Hello,
i have here now an example for the gap element.
What have i to do, that i can use the gap element for tension or pressure?
for what is the first value gap clearance? How must i use or set these value?
thnx for your help & support
**** EXAMPLE GAPUNI with PRESSURE and TENSION
*HEADING
Model: GAPUNI
*NODE, NSET=Nall
1,8.000000000000e+00,8.000000000000e+00,0.000000000000e+00
2,8.000000000000e+00,4.000000000000e+00,0.000000000000e+00
3,8.000000000000e+00,4.000000000000e+00,8.000000000000e+00
4,8.000000000000e+00,8.000000000000e+00,8.000000000000e+00
5,4.000000000000e+00,8.000000000000e+00,0.000000000000e+00
6,4.000000000000e+00,4.000000000000e+00,0.000000000000e+00
7,4.000000000000e+00,4.000000000000e+00,8.000000000000e+00
8,4.000000000000e+00,8.000000000000e+00,8.000000000000e+00
9,8.000000000000e+00,4.000000000000e+00,1.600000000000e+01
10,8.000000000000e+00,8.000000000000e+00,1.600000000000e+01
11,4.000000000000e+00,4.000000000000e+00,1.600000000000e+01
12,4.000000000000e+00,8.000000000000e+00,1.600000000000e+01
13,0.000000000000e+00,8.000000000000e+00,0.000000000000e+00
14,0.000000000000e+00,4.000000000000e+00,0.000000000000e+00
15,0.000000000000e+00,4.000000000000e+00,8.000000000000e+00
16,0.000000000000e+00,8.000000000000e+00,8.000000000000e+00
17,0.000000000000e+00,4.000000000000e+00,1.600000000000e+01
18,0.000000000000e+00,8.000000000000e+00,1.600000000000e+01
19,8.000000000000e+00,0.000000000000e+00,0.000000000000e+00
20,8.000000000000e+00,0.000000000000e+00,8.000000000000e+00
21,4.000000000000e+00,0.000000000000e+00,0.000000000000e+00
22,4.000000000000e+00,0.000000000000e+00,8.000000000000e+00
23,8.000000000000e+00,0.000000000000e+00,1.600000000000e+01
24,4.000000000000e+00,0.000000000000e+00,1.600000000000e+01
25,0.000000000000e+00,0.000000000000e+00,0.000000000000e+00
26,0.000000000000e+00,0.000000000000e+00,8.000000000000e+00
27,0.000000000000e+00,0.000000000000e+00,1.600000000000e+01
28,8.000000000000e+00,8.000000000000e+00,3.200000000000e+01
29,8.000000000000e+00,4.000000000000e+00,3.200000000000e+01
30,8.000000000000e+00,4.000000000000e+00,4.000000000000e+01
31,8.000000000000e+00,8.000000000000e+00,4.000000000000e+01
32,4.000000000000e+00,8.000000000000e+00,3.200000000000e+01
33,4.000000000000e+00,4.000000000000e+00,3.200000000000e+01
34,4.000000000000e+00,4.000000000000e+00,4.000000000000e+01
35,4.000000000000e+00,8.000000000000e+00,4.000000000000e+01
36,8.000000000000e+00,4.000000000000e+00,4.800000000000e+01
37,8.000000000000e+00,8.000000000000e+00,4.800000000000e+01
38,4.000000000000e+00,4.000000000000e+00,4.800000000000e+01
39,4.000000000000e+00,8.000000000000e+00,4.800000000000e+01
40,0.000000000000e+00,8.000000000000e+00,3.200000000000e+01
41,0.000000000000e+00,4.000000000000e+00,3.200000000000e+01
42,0.000000000000e+00,4.000000000000e+00,4.000000000000e+01
43,0.000000000000e+00,8.000000000000e+00,4.000000000000e+01
44,0.000000000000e+00,4.000000000000e+00,4.800000000000e+01
45,0.000000000000e+00,8.000000000000e+00,4.800000000000e+01
46,8.000000000000e+00,0.000000000000e+00,3.200000000000e+01
47,8.000000000000e+00,0.000000000000e+00,4.000000000000e+01
48,4.000000000000e+00,0.000000000000e+00,3.200000000000e+01
49,4.000000000000e+00,0.000000000000e+00,4.000000000000e+01
50,8.000000000000e+00,0.000000000000e+00,4.800000000000e+01
51,4.000000000000e+00,0.000000000000e+00,4.800000000000e+01
52,0.000000000000e+00,0.000000000000e+00,3.200000000000e+01
53,0.000000000000e+00,0.000000000000e+00,4.000000000000e+01
54,0.000000000000e+00,0.000000000000e+00,4.800000000000e+01
*ELEMENT, TYPE=C3D8, ELSET=Eall
1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
2, 4, 3, 9, 10, 8, 7, 11, 12
3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 16
4, 8, 7, 11, 12, 16, 15, 17, 18
5, 2, 19, 20, 3, 6, 21, 22, 7
6, 3, 20, 23, 9, 7, 22, 24, 11
7, 6, 21, 22, 7, 14, 25, 26, 15
8, 7, 22, 24, 11, 15, 26, 27, 17
9, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35
10, 31, 30, 36, 37, 35, 34, 38, 39
11, 32, 33, 34, 35, 40, 41, 42, 43
12, 35, 34, 38, 39, 43, 42, 44, 45
13, 29, 46, 47, 30, 33, 48, 49, 34
14, 30, 47, 50, 36, 34, 49, 51, 38
15, 33, 48, 49, 34, 41, 52, 53, 42
16, 34, 49, 51, 38, 42, 53, 54, 44
*NSET,NSET=Ndis
36, 37, 38, 39, 44, 45, 50, 51, 54,
*NSET,NSET=Nfix
1, 2, 5, 6, 13, 14, 19, 21, 25,
*MATERIAL, NAME=EL
*ELASTIC
210000.,.3
*SOLID SECTION, ELSET=Eall, MATERIAL=EL
*ELEMENT, TYPE=GAPUNI, ELSET=G1
99,11,33
*SOLID SECTION, ELSET=G1, MATERIAL=EL
*GAP, ELSET=G1
0.5,0.,0.,1.
***ELEMENT,TYPE=T3D2,ELSET=ET3D2
**99,11,33
***SOLID SECTION,ELSET=ET3D2,MATERIAL=EL
**5
*BOUNDARY
Nfix,1,3,0
Ndis,3,3,-5
Ndis,1,1,0
*STEP, NLGEOM
*STATIC, SOLVER=SPOOLES
*NODE FILE, OUTPUT=3D
U
*EL FILE
S
*END STEP