For the Strain-Penetration Model: input values in ksi and in

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uyupeng
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For the Strain-Penetration Model: input values in ksi and in

Post by uyupeng »

hello,
when i use the bond_spl material, this warning appears.
i use the kN-m-sec unit and i use the formula in mm unit.
i wonder whether OS use the default unit "in",and how could i deal with this warning.
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Re: For the Strain-Penetration Model: input values in ksi an

Post by fmk »

i do not see any error message you mention .. that formula is obviously set up for imperial so using metric units in calculation is incorrect .. if the material was unitless and that Sy arg was just a strain you could have computed it in imperial and then switched the result to metric .. looking at the code i see they check the different values against what would be expected for imperial units, so there is possibly imperial units built into the code.

you could look at the code and try and determine if this is the case .. if it is you could simply copy the code, create a new material and do the conversions to metric .. if not you could remove those imperial tests.
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Re: For the Strain-Penetration Model: input values in ksi an

Post by uyupeng »

Thank you Pro.fmk,
I will try your suggestions and adjust my script.
Thank you!
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