Hourglass
This is an example to demonstrate hourglassing.
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Hourglass
This is an example to demonstrate hourglassing.
*BOUNDARY_SPC_SET *CONTROL_ENERGY *CONTROL_HOURGLASS *CONTROL_TERMINATION *DATABASE_BINARY_D3PLOT *DATABASE_GLSTAT *DATABASE_HISTORY_NODE *DATABASE_MATSUM *DATABASE_NODOUT *DEFINE_CURVE *ELEMENT_SOLID *END *KEYWORD *LOAD_NODE_POINT *MAT_PIECEWISE_LINEAR_PLASTICITY *NODE *PART *SECTION_SOLID *SET_NODE_LIST *TITLE
*KEYWORD *TITLE HOURGLASS DEMONSTRATION *CONTROL_TERMINATION 0.0100000 *DATABASE_BINARY_D3PLOT 1.000E-03 *DATABASE_NODOUT 1.000E-04 *DATABASE_HISTORY_NODE 70 *DATABASE_MATSUM 1.000E-04 *DATABASE_GLSTAT 1.000E-04 $---+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6----+----7----+----8 *CONTROL_ENERGY $ HGEN RWEN SLNTEN RYLEN 2 1 1 1 *CONTROL_HOURGLASS $ IHQ QH 1 0.10 $---+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6----+----7----+----8 *PART SOLID: BEAM $ PID SECID MID 1 1 1 $---+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6----+----7----+----8 *MAT_PIECEWISE_LINEAR_PLASTICITY 1 7.89000-9 2.10000+5 0.3000000 270.00000 0.0000000 1.00000+8 0.0000000 0.0000000 0.0000000 0 0 0.0000000 1.34900-3 0.0487900 0.0953100 0.1398000 0.2231000 0.2624000 10.000000 0.0000000 270.39999 320.29999 366.29999 402.50000 438.79999 439.79999 440.79999 $---+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6----+----7----+----8 *SECTION_SOLID 1 0 $---+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6----+----7----+----8 *DEFINE_CURVE 1 0 0.00000000E+00 0.00000000E+00 1.00000000E-02 2.50000000E+04 1.00000000E+20 2.50000000E+04 *LOAD_NODE_POINT 70 2 1 1.0 0 $---+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6----+----7----+----8 *BOUNDARY_SPC_SET 51 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 *SET_NODE_LIST 51 630 631 632 639 640 766 769 770 772 774 $---+----1----+----2----+----3----+----4----+----5----+----6----+----7----+----8 *NODE $ *ELEMENT_SOLID $ *END