AnintroductiontoCode_Aster
DanieleColomboAnintroductiontoCode_Aster8July2010
Goalsandbasicknowledge
Goalsofthisshortcourse: giveyoubasicknowledgeonhowCode_Asterworks giveyouanoverviewonhowyoucanuseCode_Asterwith thepre/postprocessortoolSalome giveyouanoverviewonhowyoucanusetheSalome Mecaenvironment.
Thiscourseisnot: acourseonthefiniteelementmethod acourseonhowthebehaviourofstructurescanbe modelled(statics,dynamics,fatigue...) acourseonhowprogramminginCode_Aster.
DanieleColomboAnintroductiontoCode_Aster8July2010
Goalsandbasicknowledge
Thereforeyoucangetmostoutofthiscourseifyouhave: atheoreticalbaseontheFEmethod basicknowledgeonhowastructuralFEsoftwareworks someexperienceontheuseofastructuralFEsoftware.
ThesameFEsimulationcanbesuccessfullycarriedoutinmore thanoneway Inmyopinionthereisn'tthebestway WhatIwillpresenttodayisjustmypersonalviewandwhatIthinkis thesimplestwaytoapproachCode_Asterinourcontext.
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WhatisCode_Aster?
Code_AsterisaFEsolver: nofancytoolstocreateageometryandtomeshit nocolourfulpostprocessingimages noclick'n'dropinterfaces. preprocessing (geometry, mesh) commandfile describingthe simulation
mesh
Code_Aster
FEmodel creationand resolution
text
u,,...
postprocessing oftheresults
Somepre/postprocessingcapabilitiesareindeedavailableinCode_AsterbutI willnotspeakaboutthem.
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Pre/postprocessing
Severaltoolscanbeusedtocreateameshandtovisualizethe results,asfarasanimport/exportmoduleexistinCode_Aster: Gmsh IDEAS Gibi Anytoolcapableofimporting/exportingmeshesinMED format
MEDisaplatformindependentfileformatfortheexchangeofmesh data(nodes,elements,groupofnodes,groupofelements)andfields definedonthesedata(e.g.stresses,strains,displacements,levelsets...) AlibrarytomanageMEDfilesisfreelyavailable.
Yourpreferredpreprocessorsoftware,butyouneedtowrite theinterfacelayer(usinge.g.MEDfile):Code_Asterisfree software!
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Pre/postprocessing
Salomeisafreesoftwarepre/postprocessingtoolcapableof exportingandimportingMEDfiles:
preprocessing (geometry, mesh) commandfile describingthe simulation
Salome
MED
FEmodel creationand resolution
MED
postprocessing oftheresults
Code_Aster
Salome
ThecommandfilemustbehowevercreatedoutsideSalome.
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Pre/postprocessing
Analternativeandmorecomfortablesolutionistousethe SalomeMecaplatform: it'samodifiedversionofSalomeincludingamoduleused tocontrolCode_AsterdirectlyfromSalome thecommandfileisgeneratedautomatically.
Salome
preprocessing (geometry, mesh) commandfile describingthe simulation
Salome
Code_Aster
Salome
FEmodel creationand resolution
postprocessing oftheresults
SalomeMeca
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SalomeMeca
EvenifCode_Asterishiddenbehindthegraphicalinterfaceof SalomeMeca,thewayinwhichSalomeandCode_Asterinteract determinehowtheFEmodeliscreated: onlymeshdataarepassedfromthepreprocessorto Code_AsterbymeansofaMEDfile
MEDfile
nodes,elements,groupsofnodes,groupsofelements
useofgeometryandmeshcapabilitiesofSalomeasany otherpreprocessorsoftware alltheotheringredientsoftheFEmodelmustbewritten insidethecommandfile
textfile
materials,forces,pressures,displacements...
useofawizard:youenteralltheseinformationsinaGUI
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SalomeMeca
Howinformationsenteredinthewizardarelinkedtothemesh dataincludedintheMEDfile? youmustcreategroupsofnodes,elements,edgesand facesinthemesh
youcandefinethesegroupsonthegeometryofthemodelordirectly onthemesh usinggeometricalgroupsallowsthemodificationofthemeshwithout theneedtoredefinethegroups.
inthewizardyoucanusethesegroupstoapplyboundary conditions,forces,pressures,materialsandsoon.
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SalomeMeca
OnceCode_AsterhassolvedtheFEmodel,howaretheresults importedintoSalomeMeca? Code_Astercreatesatleasttwotextfiles:
.mess:containstheoutputofCode_Asterforeachcommand.The errorandwarningmessagesarereportedinthisfile. .resu:containstheoutputofsomeCode_Asterresultsintableform.
youcanreadthesefilesdirectlyinsideSalomeMeca
Code_AstercreatesoneMEDfilecontainingalltheresults
nodaldisplacements,stressesatnodes,equivalentstressesatnodes... Youcanpostprocesstheseresultsusingthepostprocessing capabilitiesofSalomeMeca
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SalomeMecademonstration
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SalomeMeca
Asyouhaveseen,thewizardhasseverallimitations: youcanmanageonlysomekindsofsimulations
linearelasticanalyses modalanalyses linearthermalanalyses
foreachsupportedanalysis,notallthefeaturesofCode_Aster areavailable
e.g.:inalinearelasticanalysisyoucan'tdefinemorematerials,mechanical contactbetweenparts,cracks...
theoutputisalwayslimitedtosomepredefinedvariables
e.g.:inalinearelasticanalysisonlynodaldisplacements,stressesat nodesandequivalentstressesatnodesareproducedintheoutputfile. Whatcanyoudoifyouneed,forexample,reactionforces?
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Code_Astercommandfile
TheonlywaytoaccessallthefeaturesavailableinCode_Asteris todirectlymanagethecommandfilebyhand: thecommandfileisatextfile:edititwithyourpreferredtext editor!
Thisisthehardestway! YoumustknowCode_Astercommands,syntax,optionsandso on.
agraphicaltoolcalledEficascanbeusedtosimplifythis task
Thisistheeasiestway:justrunEficasfromSalomeMeca.
Let'strytoobtainreactionforcesfromoursimulation...
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Eficas
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Reactionforces
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Code_Astercommandfile:theotherway
UsingEficasyoucan: createacommandfilewhichissyntacticallycorrect createacommandfilebyhandwithoutrememberingall theoptionsofeachcommand.
However,youmusteditthecommandfilebyhandusingatext editorifyouwanttogetmostoutofCode_Aster,e.g.: usingthelatestdevelopmentfeatures usingpythonprogramminginthecommandfile(loops, conditionals,mathscalculations...). Let'sanalysethecommandfileofourexampletounderstand moreaboutCode_Aster.
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Commandfilesyntax
thecommandfileisapythonscript
youcansimplyignoreit!
it'scomposedbyasequenceof commands
xyz=command(...)
eachcommandproducesaconcept (everythingisontheleftofthe=)
xyzisapythonobject
eachcommandhasoneormore parameterswhereit'spossibletospecify inputdataandoptionsforthecommand
theobjectsproducedbyaprevious commandcanbeusedasinputparameters
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Commandfilesyntax
DEBUT=begin thisfunctionisusedtostartanew analysis ifthisanalysisisthecontinuationofa previousone,youmustusethefunction POURSUITE()instead. POURSUITE=continue
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Commandfilesyntax
DEFI_MATERIAU=definematerial Youdefinethemechanicalproperties ofamaterial Nameassignedtothematerial:MA Youareassigningonlytheelastic propertiesofthematerialbymeansofthe keywordELAS
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Simpleandcomposedkeywords
Eachcommandacceptoneormoreparametersidentifiedbya keyword: concept=COMMAND(keyword_1=xxx, keyword_2=yyy, ... keyword_n=zzz) Inthecaseofasimplekeyword,itsvalueisgivendirectlyafterthe =.Itcanbeasimplevalue(e.g.integer,realoranother concept)oralistofsimplevalues: concept_1=COMMAND_1(simple_keyword_1=3) concept_2=COMMAND_2(simple_keyword_1=1.56, simple_keyword_2=(1.0,0.0,5.6), simple_keyword_3=concept_1)
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Simpleandcomposedkeywords
Inthecaseofacomposedkeyword,itsvalueisalistofsimple keywords: concept_1=COMMAND_1(simple_keyword_1=3.0) concept_2=COMMAND_2(simple_keyword_1=1.56, composed_keyword_1=_F( simple_keyword_2=3.1415, simple_keyword_3=concept_1),) Thelistofthesimplekeywordsofacomposedkeywordisgiven inside_F(...).ThelettermeansfacteurinFrench.
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Commandfilesyntax
Theelasticconstantsaregivenby meansofthecomposedkeywordELAS TheYoung'smodule(E)andPoisson ratio(NU)aregiveninsidethecomposed keywordbymeansoftwosimplekeywords
otherbehavioursaregivenbymeansof othercomposedkeywords
e.g.:ECRO_LINEforalinearhardeningmaterial THERMforthethermalproperties ...
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Somethingabouttheconcepts
ThematerialdefinitionwillbecontainedinaconceptnamedMA: Themaximumlengthoftheconceptnameis8characters Iftheresultingconceptexistsbeforeexecutingthecommand, anerrorisissuedandtheanalysisisaborted. Thisconceptisapythonobject.Thismeansthatithasatype associated: TheresultingconceptMAisautomaticallycreatedbythe command,whichdeterminesalsoitstype TheconceptMAcanbeusedasthevalueofasimple keywordsonlyifitstypeiscoincidentwiththetyperequestedby thekeyword.
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Somethingabouttheconcepts
Forexample,Iwanttodefinetwoelasticmaterials(agenericsteel andagenericaluminium). ThesetwomaterialshavedifferentvaluesoftheYoung'smodule butthesame(moreorless)valueofthePoissonratio. Inordertoforcethisequality,Ideclaretheminthefollowingway: steel=DEFI_MATERIAU(ELAS=_F(E=2.06E11, NU=0.3,),) alu=DEFI_MATERIAU(ELAS=_F(E=0.76E11, NU=steel,),) Thisisnotcorrectbecausesteelisaconceptoftypematerialwhilst thekeywordNUrequiresaconceptoftypereal!
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Somethingabouttheconcepts
Thecorrectwaytodothatwouldbetheuseofavariable(don't forgetwearewritingapythonscript):
poisson=0.3 steel=DEFI_MATERIAU(ELAS=_F(E=2.06E11, NU=poisson,),) alu=DEFI_MATERIAU(ELAS=_F(E=0.76E11, NU=poisson,),)
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Commandfilesyntax
LIRE_MAILLAGE=readmesh InCode_Asterthemeshissimplyalist ofnodes(numberandcoordinates)and elements(theirdefinitionintermsof geometricalshapeanddefiningnodes) Everythingwillbecontainedinthe conceptMAIL ThemeshiscontainedinaMEDfile (FORMAT='MED') Yes,reallysimple.Justaquestion:of whichfileareyouspeakingabout?
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Selectinginputandoutputfiles
AsinthecaseofLIRE_MAILLAGE,thereareothercommands workingonfiles(ininputoroutput). Thenameofthefilereadorwrittenbyacommandisnotspecified inthecommandfilebutoutsideit: thisabstractionfacilitatesthecreationofscripts,asinthe caseofparametricstudieswherethesameanalysisisrunusing differentmeshes it'sreallypracticalinallthecasesinwhichoneormore input/outputfileschange(differentnamesorpaths,different meshes...):nothingchangesinthecommandfile! Agraphicaltool,calledASTK,canbeusedtolistallthefiles neededbythesimulation. ifyouaresoinclined,youcanalsousetheUnixcommand line(I'mnotgoingtotalkaboutittoday)
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Selectinginputandoutputfiles
IfyouuseSalomeMeca,theinput/outputfilesareautomatically linkedtothecommandfileandyouhavenothingtodo ThisistrueeveninthecaseinwhichyouuseSalomeMecato createabasiccommandfileandthenyouuseEficastomodifyit YoucanrunASTKdirectlyfromSalomeMeca.Let'scheckour example:
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Selectinginputandoutputfiles
Eachfilehasatypeassociated:
Eachtypehasalogicalunit(LU)numberassociated Eachcommandaccess(read/write)afilebymeansofitslogical unitnumberandnotitsname.
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Selectinginputandoutputfiles
Herearethebasicfilesmanagedbyeachsimulation:
comm:it'sthecommandfileitself mmed:it'stheMEDfilecontainingthemesh mess:atextfilecontainingtheoutputfromthe
solver(messages,errors,warnings)
resu:atextfilecontainingtheresultsofthe
simulationinatableformat
rmed:it'stheMEDfilecontainingtheresultsofthe
simulation
base:it'safoldercontainingtheoutputdatabase
ofthesolver.Itwillbeusedtocontinuethesimulation (bymeansofaPOURSUITE)orforpostprocessing
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Selectinginputandoutputfiles
Eachofthisfiletypehasitslogicalunitnumberassignedbydefault. Theusercanchangeit,althoughhemustpayattention,aswewill seesoon.
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Selectinginputandoutputfiles
iftheLUnumberisnotgivenasa parameterofthecommand,thedefault oneisused thisisthecaseforourexample:the LIRE_MAILLAGEcommandwillreadthefile associatedtothedefaultLUnumberfora MEDmeshfile(mmed) youdon'tneedtoknowwhichisthis defaultLUnumberifyouhaven'tchanged theLUnumberbyhandinASTK.
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Selectinginputandoutputfiles
Onthecontrary,ifyouhavechangedthedefaultLUnumberin ASTK,youmustpassthenewonetothecommandbymeansof thesimplekeywordUNITE
mail=LIRE_MAILLAGE(FORMAT='MED', UNITE=21,),)
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DefaultLUnumbers
Selectinginputandoutputfiles
InASTKyoucanalsospecifysomeimportantpropertiesofeach listedfile: inputoroutputfile? itwillbecreatedduringorattheendoftheanalysis itisprovidedbytheuseratthebeginningoftheanalysis isthefilecompressed? Thefilecanbecompressedusinggzipinordertosavedisk spaceandtransfertime(e.g.fromtheclustertothelocal computer) Fortheinputfile,theusermustcompressthefileusinggzip.In thecaseofoutputfiles,Code_Asterwillcompressthem automaticallyattheendofthesimulation.
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Selectinginputandoutputfiles
input output compressed
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Commandfilesyntax
AFFE_MODELE=assignmodel Thiscommandallowtoassigna particularphysicalmodelandelement typetoamesh.AFEmodeliscreated. mechanical,thermal,acoustic axialsymmetric,planestress/strain,shell, beam,plate... Firstthemeshisselectedbymeansof theMAILLAGE(=mesh)keyword MAILisanexistingconcept!
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Commandfilesyntax
ThecomposedkeywordAFFEallowstospecifythephysical phenomenonandelementtypetobeassignedtoapartorthe wholemesh: where?TOUT='OUI'meansWHOLE_MESH='YES' whichphenomenon?PHENOMENE='MECANIQUE'specifies thatwewanttomodelamechanicalphenomenon(nota thermaloracousticone) whichtypeofelement?MODELISATION='3D'specifiesthatwe wanttouse3Dsolidelements(andnot,forexample,3Dbeam elements).
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Commandfilesyntax
Thegroupofkeywordsinside_F(...)canberepeatedtodefineall themodelizationsrequiredinthemodel Forexample,inthecaseinwhichboth3Dsolidelementsand3D beamsarepresentinthemesh,thefollowingcommandcanbe usedtoassignthepropertiestotheelements: mode=AFFE_MODELE(MAILLAGE=MAIL, AFFE=(_F(GROUP_MA='solid', PHENOMENE='MECANIQUE', MODELISATION='3D',), _F(GROUP_MA='beam', PHENOMENE='MECANIQUE', MODELISATION='POU_D_E',),),) solidandbeamaretwogroupsofelements(GROUP_MA)defined insidethemeshMAIL(bymeansofSalome)
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Commandfilesyntax
AFFE_MATERIAU=assignmaterial Thiscommandallowtoassigna materialtotheelementsofamesh Thesyntaxissimilartowhatwehave alreadydiscussed Thematerialmustbedefinedbefore usingthecommandbymeansof DEFI_MATERIAU Theconceptcreatedbythecommand (MATE)isamaterialfield,anunusual entityforFEsolvers!
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Overloading
HowcanIassignmorethenonematerialtoaFEmesh? Wehavealreadydefinedtwomaterials:
poisson=0.3 steel=DEFI_MATERIAU(ELAS=_F(E=2.06E11, NU=poisson,),) alu=DEFI_MATERIAU(ELAS=_F(E=0.76E11, NU=poisson,),)
Let'ssupposethattwogroupsofelementsaredefinedinthemesh, eachonecontainingtheelementofthesamematerial: ELsteelcontainstheelementsforsteel ELalucontainstheelementsforaluminium Theunionofthetwogroupscoversalltheelementsofthemesh, thatiseachelementofthemeshbelongstoonegroup.
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Overloading
Theassignmentofthematerialscanbedoneinthefollowingway: mate=AFFE_MATERIAU(MAILLAGE=MAIL, AFFE=(_F(GROUP_MA='ELsteel', MATER=steel, _F(GROUP_MA='ELalu', MATER=alu,),),) Anothersolutionwouldbetheuseoftheoverloadingrule: ifmorethanonepropertyisassignedtothesameentity,only thelastassignmentisconsidered inotherwords,ifeachassignmentoverwritestheprevious one.
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Overloading
Theoverloadedversionoftheassignmentisthefollowing: mate=AFFE_MATERIAU(MAILLAGE=MAIL, AFFE=(_F(TOUT='OUI', MATER=steel, _F(GROUP_MA='ELalu', MATER=alu,),),) Here'swhathappens: first,thematerialsteelisassignedtoalltheelementsofthe meshMAIL then,thematerialaluisassignedonlytotheelementsinthe groupELalu thematerialsteelassignedpreviouslytotheseelements (Elalu)isoverwrittenbythesecondassignment.
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Overloading
Theuseoftheoverloadingrulecanbereallyeffectiveinmany situations. Eveninthisreallysimpleexample,theadvantageswouldbe: onlyonegroupofelements(ELalu)mustbedefinedand maintainedinthemesh amaterialisassignedtoalltheelementsofthemesh.There's noriskthatoneormoreelementshavenomaterialassigned becausetheyareoutsidethetwodefinedgroups(ELsteeland ELalu)consequentlytoanerrorinthegroupcreation.
mate=AFFE_MATERIAU(MAILLAGE=MAIL, AFFE=(_F(GROUP_MA='ELsteel', MATER=steel, _F(GROUP_MA='ELalu', MATER=alu,),),)
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SalomeMeca+Eficasexample
Let'strytomodifyourexampleinordertodefineatwomaterials cube. WewilluseSalomeMeca: creationofapartitionedcube+ELalugroup creationofaonematerialFEmodelbymeansofthewizard modificationofthecommandfilebymeansofEficas: definitionofthesecondmaterialandpropermaterial assignmentstothemesh.
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SalomeMeca+Eficasexample
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Commandfilesyntax
AFFE_CHAR_MECA=assignmechanical loads Thiscommandallowtoassign mechanicalloads,boundaryconditions andcinematicconstraintstoaFEmodel DDL_IMPO=assignavaluetooneore moredegreesoffreedomofanode PRES_REP=applyapressuretoa2D/3D domain
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Commandfilesyntax
MECA_STATIQUE=assemblytheFE discretesetofequationsandsolveitfora linearstaticmechanicalmodel InoppositiontomanyotherFEsolvers, atthispointtheusermustspecifythe model,thematerialsandtheloadstobe appliedandusedintheassembly. Thismeansthatnotallthedefined materials,loads,boundaryconditionsand models(yes,Iwrotemodels)willbeused duringtheassemblyoftheFEmodeltobe solved!
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Nonlinearitiesanddynamic/thermalsimulations
ThecommandMECA_STATIQUEcan'tbeusedifnonlinearities (geometricaland/orinthematerialbehaviour)arepresent.
Inthiscaseanothercommandmustbeused:STAT_NON_LINE.
Similarly,othercommandsmustbeusedinthecaseofadynamic simulation(DYNA_NON_LINE,DYNA_LINE_TRAN/DYNA_LINE_MODAL, DYNA_LINE_HARM...) Iwillnotspeakaboutdynamicsimulationsbecausethisis outsidethegoalofthispresentation
(itwouldrequirealsoalotoftimeandabasicknowledgeofstructures dynamicsfromyou)
Again,othercommandsmustbeusedinthecaseofathermal simulation(THER_LINEAIRE,THER_NON_LINE,THERM_NON_LINE_MO)
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Commandfilesyntax
Theconceptcreatedbythesolver(RESU)containstheresultsofthe analysis:thedisplacementfieldofthemodel. Thisisanodalfield. Whataboutstresses,strains,reactionforces...? Theyarenotavailabledirectly Youmustcalculatethem,notbyhand.
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Commandfilesyntax
CALC_ELEM=calculateelement Thiscommandallowstocalculateone ormorefieldsassociatedtoanelement stresses,strains... Thefieldstobecalculatedarespecified bymeansoftheOPTIONkeyword Thecalculationisperformedstarting fromtheconceptRESU(RESULTAT=RESU) containingtheresultsofoursimulation (onlynodaldisplacements)
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Enrichment/modificationofanexistingconcept
TheconceptcreatedbythecommandisRESU.Italreadyexists becauseithasbeencreatedbyMECA_STATIQUE. Thegoalofthecommandistheenrichmentofthisconcept:some newfieldsareadded(theyarespecifiedbymeansoftheOPTION keyword) rememberthattheconceptproducedbythecommand mustnotexist wemustdeclareourgoalbymeansofthekeywordreuse otherwisewemustchangethenameoftheconceptonthe leftof=.
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Uselesskeywords
Thecalculationisperformedstartingfromaconceptoftype result(RESULTAT=RESU). Thiskindofconceptcontainsallthemodelinformationsinaddition tothenodaldisplacementfield(whichiseffectivelytheresult): thekeywordsMODELE,CHAM_MATERandEXCITaretherefore uselessinthiscaseandtheyareignored thesekeywordsmustbeusedonlyiftheinformationspassed throughthemarenotalreadyavailableintheconceptgiven byRESULTAT
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Fieldnamemeaning
Whichisthemeaningofthefieldnamestobecalculated? SIGM_ELNO_DEPL Whatyouwanttocalculate SIGM=stresstensor Whereyouwanttocalculate ELNO=nodesoftheelement Fromwhichvaluesthecalculationhaveto becarriedout DEPL=fromthedisplacementfieldatnodes
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Fieldnamemeaning
SIGM_XXXX_DEPL
ELGA,ELNO,NOEU ELGA(elementgauss):thecalculationmustbedoneatthe Gausspointsoftheelements ELNO(elementnode):thecalculationmustbedoneatthe nodesofeachelement,consideredseparatelyfromthe neighbouringelements
morethanonevaluearecalculatedforeachnode,onevaluefromeach elementsharingthatnode
NOEU(node):thecalculationmustbedoneateachnode
ameanvalueofthevaluescomingfromeachelementsharingthenode iscalculated'
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Fieldnamemeaning
ThedifferencebetweenthevaluescalculatedatELNOandthe onescalculatedatNOEUisduetotheFEdiscretization: SIGM_ELNO_DEPL:u Onlythedisplacementsuarecontinuousacrosstheedges/facesof twocontiguouselements Strainsandstressesarecontinuousonlyinsideeachelement.
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Commandfilesyntax
CALC_NO=calculatenode Thiscommandallowstocalculateone ormorefieldsassociatedtoanodeandit workslikeCALC_ELEM Youcancalculatenodalfields:reaction forces,nodalforcesandallthefieldsof thetypexxxx_NOEU_xxxx Thefieldxxxx_NOEU_xxxxcanbe calculatedonlyifthecorrespondingELNO fieldexistsintheconceptgivenby RESULTAT
SIGM_NOEU_DEPLcanbecalculatedonlyif SIGM_ELNO_DEPLexists!
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xxxx_ELNO_xxxxxxxx_NOEU_xxxx
TryingtocalculateSIGM_NOEU_DEPLandEQUI_NOEU_SIGM withoutfirstcalculatingthecorrespondingxxxx_ELNO_xxxxfields makesCode_Asterissuingawarningandthecalculationisnot performed:
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Commandfilesyntax
IMPR_RESU=printresults Thiscommandallowstoprinttheresults inoneormoreoutputfiles Theformatfortheoutputfileischosen bymeansoftheFORMATkeyword Ifyoudon'tspecifyanyfield (NOM_CHAM),allthefieldscontainedin theresult(RESULTAT=RESU)willbewrittenin theoutputfile. Notethatnoconceptsarecreatedby thiscommand
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Outputformats
Manyformatsaresupportedforoutput:IDEAS,MED,CASTEM, GMSH,RESULTAT IfFORMAT='RESULTAT'isused,theoutputwillbewritteninatextfile bymeansofoneormoretables Forexample,forSIGM_NOEU_DEPLfield,allthestresstensor componentsateachnodeofthemesharewrittenintableformat:
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Commandfilesyntax
FIN=endofthecommandfile Eachcommandfilemustbeterminated bythiscommand.
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Documentation
Thecommandswehaveanalysedarethemostcommonand basicones. Ahugedocumentationdescribingallthecommandsandoptions isavailableontheprojectwebsite: http://www.codeaster.org Therearethreetypesofdocuments: DocU:userdocumentationforcommandsyntaxandoptions DocR:referencedocumentationwheredetailedtechnical informationsaboutdifferentsubjectsofthecodeareexplained DocV:documentationofthevalidationtestcaseswherethe testsusedtovalidateallthecommandsandoptionsofthecode aredescribedindetails.
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Documentation Oraincomincianledolentinote, afarmisisentire;orsonvenuto ldovemoltopiantomipercuote. Andnowbeginthedolefulnotestogrow Audibleuntome;nowamIcome Therewheremuchlamentationstrikesuponme.
DanteAlighieriDivineComedyhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divina_commedia
ThedocumentationisinFrench.AnEnglishversionwillbeavailable soon. InthemeanwhileuseatranslatorsoftwarefromFrenchtoEnglish, eveniftheresultisnotgoodasthetranslationabove. AFrenchtoEnglishglossaryofCode_Asterabbreviationsis availablehere:
http://www.codeaster.org/wiki/doku.php?id=en:p01_util:p120_terms
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Documentation
Howthesyntaxofeachcommand(DocU)isexplained? Forexample,fortheLIRE_MAILLAGEdocumentation:
acceptedkeywordvalues concept
typeoftheacceptedvalue
optional keyword alternativemutual exclusivekeywords required keywords.
Asyousee,Eficasreproducesthisstructureanditsrules!
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Testcases
HowcanIstartusingeffectivelyCode_Asterforacertaintypeof simulation? BeforetryingtocreateyourFEmodelfromscratch: Getfamiliarwiththebasiccommandswehaveseentoday Searchforinformationsaboutthekindofsimulationyouwantto dointheRdocuments GothroughtheUdocumentsforthecommandsyouaregoingto use(commandfiletemplatesareusuallygiveninRdocuments) StudythetestcasesavailableinCode_Astercoveringthe commandsyouwanttouse
eachversionofCode_Astercomeswithahugetestcasebase.You canfinditin$ASTER/$VERSION/astest
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Code_Asterversions
ManyversionsofCode_Asterareavailableatthesametime. Youalwayshavetwoversions: anoperatingversion(atthemoment,version9)
Thisistheofficialreleasetobeusedfordailycalculations Thefeaturesarefrozenandbugcorrectionsareguaranteed.
adevelopmentversion(atthemoment,version10)
Thisversionmustbeconsideredtheunstablerelease Featuresareaddedandremovedandbugcorrectionsare guaranteed Thesyntaxofthecommandcanundergoheavilymodificationsat eachnewrelease Thisversionshouldbeusedonlyifyouneedanewfeaturenot availableintheoperatingversion.
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Code_Asterversions
Foreachversion(operatinganddevelopment),youhavethree branches: theNEWbranch theSTAbranch theOLDbranch Forthedevelopmentversion,aNEWbranchisreleasedweekly followingthenewdevelopmentsofthecode Fortheoperatingversion,aNEWbranchisreleasedeachtimea bugcorrectionisreleased Eachsixmonths,astabilisationofthecodeisdone.TheNEW branchbecomestheSTAbranchandtheSTAbranchbecomesthe OLDbranch Achangeintheversionsisdonesimilarlyeachtwoyears.
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Code_AsterattheUniversityofManchester
I'veinstalledandImaintainboththeoperatinganddevelopment versionsofCode_Asteronthefollowingclusters: RedQueen Mace01
Herearethedetailsoftheavailableversions: developmentversion: NEW10 STA10 OLD10 NEW9 STA9 (version10.2.6) (version10.1.27) (version10.1.0) (version9.4.11) (version9.4.0)
operatingversion:
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Code_AsterattheUniversityofManchester
AlltheinformationsneededtouseCode_Asterontheclustersare availableonawikipagehostedontheCFDtwiki:
http://cfd.mace.manchester.ac.uk/twiki/bin/view/Aster/WebHome
Forthemomentyoucan'tuseSalomeMecaonthecluster.
AwikipagewillbesoonavailableexplaininghowtouseCode_Aster ontheclustersdirectlyfromyourlocalversionofSalomeMeca.
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Resources
Salome Freelyavailablefromhttp://www.salomeplatform.org/ Goodtutorials(inEnglish!)explaininghowtouseSalomeare availablefromtheUserSectionofthesamewebsite. SalomeMeca Freelyavailablefromhttp://www.codeaster.org/ (clickontlchargementandthenselectSalomeMecafromthe menuontheleft) CodeAster Freelyavailablefromhttp://www.codeaster.org/ (clickontlchargement)
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Resources
AllthesesoftwaresrununderLinux AnunofficialportingofCode_AstertoWindowsisavailableatthe followingaddress(I'venevertriedit):
http://www.necs.fr/gb/telechargement.php
AnofficialportingofSalometoWindowsisavailablefortestingat thefollowingaddress:
http://files.salomeplatform.org/cea/adam/salomewindows/download/
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Thankyouforyourattention!
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