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3.5.8. CREATE-MATERIAL function

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Description

This function is used to define a new material on the model. Currently, only elastic-isotropic materials can be defined.

A density value is always required when defining a material, even though you are going to perform static analysis only.

Keywords

Name Data Type Data number Optional Default value Physical quantity
MODEL STRING 1 NO
Name of the model on which to create the material.
NAME STRING 1 NO
Name of the material to create.

ELASTIC-ISOTROPIC branch

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This branch is used to define an isotropic material.

Keywords

Name Data Type Data number Optional Default value Physical quantity
E FLOAT 1 NO MODULUS
Young's modulus of the material.
NU FLOAT 1 NO
Poisson's ratio of the material.
DENSITY FLOAT 1 NO DENSITY
Density of the material.

Examples

In this example we are defining 2 materials (STEEL and ALU). 

CREATE-MATERIAL 
  MODEL: MY_MODEL
  NAME: STEEL
  ELASTIC-ISOTROPIC
    E: 200.  
    NU: 0.33  
    DENSITY: 8.E3
 
CREATE-MATERIAL 
  MODEL: MY_MODEL
  NAME: ALU
  ELASTIC-ISOTROPIC  
    E: 70.  
    NU: 0.33  
    DENSITY: 2.7E3

See also

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References

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