udfGetTimeAlpha()
Return the time at the alpha point of the generalized-alpha time marching algorithm.
Syntax
timeAlpha = udfGetTimeAlpha( udfHd ) ;
Type
AcuSolve User-Defined Function Global
Parameters
- udfHd
- The opaque handle (pointer) which was passed to the user function.
Return Value
- timeAlpha (real)
- Time at the alpha point of the generalized-alpha time marching algorithm.
Description
This routine returns the time at the alpha point of the generalized-alpha time marching
algorithm. The element residual is evaluated at
this time; hence if a material model or other
element data is dependent on time, this function
must be used to get the time. For
example,
Real timeAlpha ;
...
timeAlpha = udfGetTimeAlpha( udfHd ) ;Errors
This routine expects a valid udfHd.