PARAM, THMLSTN

Bulk Data Entry Select the thermal strain formula.

Parameter Values Description
THMLSTN <0, 1> Selects the thermal strain formula, applicable to Nonlinear Static Analysis only.
0 (Default)
ε T =A( T Final )( T Final − T Initial ) MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8srps0l bbf9q8WrFfeuY=Hhbbf9v8qqaqFr0xc9pk0xbba9q8WqFfea0=yr0R Yxir=Jbba9q8aq0=yq=He9q8qqQ8frFve9Fve9Ff0dmeaabaqaciGa caGaaeqabaqaaeaadaaakeaacqaH1oqzdaWgaaWcbaGaamivaaqaba GccqGH9aqpcaWGbbWaaeWaaeaacaWGubWaaSbaaSqaaiaadAeacaWG PbGaamOBaiaadggacaWGSbaabeaaaOGaayjkaiaawMcaamaabmaaba GaamivamaaBaaaleaacaWGgbGaamyAaiaad6gacaWGHbGaamiBaaqa baGccqGHsislcaWGubWaaSbaaSqaaiaadMeacaWGUbGaamyAaiaads hacaWGPbGaamyyaiaadYgaaeqaaaGccaGLOaGaayzkaaaaaa@4CDB@
1
ε T =A( T Final )( T Final − T Ref )−A( T Initial )( T Initial − T ref ) MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8srps0l bbf9q8WrFfeuY=Hhbbf9v8qqaqFr0xc9pk0xbba9q8WqFfea0=yr0R Yxir=Jbba9q8aq0=yq=He9q8qqQ8frFve9Fve9Ff0dmeaabaqaciGa caGaaeqabaqaaeaadaaakeaacqaH1oqzdaWgaaWcbaGaamivaaqaba GccqGH9aqpcaWGbbWaaeWaaeaacaWGubWaaSbaaSqaaiaadAeacaWG PbGaamOBaiaadggacaWGSbaabeaaaOGaayjkaiaawMcaamaabmaaba GaamivamaaBaaaleaacaWGgbGaamyAaiaad6gacaWGHbGaamiBaaqa baGccqGHsislcaWGubWaaSbaaSqaaiaadkfacaWGLbGaamOzaaqaba aakiaawIcacaGLPaaacqGHsislcaWGbbWaaeWaaeaacaWGubWaaSba aSqaaiaadMeacaWGUbGaamyAaiaadshacaWGPbGaamyyaiaadYgaae qaaaGccaGLOaGaayzkaaWaaeWaaeaacaWGubWaaSbaaSqaaiaadMea caWGUbGaamyAaiaadshacaWGPbGaamyyaiaadYgaaeqaaOGaeyOeI0 IaamivamaaBaaaleaacaWGYbGaamyzaiaadAgaaeqaaaGccaGLOaGa ayzkaaaaaa@619F@
Where,
ε T MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8srps0l bbf9q8WrFfeuY=Hhbbf9v8qqaqFr0xc9pk0xbba9q8WqFfea0=yr0R Yxir=Jbba9q8aq0=yq=He9q8qqQ8frFve9Fve9Ff0dmeaabaqaciGa caGaaeqabaqaaeaadaaakeaacqaH1oqzdaWgaaWcbaGaamivaaqaba aaaa@3466@
Thermal strain.
A( T Final ) MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8srps0l bbf9q8WrFfeuY=Hhbbf9v8qqaqFr0xc9pk0xbba9q8WqFfea0=yr0R Yxir=Jbba9q8aq0=yq=He9q8qqQ8frFve9Fve9Ff0dmeaabaqaciGa caGaaeqabaqaaeaadaaakeaacaWGbbWaaeWaaeaacaWGubWaaSbaaS qaaiaadAeacaWGPbGaamOBaiaadggacaWGSbaabeaaaOGaayjkaiaa wMcaaaaa@399B@ and A( T Final ) MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8srps0l bbf9q8WrFfeuY=Hhbbf9v8qqaqFr0xc9pk0xbba9q8WqFfea0=yr0R Yxir=Jbba9q8aq0=yq=He9q8qqQ8frFve9Fve9Ff0dmeaabaqaciGa caGaaeqabaqaaeaadaaakeaacaWGbbWaaeWaaeaacaWGubWaaSbaaS qaaiaadAeacaWGPbGaamOBaiaadggacaWGSbaabeaaaOGaayjkaiaa wMcaaaaa@399B@
Thermal expansion coefficients corresponding to T F i n a l MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8srps0l bbf9q8WrFfeuY=Hhbbf9v8qqaqFr0xc9pk0xbba9q8WqFfea0=yr0R Yxir=Jbba9q8aq0=yq=He9q8qqQ8frFve9Fve9Ff0dmeaabaqaciGa caGaaeqabaqaaeaadaaakeaacaWGubWaaSbaaSqaaiaadAeacaWGPb GaamOBaiaadggacaWGSbaabeaaaaa@3742@ and T I n i t i a l MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8srps0l bbf9q8WrFfeuY=Hhbbf9v8qqaqFr0xc9pk0xbba9q8WqFfea0=yr0R Yxir=Jbba9q8aq0=yq=He9q8qqQ8frFve9Fve9Ff0dmeaabaqaciGa caGaaeqabaqaaeaadaaakeaacaWGubWaaSbaaSqaaiaadMeacaWGUb GaamyAaiaadshacaWGPbGaamyyaiaadYgaaeqaaaaa@392C@ .
T I n i t i a l MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8srps0l bbf9q8WrFfeuY=Hhbbf9v8qqaqFr0xc9pk0xbba9q8WqFfea0=yr0R Yxir=Jbba9q8aq0=yq=He9q8qqQ8frFve9Fve9Ff0dmeaabaqaciGa caGaaeqabaqaaeaadaaakeaacaWGubWaaSbaaSqaaiaadMeacaWGUb GaamyAaiaadshacaWGPbGaamyyaiaadYgaaeqaaaaa@392C@ , T Ref MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8srps0l bbf9q8WrFfeuY=Hhbbf9v8qqaqFr0xc9pk0xbba9q8WqFfea0=yr0R Yxir=Jbba9q8aq0=yq=He9q8qqQ8frFve9Fve9Ff0dmeaabaqaciGa caGaaeqabaqaaeaadaaakeaacaWGubWaaSbaaSqaaiaadkfacaWGLb GaamOzaaqabaaaaa@356B@ and T F i n a l MathType@MTEF@5@5@+= feaagKart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8srps0l bbf9q8WrFfeuY=Hhbbf9v8qqaqFr0xc9pk0xbba9q8WqFfea0=yr0R Yxir=Jbba9q8aq0=yq=He9q8qqQ8frFve9Fve9Ff0dmeaabaqaciGa caGaaeqabaqaaeaadaaakeaacaWGubWaaSbaaSqaaiaadAeacaWGPb GaamOBaiaadggacaWGSbaabeaaaaa@3742@
Initial, referent and current/final temperature, respectively.