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| style="width:150px" | '''$eleTag ''' || unique integer tag identifying element object | | style="width:150px" | '''$eleTag ''' || unique integer tag identifying element object | ||
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| '''$iNode $jNode ''' || master nodes | | '''$iNode $jNode ''' || master nodes (-ndm 2 -ndof 3) | ||
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| '''$sNode ''' || slave node | | '''$sNode ''' || slave node (-ndm 2 -ndof 2) | ||
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| '''$lNode ''' || Lagrange multiplier node | | '''$lNode ''' || Lagrange multiplier node (-ndm 2 -ndof 2) | ||
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| '''$matTag ''' || unique integer tag associated with previously-defined nDMaterial object | | '''$matTag ''' || unique integer tag associated with previously-defined nDMaterial object | ||
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The BeamContact2D element is a two-dimensional beam-to-node contact element which defines a frictional contact interface between a beam element and a separate body. The master nodes are the endpoints of the beam element, and the slave node is a node from a second body. The Lagrange multiplier node is required to enforce the contact condition. | The BeamContact2D element is a two-dimensional beam-to-node contact element which defines a frictional contact interface between a beam element and a separate body. The master nodes (3 DOF) are the endpoints of the beam element, and the slave node (2 DOF) is a node from a second body. The Lagrange multiplier node (2 DOF) is required to enforce the contact condition. Each contact element should have a unique Lagrange multiplier node. The Lagrange multiplier node should not be fixed, otherwise the contact condition will not work. | ||
Under plane strain conditions in 2D, a beam element represents a unit thickness of a wall. The width is the dimension of this wall in the 2D plane. This width should be built-in to the model to ensure proper enforcement of the contact condition. The [[Excavation Supported by Cantilevered Sheet Pile Wall]] practical example provides some further examples and discussion on the usage of this element. | Under plane strain conditions in 2D, a beam element represents a unit thickness of a wall. The width is the dimension of this wall in the 2D plane. This width should be built-in to the model to ensure proper enforcement of the contact condition. The [[Excavation Supported by Cantilevered Sheet Pile Wall]] practical example provides some further examples and discussion on the usage of this element. | ||
Revision as of 19:56, 25 April 2011
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This command is used to construct a BeamContact2D element object.
| element BeamContact2D $eleTag $iNode $jNode $sNode $lNode $matTag $width $gTol $fTol <$cFlag$> |
| $eleTag | unique integer tag identifying element object |
| $iNode $jNode | master nodes (-ndm 2 -ndof 3) |
| $sNode | slave node (-ndm 2 -ndof 2) |
| $lNode | Lagrange multiplier node (-ndm 2 -ndof 2) |
| $matTag | unique integer tag associated with previously-defined nDMaterial object |
| $width | the width of the wall represented by the beam element in plane strain |
| $gTol | gap tolerance |
| $fTol | force tolerance |
| $cFlag | optional initial contact flag |
| $cFlag = 0 >> contact between bodies is initially assumed (DEFAULT) | |
| $cFlag = 1 >> no contact between bodies is initially assumed |
The BeamContact2D element is a two-dimensional beam-to-node contact element which defines a frictional contact interface between a beam element and a separate body. The master nodes (3 DOF) are the endpoints of the beam element, and the slave node (2 DOF) is a node from a second body. The Lagrange multiplier node (2 DOF) is required to enforce the contact condition. Each contact element should have a unique Lagrange multiplier node. The Lagrange multiplier node should not be fixed, otherwise the contact condition will not work.
Under plane strain conditions in 2D, a beam element represents a unit thickness of a wall. The width is the dimension of this wall in the 2D plane. This width should be built-in to the model to ensure proper enforcement of the contact condition. The Excavation Supported by Cantilevered Sheet Pile Wall practical example provides some further examples and discussion on the usage of this element.
NOTE:
- The BeamContact2D element has been written to work exclusively with the ContactMaterial2D nDMaterial object.
- The valid recorder queries for this element are:
- force - returns the contact force acting on the slave node in vector form.
- frictionforce - returns the frictional force acting on the slave node in vector form.
- forcescalar - returns the scalar magnitudes of the normal and tangential contact forces.
- masterforce - returns the reactions (forces and moments) acting on the master nodes.
- The BeamContact2D elements are set to consider frictional behavior as a default, but the frictional state of the BeamContact2D element can be changed from the input file using the setParameter command. When updating, value of 0 corresponds to the frictionless condition, and a value of 1 signifies the inclusion of friction. An example command for this update procedure is provided below
EXAMPLES:
BeamContact2D element with tag 1, connectivity with nodes 1, 2, 3, and 4, and material with tag 1
element BeamContact2D 1 1 2 3 4 1 0.5 1.0e-10 1.0e-10 0
Update all of the BeamContact2D elements with tags between 10 and 20 to consider a frictionless interface
setParameter -value 0 -eleRange 10 20 friction
Code Developed by: Chris McGann, Pedro Arduino, & Peter Mackenzie-Helnwein, at the University of Washington