Block Format Keyword This option defines the numerical method for internal force integration. This is relevant
only for brick element and ALE legacy solver (momentum equation solved with
FEM).
Format
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| /ALE/SOLVER/FINT |
| Iform |
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Definitions
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SI Unit
Example |
| Iform |
Integration method
(internal force for brick elements) flag.
- = 0
- Set to 3.
- = 1
- Volume integration of the stress tensor using a
shape function.
- = 2
- Surface integration for the hydrostatic stress
tensor only.
- = 3 (Default)
- Surface integration for the stress tensor.
(Real)
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Comments
- Momentum equation has local form:
(1)
Iform is a flag defining the numerical method to
compute
when integrated over the cell with
legacy solver (nodal velocities).
- Iform=1
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- Was the default method up to Radioss version 2019.
- Iform=2
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- The integration method used with obsolete card /CAA (Obsolete)
- Iform=3
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- The integration method used as of Radioss version 2020.
For volume integration, shape functions are used to compute
at node, N:
(2)
Where,
The value
is taken at the integration point. It is
assumed that:
(3)
This assumption is exact for parallelepipedic
shape only, which is why the new default value method is set to surface
integration (Iform=3).