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Tutorial Consol103
Tutorial Consol103
Tutorial Consol103
Outline
1 Description
2 Finite Element Model
2.1 Geometry
2.2 Properties
2.3 Boundary Conditions
2.4 Loads
2.5 Mesh
3 Nonlinear Transient Analysis
3.1 Commands
3.2 Results
Appendix A Additional Information
1
Terzaghi, Theoretial Soil Mechanics, 1943
Figure 2: New project dialog Figure 3: Geometry browser - units Figure 4: Properties panel - units
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We use regular solid ring elements and linear elastic material with parameters E = 1000 kN/m2 , ν = 0 , ρ = 2 T/m3 , n = 0.55. We include the mixture flow-stress aspect with the following
parameters: k = 0.001 m3 s/T and the bulk-stiffness Ks = 6666.67 kN/m3 and Kf = 1e5 kN/m3 .
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Figure 7: Property assignments Figure 8: Add material Figure 9: Edit material Figure 10: Edit material
Figure 11: Supports in X direction Figure 12: Supports in Y direction Figure 13: Pore-pressure potential supports
Figure 15: Attach load Figure 16: Geometry browser - loads Figure 17: Edit time dependent factors
Main menu Geometry Assign Mesh properties [Fig. 18] [Fig. 19]
Figure 18: Input for gradual mesh seeding Figure 19: Left edge for gradual mesh seeding
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Main menu Geometry Assign Mesh properties [Fig. 20] [Fig. 21]
Figure 20: Input for unit mesh seeding Figure 21: Top and bottom edges for unit mesh seeding
Figure 23: Analysis browser Figure 24: Nonlinear properties Figure 25: Transient settings
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Analysis browser Nonlinear Structural nonlinear new execute block Remove [Fig. 26]
Analysis browser Nonlinear Structural nonlinear Add... Execute steps - Time steps [Fig. 27]
Analysis browser Nonlinear Structural nonlinear Output Edit properties [Fig. 28] [Fig. 29]
Main menu Analysis Run selected analysis
Results browser Consolidation Output Element results Cauchy Effective Stresses SEYY [Fig. 33]
Results browser Consolidation Output Element results Pore pressure PRpo [Fig. 34]
Figure 33: Vertical effective stress at start Figure 34: Pore-pressure at start
Results browser Consolidation Output Element results Cauchy Effective Stresses SEYY [Fig. 35]
Results browser Consolidation Output Element results Pore pressure PRpo [Fig. 36]
Figure 35: Vertical effective stress just after start Figure 36: Pore-pressure just after start
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Results browser Consolidation Output Element results Cauchy Effective Stresses SEYY [Fig. 37]
Results browser Consolidation Output Element results Pore pressure PRpo [Fig. 38]
Figure 37: Vertical effective stress at 0.55 s Figure 38: Pore-pressure at 0.55 s
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Results browser Consolidation Output Element results Cauchy Effective Stresses SEYY [Fig. 39]
Results browser Consolidation Output Element results Pore pressure PRpo [Fig. 40]
Figure 39: Vertical effective at the end of the analysis Figure 40: Pore-pressure at the end of the analysis
Results browser Consolidation Output Nodal results Displacements TDtY Show table [Fig. 41]
Folder: Tutorials/ElasticConsolidation
Number of elements ≈ 14
Keywords:
analys: flowst mixtur nonlin physic transi.
constr: suppor tying.
elemen: axisym cq16a.
load: force node time.
materi: elasti isotro permea porosi.
option: backwa direct newton nonsym regula units.
post: binary ndiana.
pre: dianai.
result: cauchy displa effect pressu stress total.
References:
[1] K.V. Terzaghi. Theoretial soil mechanics. Technical report, John Wiley & Sons, 1943.
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