/MAT/LAW0 (VOID)
Block Format Keyword This material can be used to define elements to act as a void, or an empty space.
Format
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/MAT/LAW0/mat_ID/unit_ID or /MAT/VOID/mat_ID/unit_ID | |||||||||
mat_title |
Optional
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ρ | E | υ |
Definition
Field | Contents | SI Unit Example |
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mat_ID | Material
identifier (Integer, maximum 10 digits) |
|
unit_ID | Unit identifier (Integer, maximum 10 digits) |
|
mat_title | Material
title (Character, maximum 100 characters) |
|
ρ | Initial
density (Real) |
[kgm3] |
E | Young's
modulus (Real) |
[Pa] |
υ | Poisson's
ratio (Real) |
▸Example (Steel)
Comments
- Only law, mat_ID, and mat_title are used (refer to the keyword Materials).
- This additional data allows defining contact interfaces with void material and property: all kinds of input for interfaces will then be available (Igap =1, Stfac as a stiffness factor).
- Contact stiffness will be correctly calculated only when E, υ and t (thickness in property) are given.
- When density of the void material is defined, the mass of the material is accounted in kinetic energy calculation.