/INIBRI/ORTHO

Block Format Keyword Describes the initialization of orthotropy direction for a brick or for a thick shell.

Format

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/INIBRI/ORTHO/unit_ID
If ORTHO and Prop_type = 6
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brick_ID Nb_layer Isolnod Prop_type Isolid          
For each integration point (Nb_layer > 0)
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X1 Y1 Z1 X2 Y2
Z3            
If ORTHO and Prop_type = 21 or 22
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
brick_ID Nb_layer Isolnod Prop_type Isolid          

For each integration point (Nb_layer > 0)

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cosα sinα          

Definitions

Field Contents SI Unit Example
unit_ID Unit Identifier

(Integer, maximum 10 digits)

 
brick_ID Element identifier

(Integer)

 
Nb_layer Number of layers (≥ 1 for elements with Prop_type = 21 or 22).

It corresponds to the property definition of this element.

(Integer)

 
Prop_type Property element type.

(Integer)

 
Isolnod Number of nodes of solid element.

(Integer)

 
Isolid Solid elements formulation.

It corresponds to the solid elements formulation of in property definition of this element.

(Integer)

 
X1 X component of first axis of orthotropy reference system (expressed in the global reference system).

(Real)

 
Y1 Y component of first axis of orthotropy reference system (expressed in the global reference system).

(Real)

 
Z1 Z component of first axis of orthotropy reference system (expressed in the global reference system).

(Real)

 
X2 X component of second axis of orthotropy reference system (expressed in the global reference system).

(Real)

 
Y2 Y component of second axis of orthotropy reference system (expressed in the global reference system).

(Real)

 
Z2 Z component of second axis of orthotropy reference system (expressed in the global reference system).

(Real)

 
cosα Cosine of the angle of first direction of orthotropy relatively of first direction of the local reference frame.

(Real)

 
sin α Sine of the angle of first direction of orthotropy relatively of first direction of the local reference frame.

(Real)

 

Comments

  1. The third axis of orthotropy reference system is the cross product of the first and the second one.
  2. If Nb_layers (If Prop_type = 22) > 1, the optional continuation lines have to be repeated for each layer.

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