interf_topol : topology file for Interface Elements
- Brief description : defines the type, fault index, material index and the nodal connections for each interface element.
- Additional information : the type of interface element to be used depends on the type of 3D element in the continuous mesh
(see Interface Element section for details).
- File type : formatted ASCII. In Fortran language, the formats for the header and a row of the
bulk are
'(i10,110a)' and '(12i10)', respectively.
- Index of the file path in ATLAS.fnames : 16
- Parameters to be set :
| NAME |
TYPE |
DESCRIPTION |
UM |
N_IE |
integer |
number of interface elements |
- |
IE_IND[N_IE] |
integer |
interface element indeces |
- |
IE_TYPE[N_IE] |
integer |
interface element types |
- |
IE_FAULT[N_IE] |
integer |
interface element fault indeces |
- |
IE_MAT[N_ELE] |
integer |
interface element material indeces |
- |
IE_CON[8,N_ELE] |
integer |
interface element nodal connections (depending on IE_TYPE, the last indeces may be skypped by ATLAS) |
- |
N_IE
IE_IND[1] IE_TYPE[1] IE_FAULT[1] IE_MAT[1] IE_CON[8,1]
IE_IND[2] IE_TYPE[2] IE_FAULT[2] IE_MAT[2] IE_CON[8,2]
...
- Example [
IE_TYPE = 1] : this example defines 6-noded triangular interface elements IEtri6 :
1150
1 1 1 1 17557 1796 2636 17558 1796 2636 0 0
2 1 1 1 17557 1817 1796 17558 1817 1796 0 0
3 1 1 1 17559 1838 1817 17560 1838 1817 0 0
...
- Example [
IE_TYPE = 2] : this example defines 8-noded quadrilateral interface elements IEqua8 :
576
1 2 1 1 1775 1796 2657 2636 1775 1796 2658 2636
2 2 1 1 2636 2657 3553 3532 2636 2658 3554 3532
3 2 1 1 3532 3553 4449 4428 3532 3554 4450 4428
...