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The file, $MCRASHDIR/mcrash_criteria defines the Quality / Check Element of Tree Selection parameters, where the user can error check an element.

 

/Keyword/Nb_param/Param_1/Param_2/…/Param_nb_param

Where:

 

Type

Unit

Keyword

is the keyword defining the element quality criteria.

String

No

Nb_param

is the number of parameters to read

Integer

No

Param_i

is the element type that will be checked with the element quality criteria

String

No

Card 1: Limit of the bad elements

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2

3

4

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9

10

Criteria_S

Criteria_1

Criteria_2

Criteria_3

Criteria_4

Where:

 

Type

Unit

Criteria_i

is the value that defines the bad element limit for mesh class i.

Real

Depends on the criteria

Card 2: Limit of the good elements

1

2

3

4

5

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9

10

Criteria_S

Criteria_1

Criteria_2

Criteria_3

Criteria_4

Where:

 

Type

Unit

Criteria_i

is the value that defines the good element limit for mesh class i.

Real

Depends on the criteria

Table of keywords and parameters:

Criteria name

Keywords

Parameters

Criteria unit

Time step: (see RADIOSS manual)

 

Computed value has to be greater than limit.

ELT_TIMESTEP

SHELL3N

SHELL4N

SPRING

BEAM

TRUSS

SOLID

Time

Minimum mesh size

min_mesh_size_a

Computed value has to be greater than limit.

ELT_MINSIZE

SHELL4N

SHELL3N

SPRING

BEAM

TRUSS

Length

Maximum mesh size

max_mesh_size

Computed value has to be smaller than limit.

ELT_MAXSIZE

SHELL4N

SHELL3N

SPRING

BEAM

TRUSS

Length

Minimum angle: the smallest interior angle of the element projected onto its middle plane.

middle_plane_angle

Computed value has to be greater than limit.

ELT_MINANGLE

SHELL4N

SHELL3N

Degrees

Maximum angle: the greatest interior angle of the element projected onto its middle plane.

middle_plane_angle_max

Computed value has to be greater than limit.

ELT_MAXANGLE

SHELL4N

SHELL3N

Degrees

Warping:

The normal at each node is computed, that is, the normal of the plane including this node and its two neighbors.

The two angles between opposite normal vectors are computed.

The greater one of these two angles is the warping. Computed value has to be smaller than limit.

ELT_WARPING

SHELL4N

Degrees

Aspect ratio: aspect ratio is calculated as (length of longest side / length of shortest side). Computed value has to be smaller than limit (closer to 1.0).

ELT_ASPECT

SHELL4N

No

4 nodes shell degeneration

ELT_DEGENERATED

SHELL4N

No criteria

Minimum mass

ELT_MINMASS

SPRING

BEAM

TRUSS

Mass

Maximum mass

ELT_MAXMASS

SPRING

BEAM

TRUSS

Mass

Percentage of 3 node shell elements in parts

PART_TRIAS

---

No

Maximum mass of the parts

PART_MASS

---

Mass

Card 3:

/END

Where:

 

Type

Unit

END

Keyword to finish the input.

Keyword

No

hmtoggle_plus1Example

#--1---|---2---|---3---|---4---|---5---|---6---|---7---|---8---|---9---|--10---|

#-- CLASS S ---|--- CLASS 1 ---|--- CLASS 2 ---|--- CLASS 3 ---|--- CLASS 4 ---|

/ELT_TIMESTEP/6/SHELL3N/SHELL4N/SPRING/BEAM/TRUSS/SOLID

           8e-7            8e-7            8e-7            8e-7            8e-7

           1e-6            1e-6            1e-6            1e-6            1e-6

#--1---|---2---|---3---|---4---|---5---|---6---|---7---|---8---|---9---|--10---|

/ELT_MINSIZE/2/SHELL3N/SHELL4N

              6               5               5               6               6

              8

#--1---|---2---|---3---|---4---|---5---|---6---|---7---|---8---|---9---|--10---|

/ELT_MAXSIZE/2/SHELL3N/SHELL4N

            100              10              20              40             100

                                                                             

#--1---|---2---|---3---|---4---|---5---|---6---|---7---|---8---|---9---|--10---|

/ELT_MINANGLE/1/SHELL3N

             30              45              45              30              30

             45

#--1---|---2---|---3---|---4---|---5---|---6---|---7---|---8---|---9---|--10---|

#-- CLASS S ---|--- CLASS 1 ---|--- CLASS 2 ---|--- CLASS 3 ---|--- CLASS 4 ---|

/PART_TRIAS/

             15              15              15              20              30

             10              10              10              15              20

/PART_MASS/

          20e-3           20e-3           20e-3           20e-3           20e-3

                                                                             

/END

 

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