HotspotData

Hotspot Definition

<HotspotData>
  <HotSpot name="n_157812_HotSpot1" id="1" entitytype="node" entityid="157812">
    <CrackType dimension="2D WF">Semi-Elliptical Surface Crack</CrackType>
    <BiasEvalType Option="Meshsize">1.0000</BiasEvalType>
    <CrackDirection Option="UserDefinedSystem" SystemId="1" SystemPathName="path1" origin="157812" zaxis="228492" xzplane="157723"></CrackDirection>
    <CrackAngle>0.0000</CrackAngle>
    <CrackLengtha>0.0500 15.3454</CrackLengtha>
    <CrackLengthb>0.1000 15.3454</CrackLengthb>
    <ST>19.1817</ST>
    <MaxNoOfCycles>4000</MaxNoOfCycles>
  </HotSpot>
</HotspotData>

<HotspotData>
  <HotSpot name="n_157812_HotSpot1" id="1" entitytype="node" entityid="157812">
    ….
    ….
  </HotSpot>
</HotspotData>

Table 1. <HotspotData> Attributes

name	n_<node ID>_HotSpot<ID>	Name of the hotspot using Node ID and Hotspot ID
id	Valid Value
entitytype	node
entityid	Valid Value	Node ID

<CrackType dimension="2D WF">Semi-Elliptical Surface Crack</CrackType>

Table 2. <CrackType> Attributes

CrackType dimension	1D WF / 2D WF	One Dimensional Weighed Functions Two Dimensional Weighed Functions
Crack Type	Semi-Elliptical Surface Crack	Name of the Crack used

<BiasEvalType Option="Meshsize">1.0000</BiasEvalType>

Table 3. <BiasEvalType> Attributes
Attribute	Valid Values	Comment
BiasEvalType Option="Meshsize"/ Nominal	Size / Path to Biasing TXT file

<CrackDirection Option="UserDefinedSystem" SystemId="1"
                SystemPathName="path1" origin="157812" ="228492"
                xzplane="157723"></CrackDirection>

Table 4. <CrackDirection> Attributes
Attribute	Valid Values	Comment
CrackDirection Option="UserDefinedSystem"	SystemId SystemPathName Origin Zaxis xzplane	Id of the system Name of the System Node ID at Origin Node ID pointing Z axis Node ID defining xz plane
CrackDirection Option="Nominal"

<CrackAngle>0.0000</CrackAngle>

Table 5. <CrackAngle> Attributes
Attribute	Valid Values	Comment
CrackAngle	Valid value	Angle for Crack plane

<CrackLengtha>0.0500 15.3454</CrackLengtha>
<CrackLengthb>0.1000 15.3454</CrackLengthb>
<ST>19.1817</ST>
<MaxNoOfCycles>4000</MaxNoOfCycles>

Table 6. Other Crack Properties Attributes
Attribute	Valid Values	Comment
CrackLengtha	First and last dimension of crack size a	Angle for Crack plane
CrackLengthb	First and last dimension of crack size b
ST	Valid value	Specimen thickness
MaxNoOfCycles	Valid value	Number of cycles to be considered for analysis.