Poly3d Input File Format

Size: px
Start display at page:

Download "Poly3d Input File Format"

Transcription

1 Poly3d Input File Format Frantz Maerten, Version , May 9th Contents 1 Conventions Global coordinate system: global Element coordinate system: elocal Element Boundary conditions User coordinate system Units Comments Line continuation Half-space surface Poly3D input file Section Constants Section User Coordinate Systems Section Regular Observation Grids Section Vertices/Objects/Elements Examples One crack Two cracks

2 1 Conventions 1.1 Global coordinate system: global On startup, Poly3D pre-defines a global, right-handed coordinate system (x g, y g, z g ) in which x g points East, y g points North, and z g points up. For half-space problems, the origin is located at the earth s surface. The Poly3D name for default global coordinates is global. 1.2 Element coordinate system: elocal All polygonal elements in Poly3D belong to an object. An object is simply a collection of elements that represents a particular physical feature, such as a fault, that you are attempting to model. An object may contain just one element, or it may contain many. In Poly3D a polygonal element is defined by first defining a series of vertices and then specifying the order in which they are connected to produce the element. All of the vertices must lie in the same plane. Although an element itself has zero thickness, displacements are discontinuous when passing through the element from one side to the other. The vector which describes the displacement discontinuity from one side of the element to the other is called the Burgers vector. Obviously, the direction of the Burgers vector obtained depends on which side of the element is taken as the reference. The Burgers vector, b, measures the displacement of the positive (+) side of the element relative to it s negative (-) side. Whenever a new element is defined, Poly3D links to it a local coordinate system (x e, y e, z e ). You may use this coordinate system to specify boundary conditions on the element and to display element information. The element coordinates are defined as follows: Each element has linked to it an element coordinate system (x e, y e, z e ) with origin at the element center. Relative to the horizontal x e y e plane, x e points down-dip. z e is identical to element normal, n. y e points along strike in the direction given by the vector cross product z e x e. For horizontal elements, x e and y e point East and North if z e points up or West, and South if z e points down. The Poly3D name for element coordinates is elocal. 1.3 Element Boundary conditions The exact boundary conditions on a polygonal element, e, are given by the components of the uniform displacement discontinuity as measured by the Burgers vector (b e x, b e y, b e z). Approximate boundary conditions may be given by the components of traction (t e x, t e y, t e z) acting at the center of the element surface. Mixed boundary conditions (e.g. (t e x, t e y, b e z)) are also allowed. Because the tractions acting on an element surface to produce a uniform displacement discontinuity are non-uniform, particularly near its edges, stress components are evaluated at the element center (centroid) and used to define the approximate traction boundary condition. Experience with dislocation modeling in two- and three-dimensions 2

3 (Crouch and Starfield, 1983; Jeyakumaran et al., 1992) has demonstrated that the errors introduced by evaluating tractions in this manner typically are small, especially when many elements are used to model a fracture, fault, or void. In order to calculate displacements, strains, and stresses in the elastic body, Poly3D must know the complete Burgers vector, b, for each polygonal element. When only displacement discontinuity boundary conditions are given for each element, Poly3D can calculate the elastic fields directly by superposition. However, whenever a traction boundary condition t e i is specified, Poly3D must first determine the corresponding (unknown) Burgers vector component, b e i. Each traction boundary condition leads to one equation giving the traction, t e i, at the center of element e induced by the remote stress plus the displacement discontinuities (b x, b y, b z ) on all elements and one unknown, b e i. If the total number of traction boundary conditions specified on all polygonal elements is N, Poly3D must solve a system of N linear equations for the N unknown Burgers vector components. Displacement, strains, and stresses at any point in the elastic body are then calculated by superposition. 1.4 User coordinate system Global and element coordinates are defined automatically by Poly3D. In many cases, it will be convenient to define additional right-handed coordinate systems of your own. These user coordinate systems (x u, y u, z u ) may have any origin and orientation you choose. 1.5 Units Poly3D assumes dimensionally consistent units for physical quantities with dimensions of length or stress. Thus if you use kilometers for any quantity with dimensions of length (e.g. a coordinate position), you must use kilometers for all quantities with dimensions of length (e.g. displacement discontinuity). Likewise, if you use MPa for any quantity with dimensions of stress (e.g. a traction boundary condition), you must use MPa for all quantities with dimensions of stress (e.g. Young s modulus). Since stress implicitly includes length units these units must also be dimensionally consistent (e.g. Pa and m, KPa and Km). Strain is a dimensionless quantity. It should be specified in units of strain (not micro-strains, etc.) Angles should be specified in degrees. 1.6 Comments Comments may be inserted anywhere in the input file using the comment character, *. 3

4 1.7 Line continuation Some lines in Poly3D input files require a large number of columns to specify the required data. Computer or terminal screens with fixed 80-character widths may be unable to display long input lines without wrapping part of the text back to the lefthand margin. Because files with wrapped text are often difficult to read, Poly3D provides a line continuation character, \. 1.8 Half-space surface The earth s surface can be treated as a traction-free boundary (σ 33 = σ 31 = σ 32 = 0). This free surface boundary condition affects the distribution of stresses, strains, and displacements in the upper crust. Free surface effects are included in all Poly3D calculations unless the constant, half space, is set to "no". There are two reasons why you may want to do this: 1. You are solving a whole-space problem in solid mechanics unrelated to the earth sciences. 2. The geologic structures you are modeling and observation grids you define are buried very deeply relative to their length scale. Because fewer calculations are required, setting half space to no may noticeably reduce the run-time required to complete Poly3D problems. Of course, increased execution speed is not a valid reason for ignoring half-space effects. 4

5 2 Poly3D input file Poly3D input files are divided into four main sections, each terminated by an end statement. Sections have to be declared in the following order: 1. Constants 2. User coordinate systems 3. Observation Grids 4. Vertices/Objects/Elements 2.1 Section Constants Poly3D input files begin with a series of 3-word assignment statements. Each assignment statement has the form name = value where name is the name of a Poly3D constant and value is its assigned value. If the value is omitted, as in name = the default or previously assigned value of the constant is unchanged. A Poly3D constant is either (i) a parameter that controls program execution or (ii) a physical quantity who s value is not a function of position. The folowing tables enumerate the defined constants, their default values, units and comments: 5

6 Name Default Units Description title1 N/A Problem title (string) title2 N/A Problem subtitle (string) Table 1: Problem Titles Name Default Units Description half space yes N/A Include Half-Space effect null value N/A Null value to use for observation points directly below a vertex check cond number yes N/A Check matrix condition number? print elt geom yes N/A Print element geometries? elt geom csys global N/A Name of coord system to use when printing element geometry Table 2: Options Name Default Units Description shear mod (none) stress units Shear modulus psn ratio (none) dimensionless Poisson s ratio youngs mod (none) stress units Young s modulus bulk mod (none) stress units Bulk modulus lame lambda (none) dimensionless Lame s Lambda Table 3: Eslatic Constants. You must specify two and only two. 6

7 Name Default Units Description rem bc type stress N/A Remote BC type (stress or strain) s11r 0.0 stress/strain units σ 11 or ɛ 11 s22r 0.0 stress/strain units σ 22 or ɛ 22 s33r* 0.0 stress/strain units σ 33 or ɛ 33 s12r 0.0 stress/strain units σ 12 or ɛ 12 s13r* 0.0 stress/strain units σ 13 or ɛ 13 s23r* 0.0 stress/strain units σ 23 or ɛ 23 Table 4: Remote Boundary Conditions (Global coordinates). * these components must be zero for half-space problem) The format of this section is defined as follow: * Section 1: CONSTANTS * * =================== * Titles of the model * =================== title1 = title2 = * ==================================== * Elastic constants (define only two!) * ==================================== shear_mod = psn_ratio = youngs_mod = bulk_mod = lame_lambda = * ================= * Remote definition * ================= rem_bc_type = stress/strain s11r = 0 s22r = 0 s33r = 0 s12r = 0 s13r = 0 s23r = 0 * ======= * Options * ======= 7

8 half_space = yes check_cond_num = yes print_elt_geom = yes elt_geom_csys = global null_value = -999 end * (of the section 1: Constants) 8

9 2.2 Section User Coordinate Systems You can create user coordinate-systems within previously defined parent coordinate systems. Parameters are: 1. the name of the new coordinate system, 2. name of its parent, 3. its location in its parent, 4. the orientation of its axis determined by three angles, one about each axis of the parent, 5. the order in which the rotations are to be applied (123, 321, 132, 312, etc.) The format of this section is defined as follow: * Section 2: USER COORDINATE SYSTEMS * name parentcsys x y z rotx roty rotz rotorder end * (of the section 2: User Coordinate Systems) 9

10 2.3 Section Regular Observation Grids You can define as many observation grids as you want. The definition is composed of 15 parameters maximum. These parameters are: 1. the name of the observation grid, 2. its dimension (0, 1, 2 or 3), 3. the output parameters to compute (combination of d, e, s, pe and ps), 4. the coordinate system in which the grid is located, 5. the coordinate system used to print observation point positions, 6. the coordinate system used to print the calculated displacements, strains and stresses, 7. the first point location defining the observation grid, 8. the second point defining the observation grid, the number of points along each axis. For 0D observation, you only specify: name dim out obscsys outptscsys outparamcsys x1 y1 z1 For 1D observation grid, you only specify: name dim out obscsys outptscsys outparamcsys x1 y1 z1 x2 y2 z2 n For 2D and 3D observation grid, you must specify all parameters. Note that for 2D observation grid, one of nx, ny and nz must be set to 1. name dim out obscsys outptscsys outparamcsys x1 y1 z1 x2 y2 z2 nx ny nz Output parameter (out) is a concatenation of the following strings: 1. d displcacement vector 2. e strain tensor 3. s stress tensor 4. pe principal strain tensor 5. ps principal stress tensor The format of this section is defined as follow: * Section 3: OBSERVATION GRIDS * name dim out obscsys outptscsys outparamcsys x1 y1 z1 x2 y2 z2 nx ny nz end * (of the section 3: Regular Observation Grids) 10

11 2.4 Section Vertices/Objects/Elements In this last section, you specify the object definition. For a given object, vertices must be described first, then the object (one line), and then the elements. If you have more than one object, you repeat this sequence. Vertex definition starts whith the v letter, object definition starts with the o letter and elements starts with the e letter. 1. Vertices parameters are: (a) the v letter, (b) the name of the vertex, (c) its parent coordinate system where it is defined, (d) its position within its parent coordinate system. v name parentcsys x y z 2. Object parameters are: (a) the o letter, (b) its name, (c) the parameters to compute (combinaison of b for Burgers s vector, and t for tractions), (d) the output coordinate system. o name ouputs outcsys 3. Element parameters are: (a) the e letter, (b) its dimension (number of vertices making the element, must be at least 3), (c) the boundary condition coordinate system, (d) the boundary condition type (combination of letters t for traction and b for Burgers s vector), (e) the boundary condition values for the 3 axis of the element, (f) the name of the vertices making this element. e dim BcCsys BcType bcx bcy bcz v1 v2 v3 The format of this section is defined as follow: * SECTION 4: POINTS/OBJECTS/ELEMENTS/VERTICES * *

12 * VERTICES * v name parentcsys x y z * * OBJECT * o name outputs outcsys * * ELEMENTS * prefix: e * definition: nbrvert(3) BCcsys BCtype BC1 BC2 BC3 v1 v2 v3 * e dim BcCsys BcType bcx bcy bcz v1 v2 v3 end * (of the section 4: Vertices/Objects/Elements) Defining more than one object results in the following declaration: * SECTION 4: POINTS/OBJECTS/ELEMENTS/VERTICES * * Define the first object * v v1 global o "f1" d global e 3 elocal ttb v1 v2 v3... * Define the second object * v w1 global o "f2" e 3 elocal ttb w1 w2 w3... end * (of the section 4: Vertices/Objects/Elements) 12

13 3 Examples 3.1 One crack Defines a crack f made of one triangular element defined in a user coordinate system named csys1, subject to an extensional remote stress along East/West in a whole-space. Element is free to slip, and cannot open or close. Defines four observation grids, one for each dimension (0D, 1D, 2D and 3D). * Section 1: CONSTANTS * title1 = title2 = shear_mod = psn_ratio = 0.25 youngs_mod = 1.e3 bulk_mod = lame_lambda = rem_bc_type = stress s11r = 1. s22r = s33r = s12r = s13r = s23r = half_space = no check_cond_num = no print_elt_geom = no elt_geom_csys = global null_value = end * terminate the section * Section 2: USER COORDINATE SYSTEMS * csys1 global

14 end * terminate the section * Section 3: OBSERVATION GRIDS * obs 0 pe global global global obs 1 dps global global global obs 2 de global global global obs 3 epe global global global end * terminate the section * Section 4: POINTS/OBJECTS/ELEMENTS/VERTICES * v 0 csys v 1 csys v 2 csys o "f" bt global e 3 elocal ttb end * terminate the section 3.2 Two cracks * Section 1: CONSTANTS * title1 = title2 = shear_mod = psn_ratio = 0.25 youngs_mod = 1.e3 bulk_mod = lame_lambda = rem_bc_type = stress s11r = 1. s22r = s33r = s12r = s13r = s23r = 14

15 half_space = no check_cond_num = no print_elt_geom = no elt_geom_csys = global null_value = end * terminate the section * Section 2: USER COORDINATE SYSTEMS * csys1 global end * terminate the section * Section 3: OBSERVATION GRIDS * obs 0 pe global global global obs 1 dps global global global obs 2 de global global global obs 3 epe global global global end * terminate the section * Section 4: POINTS/OBJECTS/ELEMENTS/VERTICES * v 0 csys v 1 csys v 2 csys o "f1" bt global e 3 elocal ttb v 3 global v 4 global v 5 global o "f2" bt global e 3 elocal ttb

16 end * terminate the section 16

Exercise: concepts from chapter 8

Exercise: concepts from chapter 8 Reading: Fundamentals of Structural Geology, Ch 8 1) The following exercises explore elementary concepts associated with a linear elastic material that is isotropic and homogeneous with respect to elastic

More information

The following syntax is used to describe a typical irreducible continuum element:

The following syntax is used to describe a typical irreducible continuum element: ELEMENT IRREDUCIBLE T7P0 command.. Synopsis The ELEMENT IRREDUCIBLE T7P0 command is used to describe all irreducible 7-node enhanced quadratic triangular continuum elements that are to be used in mechanical

More information

Application of Fault Response Modelling Fault Response Modelling theory

Application of Fault Response Modelling Fault Response Modelling theory Application of Fault Response Modelling The Fault Response Modelling module in Move TM provides a geomechanical method for modelling fault-related deformation. The module calculates stress, strain and

More information

Introduction to Displacement Modeling

Introduction to Displacement Modeling Introduction to Displacement Modeling Introduction Deformation on the Earth surface informs us about processes and material properties below surface Observation tools: GPS (static-dynamic) InSAR (static)

More information

13 Step-Path Failure of Rock Slopes

13 Step-Path Failure of Rock Slopes Step-Path Failure of Rock Slopes 13-1 13 Step-Path Failure of Rock Slopes 13.1 Problem Statement While UDEC represents a jointed rock structure as a system of discrete blocks by default, it is also a straightforward

More information

Materials and Methods The deformation within the process zone of a propagating fault can be modeled using an elastic approximation.

Materials and Methods The deformation within the process zone of a propagating fault can be modeled using an elastic approximation. Materials and Methods The deformation within the process zone of a propagating fault can be modeled using an elastic approximation. In the process zone, stress amplitudes are poorly determined and much

More information

Orthogonal jointing during coeval igneous degassing and normal faulting, Yucca Mountain, Nevada

Orthogonal jointing during coeval igneous degassing and normal faulting, Yucca Mountain, Nevada Data Repository item 2003167: Orthogonal jointing during coeval igneous degassing and normal faulting, Yucca Mountain, Nevada W. M. Dunne, D. A. Ferrill, J. G. Crider,. E. Hill, D. J. Waiting, P. C. La

More information

Elastic models of deformation in nature: why shouldn t we use the present day fault geometry?

Elastic models of deformation in nature: why shouldn t we use the present day fault geometry? Elastic models of deformation in nature: why shouldn t we use the present day fault geometry? B. Freeman 1, G. Yielding, 1 S.J. Dee 1, 2, & P.G. Bretan 1 1 Badley Geoscience Limited, UK 2 BP Exploration

More information

Code_Aster. SSNP161 Biaxial tests of Kupfer

Code_Aster. SSNP161 Biaxial tests of Kupfer Titre : SSNP161 Essais biaxiaux de Kupfer Date : 10/10/2012 Page : 1/8 SSNP161 Biaxial tests of Kupfer Summary: Kupfer [1] is interested to characterize the performances of the concrete under biaxial loadings.

More information

INVERSE ANALYSIS METHODS OF IDENTIFYING CRUSTAL CHARACTERISTICS USING GPS ARRYA DATA

INVERSE ANALYSIS METHODS OF IDENTIFYING CRUSTAL CHARACTERISTICS USING GPS ARRYA DATA Problems in Solid Mechanics A Symposium in Honor of H.D. Bui Symi, Greece, July 3-8, 6 INVERSE ANALYSIS METHODS OF IDENTIFYING CRUSTAL CHARACTERISTICS USING GPS ARRYA DATA M. HORI (Earthquake Research

More information

EXAMINATION ON CONSECUTIVE RUPTURING OF TWO CLOSE FAULTS BY DYNAMIC SIMULATION

EXAMINATION ON CONSECUTIVE RUPTURING OF TWO CLOSE FAULTS BY DYNAMIC SIMULATION EXAMINATION ON CONSECUTIVE RUPTURING OF TWO CLOSE FAULTS BY DYNAMIC SIMULATION M. Muto 1, K. Dan 1, H. Torita 1, Y. Ohashi 1, and Y. Kase 2 1 Ohsaki Research Institute, Inc., Tokyo, Japan 2 National Institute

More information

Case Study 1: 2014 Chiang Rai Sequence

Case Study 1: 2014 Chiang Rai Sequence Case Study 1: 2014 Chiang Rai Sequence Overview Mw 6.1 earthquake on 5 May 2014 at 11:08:43 UTC Largest recorded earthquake in Thailand Fault Orientation How does the orientation of the fault affect the

More information

Modeling seismic wave propagation during fluid injection in a fractured network: Effects of pore fluid pressure on time-lapse seismic signatures

Modeling seismic wave propagation during fluid injection in a fractured network: Effects of pore fluid pressure on time-lapse seismic signatures Modeling seismic wave propagation during fluid injection in a fractured network: Effects of pore fluid pressure on time-lapse seismic signatures ENRU LIU, SERAFEIM VLASTOS, and XIANG-YANG LI, Edinburgh

More information

INFLUENCE OF LOCAL PERTURBATION ON REGIONAL STRESS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE DESIGN OF MAJOR UNDERGROUND STRUCTURE IN HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT

INFLUENCE OF LOCAL PERTURBATION ON REGIONAL STRESS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE DESIGN OF MAJOR UNDERGROUND STRUCTURE IN HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT INFLUENCE OF LOCAL PERTURBATION ON REGIONAL STRESS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE DESIGN OF MAJOR UNDERGROUND STRUCTURE IN HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT *D.S. Subrahmanyam National Institute of Rock Mechanics, Bangalore

More information

MATERIAL ELASTIC HERRMANN INCOMPRESSIBLE command.

MATERIAL ELASTIC HERRMANN INCOMPRESSIBLE command. MATERIAL ELASTIC HERRMANN INCOMPRESSIBLE command Synopsis The MATERIAL ELASTIC HERRMANN INCOMPRESSIBLE command is used to specify the parameters associated with an isotropic, linear elastic material idealization

More information

1 Slope Stability for a Cohesive and Frictional Soil

1 Slope Stability for a Cohesive and Frictional Soil Slope Stability for a Cohesive and Frictional Soil 1-1 1 Slope Stability for a Cohesive and Frictional Soil 1.1 Problem Statement A common problem encountered in engineering soil mechanics is the stability

More information

Numerical Modeling for Different Types of Fractures

Numerical Modeling for Different Types of Fractures umerical Modeling for Different Types of Fractures Xiaoqin Cui* CREWES Department of Geoscience University of Calgary Canada xicui@ucalgary.ca and Laurence R. Lines Edward S. Krebes Department of Geoscience

More information

EMA 3702 Mechanics & Materials Science (Mechanics of Materials) Chapter 2 Stress & Strain - Axial Loading

EMA 3702 Mechanics & Materials Science (Mechanics of Materials) Chapter 2 Stress & Strain - Axial Loading MA 3702 Mechanics & Materials Science (Mechanics of Materials) Chapter 2 Stress & Strain - Axial Loading MA 3702 Mechanics & Materials Science Zhe Cheng (2018) 2 Stress & Strain - Axial Loading Statics

More information

Rock slope rock wedge stability

Rock slope rock wedge stability Engineering manual No. 28 Updated: 02/2018 Rock slope rock wedge stability Program: Rock stability File: Demo_manual_28.gsk The aim of the chapter of this engineering manual is to explain a rock slope

More information

CVEEN 7330 Modeling Exercise 2c

CVEEN 7330 Modeling Exercise 2c CVEEN 7330 Modeling Exercise 2c Table of Contents Table of Contents... 1 Objectives:... 2 FLAC Input:... 2 DEEPSOIL INPUTS:... 5 Required Outputs from FLAC:... 6 Required Output from DEEPSOIL:... 6 Additional

More information

Mechanics of Earthquakes and Faulting

Mechanics of Earthquakes and Faulting Mechanics of Earthquakes and Faulting www.geosc.psu.edu/courses/geosc508 Standard Solids and Fracture Fluids: Mechanical, Chemical Effects Effective Stress Dilatancy Hardening and Stability Mead, 1925

More information

Basic Concepts of Strain and Tilt. Evelyn Roeloffs, USGS June 2008

Basic Concepts of Strain and Tilt. Evelyn Roeloffs, USGS June 2008 Basic Concepts of Strain and Tilt Evelyn Roeloffs, USGS June 2008 1 Coordinates Right-handed coordinate system, with positions along the three axes specified by x,y,z. x,y will usually be horizontal, and

More information

Deformation of a layered half-space due to a very long tensile fault

Deformation of a layered half-space due to a very long tensile fault Deformation of a layered half-space due to a very long tensile fault Sarva Jit Singh and Mahabir Singh Department of Mathematics, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak 124 1, India. e-mail: s j singh@yahoo.com

More information

Brittle Deformation. Earth Structure (2 nd Edition), 2004 W.W. Norton & Co, New York Slide show by Ben van der Pluijm

Brittle Deformation. Earth Structure (2 nd Edition), 2004 W.W. Norton & Co, New York Slide show by Ben van der Pluijm Lecture 6 Brittle Deformation Earth Structure (2 nd Edition), 2004 W.W. Norton & Co, New York Slide show by Ben van der Pluijm WW Norton, unless noted otherwise Brittle deformation EarthStructure (2 nd

More information

The Frictional Regime

The Frictional Regime The Frictional Regime Processes in Structural Geology & Tectonics Ben van der Pluijm WW Norton+Authors, unless noted otherwise 1/25/2016 10:08 AM We Discuss The Frictional Regime Processes of Brittle Deformation

More information

Geology 229 Engineering Geology. Lecture 5. Engineering Properties of Rocks (West, Ch. 6)

Geology 229 Engineering Geology. Lecture 5. Engineering Properties of Rocks (West, Ch. 6) Geology 229 Engineering Geology Lecture 5 Engineering Properties of Rocks (West, Ch. 6) Common mechanic properties: Density; Elastic properties: - elastic modulii Outline of this Lecture 1. Uniaxial rock

More information

Resolving Stress Components and Earthquake Triggering

Resolving Stress Components and Earthquake Triggering Resolving Stress Components and Earthquake Triggering Earthquake Triggering Do certain events make an earthquake more likely to occur? Earthquakes Slow Slip Wastewater Fluids Dams The focus of this presentation

More information

1. classic definition = study of deformed rocks in the upper crust

1. classic definition = study of deformed rocks in the upper crust Structural Geology I. Introduction 1. classic definition = study of deformed rocks in the upper crust deformed includes translation, rotation, and strain (change of shape) All rocks are deformed in some

More information

UNIT 10 MOUNTAIN BUILDING AND EVOLUTION OF CONTINENTS

UNIT 10 MOUNTAIN BUILDING AND EVOLUTION OF CONTINENTS UNIT 10 MOUNTAIN BUILDING AND EVOLUTION OF CONTINENTS ROCK DEFORMATION Tectonic forces exert different types of stress on rocks in different geologic environments. STRESS The first, called confining stress

More information

The Mohr Stress Diagram. Edvard Munch as a young geologist!

The Mohr Stress Diagram. Edvard Munch as a young geologist! The Mohr Stress Diagram Edvard Munch as a young geologist! Material in the chapter is covered in Chapter 7 in Fossen s text The Mohr Stress Diagram A means by which two stresses acting on a plane of known

More information

Elements of Continuum Elasticity. David M. Parks Mechanics and Materials II February 25, 2004

Elements of Continuum Elasticity. David M. Parks Mechanics and Materials II February 25, 2004 Elements of Continuum Elasticity David M. Parks Mechanics and Materials II 2.002 February 25, 2004 Solid Mechanics in 3 Dimensions: stress/equilibrium, strain/displacement, and intro to linear elastic

More information

MATERIAL ELASTIC ANISOTROPIC command

MATERIAL ELASTIC ANISOTROPIC command MATERIAL ELASTIC ANISOTROPIC command.. Synopsis The MATERIAL ELASTIC ANISOTROPIC command is used to specify the parameters associated with an anisotropic linear elastic material idealization. Syntax The

More information

1 Slope Stability for a Cohesive and Frictional Soil

1 Slope Stability for a Cohesive and Frictional Soil Slope Stability for a Cohesive and Frictional Soil 1-1 1 Slope Stability for a Cohesive and Frictional Soil 1.1 Problem Statement A common problem encountered in engineering soil mechanics is the stability

More information

Earthquake and Volcano Deformation

Earthquake and Volcano Deformation Earthquake and Volcano Deformation Paul Segall Stanford University Draft Copy September, 2005 Last Updated Sept, 2008 COPYRIGHT NOTICE: To be published by Princeton University Press and copyrighted, c

More information

Mechanics PhD Preliminary Spring 2017

Mechanics PhD Preliminary Spring 2017 Mechanics PhD Preliminary Spring 2017 1. (10 points) Consider a body Ω that is assembled by gluing together two separate bodies along a flat interface. The normal vector to the interface is given by n

More information

Stress equilibrium in southern California from Maxwell stress function models fit to both earthquake data and a quasi-static dynamic simulation

Stress equilibrium in southern California from Maxwell stress function models fit to both earthquake data and a quasi-static dynamic simulation Stress equilibrium in southern California from Maxwell stress function models fit to both earthquake data and a quasi-static dynamic simulation Peter Bird Dept. of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences

More information

A circular tunnel in a Mohr-Coulomb medium with an overlying fault

A circular tunnel in a Mohr-Coulomb medium with an overlying fault MAP3D VERIFICATION EXAMPLE 9 A circular tunnel in a Mohr-Coulomb medium with an overlying fault 1 Description This example involves calculating the stresses and displacements on a fault overlying a 5 m

More information

IAP 2006: From nano to macro: Introduction to atomistic modeling techniques and application in a case study of modeling fracture of copper (1.

IAP 2006: From nano to macro: Introduction to atomistic modeling techniques and application in a case study of modeling fracture of copper (1. IAP 2006: From nano to macro: Introduction to atomistic modeling techniques and application in a case study of modeling fracture of copper (1.978 PDF) http://web.mit.edu/mbuehler/www/teaching/iap2006/intro.htm

More information

GPS Strain & Earthquakes Unit 5: 2014 South Napa earthquake GPS strain analysis student exercise

GPS Strain & Earthquakes Unit 5: 2014 South Napa earthquake GPS strain analysis student exercise GPS Strain & Earthquakes Unit 5: 2014 South Napa earthquake GPS strain analysis student exercise Strain Analysis Introduction Name: The earthquake cycle can be viewed as a process of slow strain accumulation

More information

1 Introduction. 1.1 Aims. 1.2 Rock fractures

1 Introduction. 1.1 Aims. 1.2 Rock fractures 1 Introduction 1.1 Aims Rock fractures occur in a variety of geological processes and range in size from plate boundaries at the scale of hundreds of kilometres to microcracks in crystals at the scale

More information

Lab Exercise #5: Tension and Bending with Strain Gages

Lab Exercise #5: Tension and Bending with Strain Gages Lab Exercise #5: Tension and Bending with Strain Gages Pre-lab assignment: Yes No Goals: 1. To evaluate tension and bending stress models and Hooke s Law. a. σ = Mc/I and σ = P/A 2. To determine material

More information

Introduction and Background

Introduction and Background Introduction and Background Itasca Consulting Group, Inc. (Itasca) has been participating in the geomechanical design of the underground 118-Zone at the Capstone Minto Mine (Minto) in the Yukon, in northwestern

More information

Elmer :Heat transfert with phase change solid-solid in transient problem Application to silicon properties. SIF file : phasechange solid-solid

Elmer :Heat transfert with phase change solid-solid in transient problem Application to silicon properties. SIF file : phasechange solid-solid Elmer :Heat transfert with phase change solid-solid in transient problem Application to silicon properties 3 6 1. Tb=1750 [K] 2 & 5. q=-10000 [W/m²] 0,1 1 Ω1 4 Ω2 7 3 & 6. α=15 [W/(m²K)] Text=300 [K] 4.

More information

SEMM Mechanics PhD Preliminary Exam Spring Consider a two-dimensional rigid motion, whose displacement field is given by

SEMM Mechanics PhD Preliminary Exam Spring Consider a two-dimensional rigid motion, whose displacement field is given by SEMM Mechanics PhD Preliminary Exam Spring 2014 1. Consider a two-dimensional rigid motion, whose displacement field is given by u(x) = [cos(β)x 1 + sin(β)x 2 X 1 ]e 1 + [ sin(β)x 1 + cos(β)x 2 X 2 ]e

More information

Exercise: mechanics of dike formation at Ship Rock

Exercise: mechanics of dike formation at Ship Rock Exercise: mechanics of dike formation at Ship Rock Reading: Fundamentals of Structural Geology, Ch. 8, p. 87 95, 319-33 Delaney & Pollard, 1981, Deformation of host rocks and flow of magma during growth

More information

Shear Stresses and Displacement for Strike-slip Dislocation in an Orthotropic Elastic Half-space with Rigid Surface

Shear Stresses and Displacement for Strike-slip Dislocation in an Orthotropic Elastic Half-space with Rigid Surface International Journal of Applied Science-Research and Review (IJAS) www.ijas.org.uk Original Article Shear Stresses and Displacement for Strike-slip Dislocation in an Orthotropic Elastic Half-space with

More information

20. Rheology & Linear Elasticity

20. Rheology & Linear Elasticity I Main Topics A Rheology: Macroscopic deformation behavior B Linear elasticity for homogeneous isotropic materials 10/29/18 GG303 1 Viscous (fluid) Behavior http://manoa.hawaii.edu/graduate/content/slide-lava

More information

Software Verification

Software Verification PROGRAM NAME: SAFE 014 EXAMPLE 16 racked Slab Analysis RAKED ANALYSIS METHOD The moment curvature diagram shown in Figure 16-1 depicts a plot of the uncracked and cracked conditions, 1 State 1, and, State,

More information

Effect Of The In-Situ Stress Field On Casing Failure *

Effect Of The In-Situ Stress Field On Casing Failure * Effect Of The In-Situ Stress Field On Casing Failure * Tang Bo Southwest Petroleum Institute, People's Republic of China Lian Zhanghua Southwest Petroleum Institute, People's Republic of China Abstract

More information

The effect of non-parallel thrust fault interaction on fold patterns

The effect of non-parallel thrust fault interaction on fold patterns Journal of Structural Geology 26 (2004) 905 917 www.elsevier.com/locate/jsg The effect of non-parallel thrust fault interaction on fold patterns Heather M. Savage*, Michele L. Cooke Geosciences Department,

More information

Analysis of Planar Truss

Analysis of Planar Truss Analysis of Planar Truss Although the APES computer program is not a specific matrix structural code, it can none the less be used to analyze simple structures. In this example, the following statically

More information

CHAPTER 3 THE EFFECTS OF FORCES ON MATERIALS

CHAPTER 3 THE EFFECTS OF FORCES ON MATERIALS CHAPTER THE EFFECTS OF FORCES ON MATERIALS EXERCISE 1, Page 50 1. A rectangular bar having a cross-sectional area of 80 mm has a tensile force of 0 kn applied to it. Determine the stress in the bar. Stress

More information

Theory at a Glance (for IES, GATE, PSU)

Theory at a Glance (for IES, GATE, PSU) 1. Stress and Strain Theory at a Glance (for IES, GATE, PSU) 1.1 Stress () When a material is subjected to an external force, a resisting force is set up within the component. The internal resistance force

More information

Introduction Faults blind attitude strike dip

Introduction Faults blind attitude strike dip Chapter 5 Faults by G.H. Girty, Department of Geological Sciences, San Diego State University Page 1 Introduction Faults are surfaces across which Earth material has lost cohesion and across which there

More information

Examination in Damage Mechanics and Life Analysis (TMHL61) LiTH Part 1

Examination in Damage Mechanics and Life Analysis (TMHL61) LiTH Part 1 Part 1 1. (1p) Define the Kronecker delta and explain its use. The Kronecker delta δ ij is defined as δ ij = 0 if i j 1 if i = j and it is used in tensor equations to include (δ ij = 1) or "sort out" (δ

More information

Case Study 2: 2014 Iquique Sequence

Case Study 2: 2014 Iquique Sequence Case Study 2: 2014 Iquique Sequence Overview Mw 8.2 earthquake on 1 April 2014 at 11:08:43 UTC Pictures of damage Seismicity maps Foreshock seismicity -> Main shock -> Aftershock 1 April 2014 11:08:43

More information

GG303 Lecture 17 10/25/09 1 MOHR CIRCLE FOR TRACTIONS

GG303 Lecture 17 10/25/09 1 MOHR CIRCLE FOR TRACTIONS GG303 Lecture 17 10/5/09 1 MOHR CIRCLE FOR TRACTIONS I Main Topics A Stresses vs. tractions B Mohr circle for tractions II Stresses vs. tractions A Similarities between stresses and tractions 1 Same dimensions

More information

Linear Static Analysis of a Simply-Supported Truss (SI)

Linear Static Analysis of a Simply-Supported Truss (SI) APPENDIX C Linear Static Analysis of a Simply-Supported Truss (SI) Objectives: Create a MSC.Nastran model comprised of CROD elements. Prepare a MSC.Nastran input file for a Linear Static analysis. Visualize

More information

Dynamic analysis. 1. Force and stress

Dynamic analysis. 1. Force and stress Dynamic analysis 1. Force and stress Dynamics is the part of structural geology that involves energy, force, stress, and strength. It's very important to distinguish dynamic concepts from kinematic ones.

More information

Software Verification

Software Verification EXAMPLE 1-026 FRAME MOMENT AND SHEAR HINGES EXAMPLE DESCRIPTION This example uses a horizontal cantilever beam to test the moment and shear hinges in a static nonlinear analysis. The cantilever beam has

More information

Reservoir Geomechanics with ABAQUS

Reservoir Geomechanics with ABAQUS Reservoir Geomechanics with ABAQUS B. Bostrøm and E. Skomedal Statoil ASA, Norway Abstract: The coupled hydro-mechanical behavior of two North Sea high-pressure/hightemperature gas-condensate fields during

More information

MICROMECHANICAL MODELS FOR CONCRETE

MICROMECHANICAL MODELS FOR CONCRETE Chapter 5 MICROMECHANICAL MODELS FOR CONCRETE 5.1 INTRODUCTION In this chapter three micromechanical models will be examined. The first two models are the differential scheme and the Mori-Tanaka model

More information

ROTATING RING. Volume of small element = Rdθbt if weight density of ring = ρ weight of small element = ρrbtdθ. Figure 1 Rotating ring

ROTATING RING. Volume of small element = Rdθbt if weight density of ring = ρ weight of small element = ρrbtdθ. Figure 1 Rotating ring ROTATIONAL STRESSES INTRODUCTION High centrifugal forces are developed in machine components rotating at a high angular speed of the order of 100 to 500 revolutions per second (rps). High centrifugal force

More information

Lecture 4 Implementing material models: using usermat.f. Implementing User-Programmable Features (UPFs) in ANSYS ANSYS, Inc.

Lecture 4 Implementing material models: using usermat.f. Implementing User-Programmable Features (UPFs) in ANSYS ANSYS, Inc. Lecture 4 Implementing material models: using usermat.f Implementing User-Programmable Features (UPFs) in ANSYS 1 Lecture overview What is usermat.f used for? Stress, strain and material Jacobian matrix

More information

Elastoplastic Deformation in a Wedge-Shaped Plate Caused By a Subducting Seamount

Elastoplastic Deformation in a Wedge-Shaped Plate Caused By a Subducting Seamount Elastoplastic Deformation in a Wedge-Shaped Plate Caused By a Subducting Seamount Min Ding* 1, and Jian Lin 2 1 MIT/WHOI Joint Program, 2 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution *Woods Hole Oceanographic

More information

Verification of the Hyperbolic Soil Model by Triaxial Test Simulations

Verification of the Hyperbolic Soil Model by Triaxial Test Simulations 1 Introduction Verification of the Hyperbolic Soil Model by Triaxial Test Simulations This example simulates a series of triaxial tests that can be used to verify that the Hyperbolic constitutive model

More information

4D stress sensitivity of dry rock frame moduli: constraints from geomechanical integration

4D stress sensitivity of dry rock frame moduli: constraints from geomechanical integration Title 4D stress sensitivity of dry rock frame moduli: constraints from geomechanical integration Authors Bloomer, D., Ikon Science Asia Pacific Reynolds, S., Ikon Science Asia Pacific Pavlova, M., Origin

More information

VYSOKÁ ŠKOLA BÁŇSKÁ TECHNICKÁ UNIVERZITA OSTRAVA

VYSOKÁ ŠKOLA BÁŇSKÁ TECHNICKÁ UNIVERZITA OSTRAVA VYSOKÁ ŠKOLA BÁŇSKÁ TECHNICKÁ UNIVERZITA OSTRAVA FAKULTA METALURGIE A MATERIÁLOVÉHO INŽENÝRSTVÍ APPLIED MECHANICS Study Support Leo Václavek Ostrava 2015 Title:Applied Mechanics Code: Author: doc. Ing.

More information

Software Verification

Software Verification EXAMPLE 16 racked Slab Analysis RAKED ANALYSIS METHOD The moment curvature diagram shown in Figure 16-1 depicts a plot of the uncracked and cracked conditions, Ψ 1 State 1, and, Ψ State, for a reinforced

More information

GATE SOLUTIONS E N G I N E E R I N G

GATE SOLUTIONS E N G I N E E R I N G GATE SOLUTIONS C I V I L E N G I N E E R I N G From (1987-018) Office : F-16, (Lower Basement), Katwaria Sarai, New Delhi-110016 Phone : 011-65064 Mobile : 81309090, 9711853908 E-mail: info@iesmasterpublications.com,

More information

PURE BENDING. If a simply supported beam carries two point loads of 10 kn as shown in the following figure, pure bending occurs at segment BC.

PURE BENDING. If a simply supported beam carries two point loads of 10 kn as shown in the following figure, pure bending occurs at segment BC. BENDING STRESS The effect of a bending moment applied to a cross-section of a beam is to induce a state of stress across that section. These stresses are known as bending stresses and they act normally

More information

Finite Element Simulation of Bar-Plate Friction Welded Joints Steel Product Subjected to Impact Loading

Finite Element Simulation of Bar-Plate Friction Welded Joints Steel Product Subjected to Impact Loading Finite Element Simulation of Bar-Plate Friction Welded Joints Steel Product Subjected to Impact Loading Yohanes, a,* Muftil Badri, a Panji Adino, a Dodi Sofyan Arief, a and Musthafa Akbar, a a) Department

More information

Geology 2112 Principles and Applications of Geophysical Methods WEEK 1. Lecture Notes Week 1

Geology 2112 Principles and Applications of Geophysical Methods WEEK 1. Lecture Notes Week 1 Lecture Notes Week 1 A Review of the basic properties and mechanics of materials Suggested Reading: Relevant sections from any basic physics or engineering text. Objectives: Review some basic properties

More information

Crags, Cracks, and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building

Crags, Cracks, and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building Crags, Cracks, and Crumples: Crustal Deformation and Mountain Building Updated by: Rick Oches, Professor of Geology & Environmental Sciences Bentley University Waltham, Massachusetts Based on slides prepared

More information

INTRODUCTION TO STRAIN

INTRODUCTION TO STRAIN SIMPLE STRAIN INTRODUCTION TO STRAIN In general terms, Strain is a geometric quantity that measures the deformation of a body. There are two types of strain: normal strain: characterizes dimensional changes,

More information

UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN ME MECHANICS OF MATERIALS I FINAL EXAM DECEMBER 13, 2008 Professor A. Dolovich

UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN ME MECHANICS OF MATERIALS I FINAL EXAM DECEMBER 13, 2008 Professor A. Dolovich UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN ME 313.3 MECHANICS OF MATERIALS I FINAL EXAM DECEMBER 13, 2008 Professor A. Dolovich A CLOSED BOOK EXAMINATION TIME: 3 HOURS For Marker s Use Only LAST NAME (printed): FIRST

More information

ME Final Exam. PROBLEM NO. 4 Part A (2 points max.) M (x) y. z (neutral axis) beam cross-sec+on. 20 kip ft. 0.2 ft. 10 ft. 0.1 ft.

ME Final Exam. PROBLEM NO. 4 Part A (2 points max.) M (x) y. z (neutral axis) beam cross-sec+on. 20 kip ft. 0.2 ft. 10 ft. 0.1 ft. ME 323 - Final Exam Name December 15, 2015 Instructor (circle) PROEM NO. 4 Part A (2 points max.) Krousgrill 11:30AM-12:20PM Ghosh 2:30-3:20PM Gonzalez 12:30-1:20PM Zhao 4:30-5:20PM M (x) y 20 kip ft 0.2

More information

Force and Stress. Processes in Structural Geology & Tectonics. Ben van der Pluijm. WW Norton+Authors, unless noted otherwise 1/9/ :35 PM

Force and Stress. Processes in Structural Geology & Tectonics. Ben van der Pluijm. WW Norton+Authors, unless noted otherwise 1/9/ :35 PM Force and Stress Processes in Structural Geology & Tectonics Ben van der Pluijm WW Norton+Authors, unless noted otherwise 1/9/2017 12:35 PM We Discuss Force and Stress Force and Units (Trigonometry) Newtonian

More information

Exercise: concepts from chapter 6

Exercise: concepts from chapter 6 Reading: Fundamentals of Structural Geology, Chapter 6 1) The definition of the traction vector (6.7) relies upon the approximation of rock as a continuum, so the ratio of resultant force to surface area

More information

CraFT user s guide. Hervé Moulinec

CraFT user s guide. Hervé Moulinec CraFT user s guide Hervé Moulinec December 12, 2014 1 Introduction In this chapter, one will describe how to run CraFT. That means what sort of input data CraFT needs, how to specify it to CraFT, what

More information

3 PROBLEM SOLVING WITH UDEC

3 PROBLEM SOLVING WITH UDEC PROBLEM SOLVING WITH UDEC 3-1 3 PROBLEM SOLVING WITH UDEC This section provides guidance in the use of UDEC in problem solving for rock mechanics engineering.* In Section 3.1, an outline of the steps recommended

More information

Mohr's Circle and Earth Stress (The Elastic Earth)

Mohr's Circle and Earth Stress (The Elastic Earth) Lect. 1 - Mohr s Circle and Earth Stress 6 Mohr's Circle and Earth Stress (The Elastic Earth) In the equations that we derived for Mohr s circle, we measured the angle, θ, as the angle between σ 1 and

More information

DEFORMATION PATTERN IN ELASTIC CRUST

DEFORMATION PATTERN IN ELASTIC CRUST DEFORMATION PATTERN IN ELASTIC CRUST Stress and force in 2D Strain : normal and shear Elastic medium equations Vertical fault in elastic medium => arctangent General elastic dislocation (Okada s formulas)

More information

10 Slope Stability Analysis of a Rock Slope

10 Slope Stability Analysis of a Rock Slope Slope Stability Analysis of a Rock Slope 10-1 10 Slope Stability Analysis of a Rock Slope 10.1 Problem Statement Limit equilibrium methods are commonly used to evaluate the stability of slopes in rock

More information

Lecture 7. Joints and Veins. Earth Structure (2 nd Edition), 2004 W.W. Norton & Co, New York Slide show by Ben van der Pluijm

Lecture 7. Joints and Veins. Earth Structure (2 nd Edition), 2004 W.W. Norton & Co, New York Slide show by Ben van der Pluijm Lecture 7 Joints and Veins Earth Structure (2 nd Edition), 2004 W.W. Norton & Co, New York Slide show by Ben van der Pluijm WW Norton; unless noted otherwise Joints Three sets of systematic joints controlling

More information

ON CALCULATION OF EFFECTIVE ELASTIC PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS WITH CRACKS

ON CALCULATION OF EFFECTIVE ELASTIC PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS WITH CRACKS Materials Physics and Mechanics 32 (2017) 213-221 Received: November 7, 2017 ON CALCULATION OF EFFECTIVE ELASTIC PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS WITH CRACKS Ruslan L. Lapin 1, Vitaly A. Kuzkin 1,2 1 Peter the

More information

Settlement and Bearing Capacity of a Strip Footing. Nonlinear Analyses

Settlement and Bearing Capacity of a Strip Footing. Nonlinear Analyses Settlement and Bearing Capacity of a Strip Footing Nonlinear Analyses Outline 1 Description 2 Nonlinear Drained Analysis 2.1 Overview 2.2 Properties 2.3 Loads 2.4 Analysis Commands 2.5 Results 3 Nonlinear

More information

Normal stress causes normal strain σ 22

Normal stress causes normal strain σ 22 Normal stress causes normal strain blue box = before yellow box = after x 2 = Eɛ 22 ɛ 22 = E x 3 x 1 force is acting on the x2 face force is acting in the x2 direction Why do I draw this with equal stresses

More information

When you are standing on a flat surface, what is the normal stress you exert on the ground? What is the shear stress?

When you are standing on a flat surface, what is the normal stress you exert on the ground? What is the shear stress? When you are standing on a flat surface, what is the normal stress you exert on the ground? What is the shear stress? How could you exert a non-zero shear stress on the ground? Hydrostatic Pressure (fluids)

More information

Stress and Strain. Stress is a force per unit area. Strain is a change in size or shape in response to stress

Stress and Strain. Stress is a force per unit area. Strain is a change in size or shape in response to stress Geologic Structures Geologic structures are dynamically-produced patterns or arrangements of rock or sediment that result from, and give information about, forces within the Earth Produced as rocks change

More information

Unwedge Geometry and Stability Analysis of Underground Wedges. Sample Problems

Unwedge Geometry and Stability Analysis of Underground Wedges. Sample Problems Unwedge Geometry and Stability Analysis of Underground Wedges Sample Problems TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS... UNWEDGE SAMPLE PROBLEM #1... Calculate the weight of the maximum wedge formed... UNWEDGE

More information

FRACTURE REORIENTATION IN HORIZONTAL WELL WITH MULTISTAGE HYDRAULIC FRACTURING

FRACTURE REORIENTATION IN HORIZONTAL WELL WITH MULTISTAGE HYDRAULIC FRACTURING SPE Workshop OILFIELD GEOMECHANICS Slide 1 FRACTURE REORIENTATION IN HORIZONTAL WELL WITH MULTISTAGE HYDRAULIC FRACTURING A. Pimenov, R. Kanevskaya Ltd. BashNIPIneft March 27-28, 2017 Moscow, Russia Slide

More information

NONLINEAR STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS USING FE METHODS

NONLINEAR STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS USING FE METHODS NONLINEAR STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS USING FE METHODS Nonlinear Structural Dynamics Using FE Methods emphasizes fundamental mechanics principles and outlines a modern approach to understanding structural dynamics.

More information

Analytic and Numeric Tests of Fourier Deformation Model (Copyright 2003, Bridget R. Smith and David T. Sandwell)

Analytic and Numeric Tests of Fourier Deformation Model (Copyright 2003, Bridget R. Smith and David T. Sandwell) Analytic and Numeric Tests of Fourier Deformation Model (Copyright 2003, Bridget R. Smith and David T. Sandwell) Although the solutions of our Fourier deformation model have been checked using computer

More information

Copy the rules into MathLook for a better view. Close MathLook after observing the equations.

Copy the rules into MathLook for a better view. Close MathLook after observing the equations. Sample : Torsion on a Sha The Sha Design example is found the Sample Applications, Engeerg and Science section of the TK Solver Library. When it loads, the Variable and Rule Sheets appear as shown below.

More information

Predicting Fatigue Life with ANSYS Workbench

Predicting Fatigue Life with ANSYS Workbench Predicting Fatigue Life with ANSYS Workbench How To Design Products That Meet Their Intended Design Life Requirements Raymond L. Browell, P. E. Product Manager New Technologies ANSYS, Inc. Al Hancq Development

More information

Finite element modelling of fault stress triggering due to hydraulic fracturing

Finite element modelling of fault stress triggering due to hydraulic fracturing Finite element modelling of fault stress triggering due to hydraulic fracturing Arsalan, Sattari and David, Eaton University of Calgary, Geoscience Department Summary In this study we aim to model fault

More information

MENG 302L Lab 6: Stress Concentration

MENG 302L Lab 6: Stress Concentration Introduction 1 : The purpose of this experiment is to demonstrate the existence of stress and strain concentration in the vicinity of a geometric discontinuity in a cantilever beam, and to obtain an approximate

More information

Ground displacement in a fault zone in the presence of asperities

Ground displacement in a fault zone in the presence of asperities BOLLETTINO DI GEOFISICA TEORICA ED APPLICATA VOL. 40, N. 2, pp. 95-110; JUNE 2000 Ground displacement in a fault zone in the presence of asperities S. SANTINI (1),A.PIOMBO (2) and M. DRAGONI (2) (1) Istituto

More information

Chapter 4-b Axially Loaded Members

Chapter 4-b Axially Loaded Members CIVL 222 STRENGTH OF MATERIALS Chapter 4-b Axially Loaded Members AXIAL LOADED MEMBERS Today s Objectives: Students will be able to: a) Determine the elastic deformation of axially loaded member b) Apply

More information