*HEADING : DIRECT ENFORCEMENT WITH LOAD CONTROL FOR ELASTIC-PLASTIC MATERIAL, LOW INITIAL STIFFNESS, INITIAL GAP [GKAX4] ** UVARM FOR GASKET *RESTART,WRITE,OVERLAY *NODE,NSET=NALL 1,3.0, 0.0 2,4.0, 0.0 3,3.0, 1.0 4,4.0, 1.0 *ELEMENT,TYPE=GKAX4,ELSET=EINT 1,1,2,3,4 *GASKET SECTION,ELSET=EINT,BEHAVIOR=IS ,0.1 *GASKET BEHAVIOR,NAME=IS *GASKET ELASTICITY,COMPONENT=MEMBRANE 2000.,0.2 *GASKET ELASTICITY,COMPONENT=TRANSVERSE SHEAR 200., *GASKET THICKNESS BEHAVIOR,DIRECTION=LOADING,TYPE=ELASTIC-PLASTIC, YIELD=0.08700,TENSILE STIFFNESS FACTOR=1.0E-03 0.,0. 10.71,0.052 28.57,0.087 46.43,0.139 82.14,0.217 164.3,0.287 *GASKET THICKNESS BEHAVIOR,DIRECTION=UNLOADING,TYPE=ELASTIC-PLASTIC 0.,0.087,0.087 14.28,0.122,0.087 46.43,0.139,0.087 0.,0.169,0.169 25.,0.20,0.169 82.14,0.217,0.169 0.,0.23,0.23 35.7,0.265,0.23 164.3,0.287,0.23 *EXPANSION 1.e-2, *USER OUTPUT VARIABLES 1, ******************************************* *AMPLITUDE,NAME=HIST 0.0,0.0, 1.0,-20., 2.0,-35., 3.0,-0.1, 4.0,-35., 5.0,-50., 6.0,-0.1, 7.0,-50., 8.0,-65., 9.0,-0.1, 10.0,-65., 11.0,-80., 12.0,-0.1, 13.0,-80., 14.0,-95., 15.0,-0.1, 16.0,-95., 17.0,-110., 18.0,-0.1, 19.0,-110., 20.0,-125., 21.0,-0.1, 22.0,-125., 23.0,-140., 24.0,-0.1, 25.0,-140., 26.0,-155., 27.0,-0.1, 28.0,-155., 29.0,-170., 30.0,-0.1 *BOUNDARY 1,1,2 2,1,2 ******************************************* *STEP,INC=10000,NLGEOM Test Normal Behavior of Gasket *STATIC .01,20.,,0.01 *CLOAD,AMP=HIST 3,2,10.47236 4,2,11.51936 *NODE PRINT,FREQ=0 U,RF *NODE FILE,FREQ=148 U, RF, *EL PRINT,FREQ=148 S, E, NE, EE, PE, EVOL, THE, TEMP, UVARM1, *EL FILE,FREQ=148 E, EE, NE, PE, S, EVOL, THE, *END STEP ******************************************* **STEP **Test Membrane Behavior of Element **STATIC **BOUNDARY,OP=NEW **1,1,2,0.0 **2,2,2,0.0 **3,1,2,0.0 **4,2,2,0.0 **CLOAD,OP=NEW **2,1,-50.0 **4,1,-50.0 **END STEP ******************************************* **STEP **Test Transverse Shear Stiffness of Element **STATIC **BOUNDARY,OP=NEW **1,1,2,0.0 **3,2,2,0.0 **2,1,2,0.0 **4,2,2,0.0 **CLOAD,OP=NEW **3,1,-4.0608 **4,1,-7.2936 **END STEP ******************************************* **STEP **Thermal Expansion of Element **STATIC **BOUNDARY,OP=NEW **1,2 **2,2 **CLOAD,OP=NEW **TEMPERATURE,OP=NEW **NALL,100. **END STEP *******************************************