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COUTR
Description
1D truss bar or oedometer.
The element is defined by 2 nodes. It associates conduction or flow with mechanics. The stress field (truss bar) or strain field (oedometer) is uniaxial.
Element type: 204
Implemented by: R. Charlier (1988)
Files
Prepro: COUTRA.F
Lagamine: COUTRB.F
Input file
| Title (A5) | |
|---|---|
| TITLE | “COUTR” in columns 1 to 5 |
| Control data (2I5) | |
| NELEM | Number of elements |
| INSIG | 0 if no initial stresses 1 if initial stresses under specific weight |
| Specific weight (3G10.0) | |
| WSPEM | Specific weight of the matrix along Y axis |
| WSPEW | Specific weight of the fluid along Y axis |
| YREF | Ordinate of the top free surface ($\sigma= 0$) - used in the calculation of initial stresses |
| Definition of the elements (2I5, G10.0/2I5) | |
| NINTE | Number of integration points (1 to 3) |
| LMATE | Material law |
| YREF2 | Ordinate of the top free surface ($\sigma= 0$) If YREF2 = 0 → YREF2 = YREF |
| NODES(2) | List of nodes |
Results
Flow along the pipe, capacitive flow and axial stress.