 node quadrilateral element.

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vfe_Solid2DDistHeat - distributed heat loads

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid2DDistHeat (vfe_Solid2D *solid2d,
                          Vdouble x[][3],
                          Vint enttype,
                          Vint no,
                          Vdouble q[],
                          Vdouble f[],

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid2d      Pointer to Solid2D object.
x            Array of node locations.
enttype      Entity type on which load is applied
             =SYS_EDGE     Element edge
no           Element edge number
q            Vector of distributed load values

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

f            Degree of freedom vector of consistent loads.

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_ENUM is generated if an improper enttype is specified. SYS_ERROR_VALUE is generated if an improper no is specified. SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if a zero edge Jacobian is computed.

DESCRIPTION

Compute the consistent degree of freedom loads given a distributed heat load, q along a 2D solid element edge. The vector q contains values for the heat flux for each node in the element. The distributed loads are in units of heat flux per unit area.

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vfe_Solid2DElemHeat - body heat generation

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid2DElemHeat (vfe_Solid2D *solid2d,
                          Vdouble x[][3],
                          Vdouble q[],
                          Vdouble f[],

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid2d      Pointer to Solid2D object.
x            Array of node locations.
q            Array of node heat fluxes

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

f            Degree of freedom vector of consistent loads.

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if a non-positive Jacobian is computed.

DESCRIPTION

Compute the consistent degree of freedom body heat generation given nodal heat generation vector, q on an element. The vector q contains heat generation per volume for each node in the element. The output array of consistent degree of freedom loads, f, contains the heat generation in the element. The input element loads are in the units of power per unit volume.

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vfe_Solid2DCap - consistent capacitance matrix

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid2DCap (vfe_Solid2D *solid2d,
                     Vdouble x[][3],
                     Vdouble u[],
                     Vdouble c[])

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid2d      Pointer to Solid2D object.
x            Array of node locations.
u            Degree of freedom vector of temperatures

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

c            Degree of freedom consistent capacitance matrix

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_NULLOBJECT is generated if a MatlFun attribute object has not been set. SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if a negative Jacobian transformation is computed.

DESCRIPTION

Compute the consistent capacitance matrix, c, given the node coordinates, x, and temperatures, u. The lower triangle of the consistent capacitance is returned. Use vfe_Solid2DCapDiag to compute a diagonal capacitance matrix. This calculation requires material density and specific heat.

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vfe_Solid2DCapDiag - diagonal capacitance matrix

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid2DCapDiag (vfe_Solid2D *solid2d,
                         Vdouble x[][3],
                         Vdouble u[],
                         Vdouble cd[])

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid2d      Pointer to Solid2D object.
x            Array of node locations.
u            Degree of freedom vector of temperatures

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

cd           Degree of freedom diagonal capacitance matrix

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_NULLOBJECT is generated if a MatlFun attribute object has not been set. SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if a negative Jacobian transformation is computed.

DESCRIPTION

Compute the diagonal capacitance matrix, cd, given the node coordinates, x, and temperatures, u. The diagonal capacitance is returned as a degree of freedom length vector. Use vfe_Solid2DCap to compute a consistent capacitance matrix. This calculation requires material density and specific heat.

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vfe_Solid2DCond - thermal conductance matrix

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid2DCond (vfe_Solid2D *solid2d,
                      Vdouble x[][3],
                      Vdouble kl[])

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid2d      Pointer to Solid2D object.
x            Array of node locations.

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

kl           Degree of freedom conductance matrix

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_NULLOBJECT is generated if a MatlFun attribute object has not been set. SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if a negative Jacobian transformation is computed.

DESCRIPTION

Compute the linear conductance matrix, kl, given the node coordinates, x. The lower triangle of the conductance matrix is returned.

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vfe_Solid2DPower - thermal power vector

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid2DPower (vfe_Solid2D *solid2d,
                       Vdouble x[][3],
                       Vdouble u[],
                       Vdouble r[])

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid2d      Pointer to Solid2D object.
x            Array of node locations.
u            Degree of freedom vector of temperatures

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

r            Degree of freedom power vector

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_NULLOBJECT is generated if a MatlFun attribute object has not been set. SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if a negative Jacobian transformation is computed.

DESCRIPTION

Compute the power vector, r, given the node coordinates, x, and the degree of freedom temperature vector, u.

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vfe_Solid2DPowerCond - thermal power, conductance matrix

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid2DPowerCond (vfe_Solid2D *solid2d,
                           Vdouble x[][3],
                           Vdouble u[],
                           Vdouble kflag,
                           Vdouble r[],
                           Vdouble k[])

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid2d      Pointer to Solid2D object.
x            Array of node locations.
u            Degree of freedom vector of temperatures
kflag        Flag to compute conductance matrix, k
             =SYS_OFF      Do not compute conductance matrix
             =SYS_ON       Compute and return conductance matrix

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

r            Degree of freedom power vector
k            Degree of freedom conductance matrix

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_NULLOBJECT is generated if a MatlFun attribute object has not been set. SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if a negative Jacobian transformation is computed.

DESCRIPTION

Compute the power vector, r, and optionally the conductance matrix, k, given the node coordinates, x, and the degree of freedom temperature vector, u. The lower triangle of the conductance matrix is returned.

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vfe_Solid2DHFlxAdapt - heat flux based error analysis

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid2DHFlxTGrd (vfe_Solid2D *solid2d,
                          Vdouble x[][3],
                          Vdouble u[],
                          Vdouble hflxs[],
                          Vdouble *hetot,
                          Vdouble *heerr,
                          Vdouble *h,
                          Vdouble *p,
                          Vdouble *d)

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid2d      Pointer to Solid2D object.
x            Array of node locations.
u            Degree of freedom vector of temperatures
hflxs        Array of recovered nodal heat flux

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

hetot        Total heat energy
heerr        Heat energy error
h            Characteristic length
p            Effective polynomial order
d            Dimension

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_NULLOBJECT is generated if a MatlFun attribute object has not been set. SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if a negative Jacobian transformation is computed.

DESCRIPTION

Compute the element total heat energy, hetot, and heat energy error, heerr, given the element temperatures, u, and an estimate of the exact nodal heat flux, hflxs. In addition useful quantities such as the characteristic length, effective polynomial order and dimension of the element are returned. The element dimension, d, is 2. These quantities are useful for computing new characteristic element length for mesh adaptation.

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vfe_Solid2DHFlxTGrd - Heat flux and thermal gradient

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid2DHFlxTGrd (vfe_Solid2D *solid2d,
                          Vdouble x[][3],
                          Vdouble u[],
                          Vdouble hflx[], Vdouble tgrd[])

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid2d      Pointer to Solid2D object.
x            Array of node locations.
u            Degree of freedom vector of temperatures

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

hflx         Array of nodal heat fluxes
tgrd         Array of nodal temperature gradients

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_NULLOBJECT is generated if a MatlFun attribute object has not been set. SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if a negative Jacobian transformation is computed.

DESCRIPTION

Compute nodal heat fluxes and temperature gradients, hflx and tgrd, given the node coordinates, x, and the degree of freedom temperature vector, u. The fluxes and gradients are computed in the global Cartesian coordinate system. The flux and gradient values are ordered first by the 3 vectoral components followed by the number of element nodes. For example, a total of 12 values would be returned in hflx and 12 values in tgrd for a 4 node quadrilateral element.

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2.3 3D Solid Elements - Solid3D

The Solid3D module is used to simulate 3D continuum.

The methods associated with a Solid3D object are the following.

Instance a Solid3D object using vfe_Solid3DBegin.

Use the function vfe_Solid3DStrsAdapt to aid in computing element strain energy, strain energy error and other useful quantities to aid in solution error estimation and mesh adaptation. The function vfe_Solid3DHFlxAdapt performs a similar computation for heat transfer analysis.

The element technology to be used is set using the function vfe_Solid3DSetParami with type VFE_TECH. Standard fully integrated, VFE_TECH_ISOP, and underintegrated, VFE_TECH_URED exist for all elements. The default technology is VFE_TECH_ISOP which will work in all cases. However for some element types, alternative technologies should be considered for improved performance. The recommended technology varies with element topology and order and is listed below. The number of integration points used for fully integrated technologies appears in paraenthesis. Underintegrated technologies use a single integration point for the linear element forms and for the higher order element forms use the fully integrated rule for the one-less order.

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2.4 Function Descriptions

The currently available Solid3D functions are described in detail in this section.

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*vfe_Solid3DBegin - create an instance of a Solid3D object

C SPECIFICATION

vfe_Solid3D *vfe_Solid3DBegin ()

ARGUMENTS

None

FUNCTION RETURN VALUE

The function returns a pointer to the newly created Solid3D object. If the object creation fails, NULL is returned.

DESCRIPTION

Create an instance of a Solid3D object. Memory is allocated for the object private data and the pointer to the object is returned. Default topology is the 8-noded Serendipity hexahedron with isoparametric technology.

Destroy an instance of a Solid3D object using 

     void vfe_Solid3DEnd (vfe_Solid3D *solid3d)

Return the current value of a Solid3D object error flag using 

     Vint vfe_Solid3DError (vfe_Solid3D *solid3d)

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vfe_Solid3DSetHistPtr - set pointers to material history

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid3DSetHistPtr (vfe_Solid3D *solid3d,
                            Vdouble *oldhist, Vdouble *newhist)

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid3d      Pointer to Solid3D object.
oldhist      Pointer to start of material history at previous step
newhist      Pointer to start of material history at current step

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

None

DESCRIPTION

Set pointers to the start of the material history data at the previous step, oldhist and the current step newhist. This function is required when an underlying material model such as plasticity is used. Note that the material history data is not copied by this function, only the pointers themselves are copied. The number of double precision values required for the material history at a step is the number of history variables at an integration point times the number of element integration points. The number of history variables depends on the underlying material model and may be queried using vfe_MatlFunNumHist. The number of element integration points is returned using vfe_Solid3DNumIntPnt. By default the pointers to the material history are NULL. If the number of history variables is zero, this function need not be called.

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vfe_Solid3DSetMatlSystem - set material axes direction

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid3DSetMatlSystem (vfe_Solid3D *solid3d,
                               Vint type,
                               Vdouble vec[],
                               Vdouble angle)

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid3d      Pointer to Solid3D object.
type         Material system convention
vec          Orientation vector data
angle        Angle to rotate material x',y' axes about the z'
             axis in degrees.

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

None

DESCRIPTION

Specify the convention to be used to construct the orientation of the material axes. By default the material axes orientation is SYS_ELEMSYS_GLOBAL with angle set to 0. If the material axes are not aligned with the element axes (the global Cartesian system), this function may be used to specify the orientation of the material axes.

For a description of element coordinate systems, type, and associated orientation vector data, please see
1.4 Element Coordinate Systems

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vfe_Solid3DSetObject - set attribute object

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid3DSetObject (vfe_Solid3D *solid3d,
                           Vint objecttype,
                           Vobject *object)

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid3d      Pointer to Solid3D object.
objecttype   The object type identifier
             =VFE_MATLFUN            MatlFun object
object       Pointer to the object to be set.

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

None

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_OBJECTTYPE is generated if an improper objecttype is specified.

DESCRIPTION

Set a pointer to an attribute object. Users must supply a MatlFun object prior to computing any quantity that requires a material model definition.

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vfe_Solid3DSetParami - set element formulation parameters

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid3DSetParami (vfe_Solid3D *solid3d,
                           Vint type,
                           Vint iparam)

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid3d      Pointer to Solid3D object.
type         Type of formulation parameter to set
             =VFE_TECH               Element technology
             =VFE_CHECKTOTALVOL      Total Jacobian checking
             =VFE_TEMPMATLAVE        Average material temperature flag
             =VFE_STRAINTYPE         Element strain type
iparam       Integer parameter value. 
             =SYS_ON                 Enable
             =SYS_OFF                Disable
             =VFE_TECH_ISOP          Standard isoparametric technology
             =VFE_TECH_URED          Uniform reduced technology
             =VFE_TECH_MIXED         Mixed technology
             =VFE_TECH_ENHANCED      Enhanced technology
             =VFE_SMALLSTRAIN        Small strain
             =VFE_LARGESTRAIN        Large strain

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

None

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_ENUM is generated if an improper type is specified. SYS_ERROR_VALUE is generated if an improper iparam is specified.

DESCRIPTION

Set element formulation technology parameters. The basic element technology is set with the VFE_TECH parameter. By default VFE_TECH is set to VFE_TECH_ISOP.

The parameter VFE_CHECKTOTALVOL toggles of Jacobian checking performed during element volume integrations. If this parameter is not enabled, then an error is generated if the Jacobian contribution of any integration point is non-positive. If this parameter is enabled then an error is generated only if the total Jacobian contribution over all integration points is non-positive. By default VFE_CHECKTOTALVOL is set to SYS_OFF.

Set element strain type using VFE_STRAINTYPE with a value of either VFE_LARGESTRAIN to enable large strain or VFE_SMALLSTRAIN to enable small strains. By default VFE_STRAINTYPE is set to VFE_SMALLSTRAIN.

The parameter VFE_TEMPMATLAVG toggles the method for computing the temperature used for evaluating temperature dependent material properties. If enabled, the temperature used for temperature dependent material properties is the average of the element node point temperatures. If disabled, the temperature is isoparametrically interpolated from the node point temperatures at each element integration point. By default VFE_TEMPMATLAVG is set to SYS_ON.

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vfe_Solid3DSetPropPtr - set pointer to element nodal properties

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid3DSetPropPtr (vfe_Solid3D *solid3d,
                            Vint type,
                            Vdouble *propptr)

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid3d      Pointer to Solid3D object.
type         Type of element property
             =VFE_PROP_TEMPERATURE      Temperatures
             =VFE_PROP_TEMPREF          Reference temperatures
             =VFE_PROP_VOLFACT          Volume scale factor
propptr      Pointer to start of element nodal properties

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

None

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_ENUM is generated if an improper type is specified.

DESCRIPTION

Set a pointer to the start of a specified type of element properties. Note that the properties are not copied by this function, only the pointer itself is copied. If a property pointer is not set the element assumes a default value for the associated property. By default the temperature is 0. and reference temperature is 0.

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vfe_Solid3DSetTopology - set element topology

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid3DSetTopology (vfe_Solid3D *solid3d,
                             Vint shape,
                             Vint maxi,
                             Vint maxj,
                             Vint maxk)

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid3d      Pointer to Solid3D object.
shape        The topological shape for the element
             =VIS_SHAPETET           Tetrahedron
             =VIS_SHAPEPYR           Pyramid
             =VIS_SHAPEWED           Wedge
             =VIS_SHAPEHEX           Hexahedron
maxi         The number of points along the i direction.
             If maxi = 0 then the linear Serendipity
             element form of the specified shape is assumed.
maxj         The number of points along the j direction.
             If maxj = 0 then a Serendipity finite element is assumed.
             If 2 <= maxj <= 4 and 2 <= maxi <= 4, then a Lagrange
             finite element is assumed.
             If maxi != 0 then maxj = 0 or maxj = maxi.
maxk         The number of points along the k direction.
             Currently maxk must be equal to maxj.

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

None

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_VALUE is generated if an improper maxi, maxj or maxk is specified. SYS_ERROR_ENUM is generated if an improper shape is input.

DESCRIPTION

Specify the topology of a 3D solid element. If maxi is set to 3 then a quadratic element form is assumed. If maxi is set to 4 then a cubic element form is assumed. The default topology is SYS_SHAPEHEX with maxi = maxj = maxk = 0. Serendipity elements with missing mid-side nodes are also supported. See VisTools, Computational Cells for a description on how to define element topologies with missing mid-side nodes.

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vfe_Solid3DDofMap - query element degree of freedom map

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid3DDofMap (vfe_Solid3D *solid3d,
                        Vint analysistype,
                        Vint loc[], Vint tag[])

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid3d      Pointer to Solid3D object.
analysistype The type of analysis
             =VFE_ANALYSIS_STRUCTURAL Structural analysis
             =VFE_ANALYSIS_THERMAL    Thermal analysis

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

loc          Vector of degree of freedom locations
tag          Vector of degree of freedom types

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_ENUM is generated if an improper analysistype is specified.

DESCRIPTION

Query for element degree of freedom map. The degree of freedom map consists of a location index, loc and type, tag for each degree of freedom used by the element.

The location index is either a positive node index into the element connectivity indicating a nodal freedom or a zero value indicating an elemental degree of freedom. The tag indicates the type of the degree of freedom. Tag values are one of a set of enumerated types which indicate whether the degree of freedom is a translation, temperature, etc.

The length of the loc and tag vectors is equal to the number of element degrees of freedom. Use vfe_Solid3DNumDof to return the number of element degrees of freedom.

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vfe_Solid3DNumDof - query number of element degrees of freedom

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid3DNumDof (vfe_Solid3D *solid3d,
                        Vint analysistype,
                        Vint *nedofs)

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid3d      Pointer to Solid3D object.
analysistype The type of analysis
             =VFE_ANALYSIS_STRUCTURAL Structural analysis
             =VFE_ANALYSIS_THERMAL    Thermal analysis

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

nedofs       Number of element degrees of freedom

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_ENUM is generated if an improper analysistype is specified.

DESCRIPTION

Query for number of element degree of freedom nedofs. The number of degrees of freedom will generally be equal to the number of nodal degrees of freedom per node times the number of nodes plus the number of elemental degrees of freedom. Use vfe_Solid3DDofMap to return the location and type of each degree of freedom.

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vfe_Solid3DNumIntPnt - query number of element integration points

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid3DNumIntPnt (vfe_Solid3D *solid3d,
                           Vint analysistype,
                           Vint *nepnts)

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid3d      Pointer to Solid3D object.
analysistype The type of analysis
             =VFE_ANALYSIS_STRUCTURAL Structural analysis
             =VFE_ANALYSIS_THERMAL    Thermal analysis

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

nepnts       Number of element integration points

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_ENUM is generated if an improper analysistype is specified.

DESCRIPTION

Query for number of element integration points nepnts.

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vfe_Solid3DShapeGrad - shape functions and gradients

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid3DShapeGrad (vfe_Solid3D *solid3d,
                           Vdouble x[][3],
                           Vint centflag,
                           Vdouble h[],
                           Vdouble phr[][3],
                           Vdouble dj[],
                           Vdouble phx[][3])

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid3d      Pointer to Solid3D object.
x            Array of node locations.
centflag     Centroid flag
             =SYS_ON      Centroid location only
             =SYS_OFF     Element node locations

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

h            Shape functions
phr          Gradient of shape function wrt. natural coordinates
dj           Determinant of Jacobian
phx          Gradient of shape function wrt. coordinates

DESCRIPTION

Return shape functions and gradients at element nodes or centroid only. The shape functions, h, contain shape functions for each node for each node or centroid. The gradients, phr and phx contains gradients for each node for each node or centroid. The determinant of the Jacobian, dj, is a single value for each node or centroid. If the determinant is zero then the corresponding partials wrt. coordinates are undefined.

The strain-displacement matrix for 3D isoparametric solid elements (B-Matrix) relates the 3D strain measures to the nodal displacements. For a 3D element defined by N nodes, the displacements are given by shape functions h_i(r,s,t), with 1=1,M, as follows: 

| ux |                            | ux_i |
| uy | = SUM_(i=1,N) h_i(r,s,t) * | uy_i |
| uz |                            | uz_i |
where ux_i, uy_i, and uz_i are the components of the nodal displacement vector.ui.

The 3D strains E are given by 

    | e_xx |   |     ux,x    |               | h_i,x    0      0   |
    | e_yy |   |     uy,y    |               |   0    h_i,y    0   |   | ux_i |
E = | e_zz | = |     uz,z    | = SUM_(i=1,N) |   0      0    h_i,z | * | uy_i |
    | g_xy |   | ux,y + uy,x |               | h_i,y  h_i,x    0   |   | uz_i |
    | g_yz |   | uy,z + uz,y |               |   0    h_i,z  h_i,y |
    | g_zx |   | uz,x + ux,z |               | h_i,z    0    h_i,x |
We rewrite the above equations as 

E = SUM_(i=1,N) B_i * U_i
where 

      | h_i,x    0      0   |
      |   0    h_i,y    0   |
B_i = |   0      0    h_i,z |
      | h_i,y  h_i,x    0   |
      |   0    h_i,z  h_i,y |
      | h_i,z    0    h_i,x |
The resulting B-Matrix is given by 

B = | B_1 B_2 ... B_N |

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NAME

vfe_Solid3DBMatrix - B(beta) matrix

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid3DBMatrix (vfe_Solid3D *solid3d,
                         Vdouble x[][3],
                         Vint *nipt,
                         Vdouble rst[][3],
                         Vdouble h[],
                         Vdouble phr[][3],
                         Vdouble phx[][3],
                         Vdouble w[],
                         Vdouble dj[],
                         Vdouble tm[][3][3],
                         Vdouble dm[][21],
                         Vdouble b[][6])

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid3d      Pointer to Solid3D object.
x            Array of node locations.

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

nipt         Number of integration points
rst          Natural coordinates (r,s,t) at integration points
h            Nodal shape functions at integration points
phr          Gradient of h w.r.t. natural coordinates at integration points
phx          Gradient of h w.r.t. global coordinates at integration points
w            Weights at integration points
dj           Determinant of Jacobian matrix at integration points
tm           Material coordinate system at integration points
dm           Material matrix at integration points
b            B(beta) matrix relating element dofs to strains

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_OPERATION is generated if element is improperly configured. SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if vfe_Solid3DSetPropPtr has been called with VFE_PROP_VOLFACT and the nodal volume factors interpolate to a negative value at an integration point, or if a negative determinant of the Jacobian is detected.

DESCRIPTION

Compute the B(beta) matrix relating the strain components (exx,eyy,ezz,gxy,gyz,gzx) to the element degrees of freedom. Use vfe_Solid3DNumDof to determine the number of element degrees of freedom, and vfe_Solid3DDofMap to determine the meaning of each degree of freedom.

This function also returns the number of integration points needed to form the element stiffness matrix, nipt; the (r,s,t) natural coordinates of the element at the integration points; the nodal shape functions at each integration point in the order h_(i1,n1), h_(i1,n2), ... , h_(i1,nen), h_(i2,n1), h_(i2,n2), ... h_(nipt,nen) where i1, i2, ..., nipt are integration point numbers, and n1, n2, ... , nen are node numbers; the gradient phr of the shape functions h with respect to the natural coordinates (r,s,t); the gradient phx of the shape functions h with respect to the global coordinates (x,y,z); the integration point weights w at each integration point; the determinant of the Jacobian transformation d(x,y,z)/d(r,s,t); the orthogonal material matrices tm at each integration point; the material matrix dm at each integration point, where the 21 entries refer to the lower triangle of the 6x6 matrix relating the strains to the stresses; and the B(beta) matrix at each integration point relating the strains to the element degrees of freedom. The rows of B are defined for all element degrees of freedom for the first integration point, followed by the values at the second integration point, etc.

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vfe_Solid3DConcLoad - concentrated load vector

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid3DConcLoad (vfe_Solid3D *solid3d,
                          Vdouble x[][3],
                          Vint enttype,
                          Vint no,
                          Vint loadtype,
                          Vdouble xc[3],
                          Vdouble v[],
                          Vdouble f[],

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid3d      Pointer to Solid3D object.
x            Array of node locations.
enttype      Entity type on which load is applied
             =SYS_FACE     Element face
no           Element face number
loadtype     Concentrated load type
             =VFE_CONCLOAD_TRAC      Concentrated force vector
             =VFE_CONCLOAD_PRES      Concentrated force along normal
                                     direction
xc           Location of concentrated load
v            Concentrated load vector

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

f            Degree of freedom vector of consistent loads.

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_ENUM is generated if an improper enttype or loadtype is specified. SYS_ERROR_VALUE is generated if an improper no is specified. SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if a zero Jacobian is computed. SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if the location xc cannot be projected onto the surface defined by the element node locations.

DESCRIPTION

Compute the consistent degree of freedom loads given a concentrated force q on the edge of the shell. The load location, xc, is projected to the surface defined by the element node locations. The projected point location is used as the point of application of the concentrated force even if it falls outside of the boundary of the element.

The vector q contains three values if loadtype is VFE_CONCLOAD_TRAC, or a single value if loadtype is VFE_CONCLOAD_PRES. The output array of consistent degree of freedom loads, f, contains loads for all degrees of freedom in the element. The load is in units of force for both VFE_CONCLOAD_TRAC and VFE_CONCLOAD_PRES.

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vfe_Solid3DDistLoad - distributed load vector

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid3DDistLoad (vfe_Solid3D *solid3d,
                          Vdouble x[][3],
                          Vint enttype,
                          Vint no,
                          Vint loadtype,
                          Vdouble q[],
                          Vdouble f[],

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid3d      Pointer to Solid3D object.
x            Array of node locations.
enttype      Entity type on which load is applied
             =SYS_EDGE     Element edge
             =SYS_FACE     Element face
no           Element face number
loadtype     Distributed load type
             =VFE_DISTLOAD_TRAC      Load directed along vector
             =VFE_DISTLOAD_PRES      Load directed along inward normal
                                     to element face
             =VFE_DISTLOAD_TANGFORCE Load directed along element edge
q            Vector of distributed load values

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

f            Degree of freedom vector of consistent loads.

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_ENUM is generated if an improper enttype or loadtype is specified. SYS_ERROR_OPERATION is generated if an invalid combination of enttype and loadtype is specified. SYS_ERROR_VALUE is generated if an improper no is specified. SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if a zero edge or face Jacobian is computed.

DESCRIPTION

Compute the consistent degree of freedom loads given a distributed load, q on a 3D solid element edge or face. The vector q contains values for the load type for each node in the element. If the loadtype is VFE_DISTLOAD_PRES then q contains a scalar pressure at each element node. If the loadtype is VFE_DISTLOAD_TRAC then q contains a vector traction at each element node. If the traction is applied to an edge the units are force/length, if applied to a face the units are force/area. If the loadtype is VFE_DISTLOAD_TANGFORCE then q contains a scalar force/length at each element node.

Note that the input array of node locations, x, contains the coordinate locations for all nodes in the element - not just on the face of interest. Correspondingly the output array of consistent degree of freedom loads, f, contains loads for all degrees of freedom in the element.

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vfe_Solid3DElemLoad - body force vector

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid3DElemLoad (vfe_Solid3D *solid3d,
                          Vdouble x[][3],
                          Vdouble q[][3],
                          Vdouble f[],

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid3d      Pointer to Solid3D object.
x            Array of node locations.
q            Array of node accelerations

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

f            Degree of freedom vector of consistent loads.

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if a non-positive Jacobian is computed.

DESCRIPTION

Compute the consistent degree of freedom body loads given acceleration load vector, q on an element. The vector q contains an acceleration vector for for each node in the element. The output array of consistent degree of freedom loads, f, contains loads for all degrees of freedom in the element. The input element loads are in the units of force per unit mass. Note that the computation of consistent loads uses the material density.

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vfe_Solid3DGeomStiff - geometric stiffness matrix

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid3DGeomStiff (vfe_Solid3D *solid3d,
                           Vdouble x[][3],
                           Vdouble u[],
                           Vdouble kg[])

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid3d      Pointer to Solid3D object.
x            Array of node locations.
u            Degree of freedom vector of displacements

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

kg           Degree of freedom geometric stiffness matrix

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_NULLOBJECT is generated if a MatlFun attribute object has not been set. SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if a negative Jacobian transformation is computed.

DESCRIPTION

Compute the geometric stiffness matrix, kg, given the node coordinates, x, and the degree of freedom displacement vector, u. The lower triangle of the geometric stiffness is returned.

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vfe_Solid3DInitHist - initialize material history

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid3DInitHist (vfe_Solid3D *solid3d)

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid3d      Pointer to Solid3D object.

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

None

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_NULLOBJECT is generated if a MatlFun attribute object has not been set.

DESCRIPTION

Initialize the values of the history variables used in the underlying element or primitive material model for the element. This operation should be performed once for each element (at the first load or time step for example) to initialize the old history variables to reflect the initial configuration condition. If the number of history variables is zero, this function need not be called.

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vfe_Solid3DMass - consistent mass matrix

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid3DMass (vfe_Solid3D *solid3d,
                      Vdouble x[][3],
                      Vdouble m[])

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid3d      Pointer to Solid3D object.
x            Array of node locations.

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

m            Degree of freedom consistent mass matrix

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_NULLOBJECT is generated if a MatlFun attribute object has not been set. SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if a negative Jacobian transformation is computed.

DESCRIPTION

Compute the consistent mass matrix, m, given the node coordinates, x. The lower triangle of the consistent mass is returned. Use vfe_Solid3DMassDiag to compute a diagonal mass matrix.

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vfe_Solid3DMassDiag - diagonal mass matrix

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid3DMassDiag (vfe_Solid3D *solid3d,
                          Vdouble x[][3],
                          Vdouble md[])

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid3d      Pointer to Solid3D object.
x            Array of node locations.

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

md           Degree of freedom diagonal mass vector

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_NULLOBJECT is generated if a MatlFun attribute object has not been set. SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if a negative Jacobian transformation is computed.

DESCRIPTION

Compute the diagonal mass matrix, md, given the node coordinates, x. The diagonal mass is returned as a degree of freedom length vector. Use vfe_Solid3DMass to compute a consistent mass matrix.

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vfe_Solid3DReact - reaction vector

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid3DReact (vfe_Solid3D *solid3d,
                       Vdouble x[][3],
                       Vdouble u[],
                       Vdouble r[])

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid3d      Pointer to Solid3D object.
x            Array of node locations.
u            Degree of freedom vector of displacements

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

r            Degree of freedom reaction vector

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_NULLOBJECT is generated if a MatlFun attribute object has not been set. SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if a negative Jacobian transformation is computed.

DESCRIPTION

Compute the reaction vector, r, given the node coordinates, x, and the degree of freedom displacement vector, u.

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vfe_Solid3DReactStiff - reaction vector, stiffness matrix

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid3DReactStiff (vfe_Solid3D *solid3d,
                            Vdouble x[][3],
                            Vdouble u[],
                            Vdouble kflag,
                            Vdouble r[],
                            Vdouble k[])

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid3d      Pointer to Solid3D object.
x            Array of node locations.
u            Degree of freedom vector of displacements
kflag        Flag to compute stiffness matrix, k
             =SYS_OFF      Do not compute stiffness matrix
             =SYS_ON       Compute and return stiffness matrix

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

r            Degree of freedom reaction vector
k            Degree of freedom stiffness matrix

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_NULLOBJECT is generated if a MatlFun attribute object has not been set. SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if a negative Jacobian transformation is computed.

DESCRIPTION

Compute the reaction vector, r, and optionally the stiffness matrix, k, given the node coordinates, x, and the degree of freedom displacement vector, u. The lower triangle of the stiffness matrix is returned.

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vfe_Solid3DStiff - linear stiffness matrix

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid3DStiff (vfe_Solid3D *solid3d,
                       Vdouble x[][3],
                       Vdouble kl[])

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid3d      Pointer to Solid3D object.
x            Array of node locations.

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

kl           Degree of freedom stiffness matrix

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_NULLOBJECT is generated if a MatlFun attribute object has not been set. SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if a negative Jacobian transformation is computed.

DESCRIPTION

Compute the linear stiffness matrix, kl, given the node coordinates, x. The lower triangle of the stiffness matrix is returned.

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vfe_Solid3DStrsAdapt - stress based error analysis

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid3DStrsAdapt (vfe_Solid3D *solid3d,
                           Vdouble x[][3],
                           Vdouble u[],
                           Vdouble strss[],
                           Vdouble *setot,
                           Vdouble *seerr,
                           Vdouble *h,
                           Vdouble *p,
                           Vdouble *d)

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid3d      Pointer to Solid3D object.
x            Array of node locations.
u            Degree of freedom vector of displacements
strss        Array of recovered nodal stresses

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

setot        Total strain energy
seerr        Strain energy error
h            Characteristic length
p            Effective polynomial order
d            Dimension

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_NULLOBJECT is generated if a MatlFun attribute object has not been set. SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if a negative Jacobian transformation is computed.

DESCRIPTION

Compute the element total strain energy, setot, and strain energy error, seerr, given the element displacements, u, and an estimate of the exact nodal stresses, strss. In addition useful quantities such as the characteristic length, effective polynomial order and dimension of the element are returned. The element dimension, d, is 3. These quantities are useful for computing new characteristic element length for mesh adaptation.

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vfe_Solid3DStrsStrn - stress and strain

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid3DStrsStrn (vfe_Solid3D *solid3d,
                          Vdouble x[][3],
                          Vdouble u[],
                          Vdouble strs[], Vdouble strn[])

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid3d      Pointer to Solid3D object.
x            Array of node locations.
u            Degree of freedom vector of displacements

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

strs         Array of nodal stresses
strn         Array of nodal strains

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_NULLOBJECT is generated if a MatlFun attribute object has not been set. SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if a negative Jacobian transformation is computed.

DESCRIPTION

Compute nodal stresses and strains, strs and strn, given the node coordinates, x, and the degree of freedom displacement vector, u. The stresses and strains are computed in the global Cartesian coordinate system. The stress and strain values are ordered first by the 6 tensor components followed by the the number of element nodes. For example, a total of 48 values would be returned in strs and 48 values in strn for a 8 node hexahedral element.

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vfe_Solid3DDistHeat - distributed heat loads

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid3DDistHeat (vfe_Solid3D *solid3d,
                          Vdouble x[][3],
                          Vint enttype,
                          Vint no,
                          Vdouble q[],
                          Vdouble f[],

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid3d      Pointer to Solid3D object.
x            Array of node locations.
enttype      Entity type on which load is applied
             =SYS_FACE     Element face
no           Element face number
q            Vector of distributed load values

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

f            Degree of freedom vector of consistent loads.

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_ENUM is generated if an improper enttype is specified. SYS_ERROR_VALUE is generated if an improper no is specified. SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if a zero face Jacobian is computed.

DESCRIPTION

Compute the consistent degree of freedom loads given a distributed heat load, q along a 3D solid element face. The vector q contains values for the heat flux for each node in the element. The distributed loads are in units of heat flux per unit area.

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vfe_Solid3DElemHeat - body heat generation

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid3DElemHeat (vfe_Solid3D *solid3d,
                          Vdouble x[][3],
                          Vdouble q[],
                          Vdouble f[],

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid3d      Pointer to Solid3D object.
x            Array of node locations.
q            Array of node heat fluxes

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

f            Degree of freedom vector of consistent loads.

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if a non-positive Jacobian is computed.

DESCRIPTION

Compute the consistent degree of freedom body heat generation given nodal heat generation vector, q on an element. The vector q contains heat generation per volume for each node in the element. The output array of consistent degree of freedom loads, f, contains the heat generation in the element. The input element loads are in the units of power per unit volume.

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vfe_Solid3DCap - consistent capacitance matrix

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid3DCap (vfe_Solid3D *solid3d,
                     Vdouble x[][3],
                     Vdouble u[],
                     Vdouble c[])

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid3d      Pointer to Solid3D object.
x            Array of node locations.
u            Degree of freedom vector of temperatures

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

c            Degree of freedom consistent capacitance matrix

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_NULLOBJECT is generated if a MatlFun attribute object has not been set. SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if a negative Jacobian transformation is computed.

DESCRIPTION

Compute the consistent capacitance matrix, c, given the node coordinates, x, and temperatures, u. The lower triangle of the consistent capacitance is returned. Use vfe_Solid3DCapDiag to compute a diagonal capacitance matrix. This calculation requires material density and specific heat.

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vfe_Solid3DCapDiag - diagonal capacitance matrix

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid3DCapDiag (vfe_Solid3D *solid3d,
                         Vdouble x[][3],
                         Vdouble u[],
                         Vdouble cd[])

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid3d      Pointer to Solid3D object.
x            Array of node locations.
u            Degree of freedom vector of temperatures

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

cd           Degree of freedom diagonal capacitance matrix

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_NULLOBJECT is generated if a MatlFun attribute object has not been set. SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if a negative Jacobian transformation is computed.

DESCRIPTION

Compute the diagonal capacitance matrix, cd, given the node coordinates, x, and temperatures, u. The diagonal capacitance is returned as a degree of freedom length vector. Use vfe_Solid3DCap to compute a consistent capacitance matrix. This calculation requires material density and specific heat.

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vfe_Solid3DCond - thermal conductance matrix

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid3DCond (vfe_Solid3D *solid3d,
                      Vdouble x[][3],
                      Vdouble kl[])

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid3d      Pointer to Solid3D object.
x            Array of node locations.

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

kl           Degree of freedom conductance matrix

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_NULLOBJECT is generated if a MatlFun attribute object has not been set. SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if a negative Jacobian transformation is computed.

DESCRIPTION

Compute the linear conductance matrix, kl, given the node coordinates, x. The lower triangle of the conductance matrix is returned.

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vfe_Solid3DPower - thermal power vector

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid3DPower (vfe_Solid3D *solid3d,
                       Vdouble x[][3],
                       Vdouble u[],
                       Vdouble r[])

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid3d      Pointer to Solid3D object.
x            Array of node locations.
u            Degree of freedom vector of temperatures

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

r            Degree of freedom power vector

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_NULLOBJECT is generated if a MatlFun attribute object has not been set. SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if a negative Jacobian transformation is computed.

DESCRIPTION

Compute the power vector, r, given the node coordinates, x, and the degree of freedom temperature vector, u.

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vfe_Solid3DPowerCond - thermal power, conductance matrix

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid3DPowerCond (vfe_Solid3D *solid3d,
                           Vdouble x[][3],
                           Vdouble u[],
                           Vdouble kflag,
                           Vdouble r[],
                           Vdouble k[])

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid3d      Pointer to Solid3D object.
x            Array of node locations.
u            Degree of freedom vector of temperatures
kflag        Flag to compute conductance matrix, k
             =SYS_OFF      Do not compute conductance matrix
             =SYS_ON       Compute and return conductance matrix

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

r            Degree of freedom power vector
k            Degree of freedom conductance matrix

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_NULLOBJECT is generated if a MatlFun attribute object has not been set. SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if a negative Jacobian transformation is computed.

DESCRIPTION

Compute the power vector, r, and optionally the conductance matrix, k, given the node coordinates, x, and the degree of freedom temperature vector, u. The lower triangle of the conductance matrix is returned.

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vfe_Solid3DHFlxAdapt - heat flux based error analysis

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid3DHFlxTGrd (vfe_Solid3D *solid3d,
                          Vdouble x[][3],
                          Vdouble u[],
                          Vdouble hflxs[],
                          Vdouble *hetot,
                          Vdouble *heerr,
                          Vdouble *h,
                          Vdouble *p,
                          Vdouble *d)

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid3d      Pointer to Solid3D object.
x            Array of node locations.
u            Degree of freedom vector of temperatures
hflxs        Array of recovered nodal heat flux

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

hetot        Total heat energy
heerr        Heat energy error
h            Characteristic length
p            Effective polynomial order
d            Dimension

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_NULLOBJECT is generated if a MatlFun attribute object has not been set. SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if a negative Jacobian transformation is computed.

DESCRIPTION

Compute the element total heat energy, hetot, and heat energy error, heerr, given the element temperatures, u, and an estimate of the exact nodal heat flux, hflxs. In addition useful quantities such as the characteristic length, effective polynomial order and dimension of the element are returned. The element dimension, d, is 3. These quantities are useful for computing new characteristic element length for mesh adaptation.

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vfe_Solid3DHFlxTGrd - Heat flux and thermal gradient

C SPECIFICATION

void vfe_Solid3DHFlxTGrd (vfe_Solid3D *solid3d,
                          Vdouble x[][3],
                          Vdouble u[],
                          Vdouble hflx[], Vdouble tgrd[])

INPUT ARGUMENTS

solid3d      Pointer to Solid3D object.
x            Array of node locations.
u            Degree of freedom vector of temperatures

OUTPUT ARGUMENTS

hflx         Array of nodal heat fluxes
tgrd         Array of nodal temperature gradients

ERRORS

SYS_ERROR_NULLOBJECT is generated if a MatlFun attribute object has not been set. SYS_ERROR_COMPUTE is generated if a negative Jacobian transformation is computed.

DESCRIPTION

Compute nodal heat fluxes and temperature gradients, hflx and tgrd, given the node coordinates, x, and the degree of freedom temperature vector, u. The fluxes and gradients are computed in the global Cartesian coordinate system. The flux and gradient values are ordered first by the 3 vectoral components followed by the number of element nodes. For example, a total of 24 values would be returned in hflx and 24 values in tgrd for a 8 node hexahedral element.