/TH/CLUSTER

Block Format Keyword Describes the time history output of spotweld clusters.

Format

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
/TH/CLUSTER/thgroup_ID
thgroup_name
var_ID1 var_ID2 var_ID3 var_ID4 var_ID5 var_ID6 var_ID7 var_ID8 var_ID9 var_ID10
Obj_ID1 Obj_ID2 Obj_ID3 Obj_ID4 Obj_ID5 Obj_ID6 Obj_ID7 Obj_ID8 Obj_ID9 Obj_ID10

Descriptions

Field Contents SI Unit Example
thgroup_ID TH group identifier

(Integer, maximum 10 digits)
thgroup_name TH group name

(Character, maximum 100 characters)
var_ID1, ...n Variables saved for TH (see table below)

(Character, maximum 8 characters)
Obj_ID1, ...n Identifiers of the objects to be saved

(Integer)

TH Output Keyword & Variables

Keyword Object Saved Variables
CLUSTER Spotweld Cluster FX, FY, FZ, MX, MY, MZ, FS, FN, MS, MN, FAIL

Table of Available Variables - Part 2

Keyword Variable Group Saved TH Variables
CLUSTER DEF

FLOC

 FX, FY, FZ, MX, MY, MZ, FAIL

FS, FN, MS, MN

Output for Cluster

Variables
Definition
FX
Force in global direction X
FY
Force in global direction Y
FZ
Force in global direction Z
MX
Moment about global direction X
MY
Moment about global direction Y
MZ
Moment about global direction Z
FS
Shear force (resultant force from local direction 1 and 2)
FN
Normal force (absolute force value from local direction 3)
MS
Bending moment (resultant moment from local direction 1 and 2)
MN
Torsion moment (moment from local direction 3)
FAIL
Damage factor

Comments

  1. Spotweld cluster is defined with the /CLUSTER card.
  2. Use parameter Ifail=1 in /CLUSTER for output of FAIL variable.
  3. Available names are listed in the two tables above.

    In the first table, TH-variables are listed. If a TH-variable is requested, this variable is written.

    In the second table, other variable groups are listed. If a variable group is requested, all the associated TH-variables are written at once.