3. Modeling A#

3.1. Characteristics of modeling#

We use a D_ PLAN modeling.

3.2. Characteristics of the mesh#

The mesh contains:

  • 276 SEG2

  • 3672 QUAD4

3.3. Tested sizes and results#

Normal contact and tangential frictional forces are tested.

Normal forces:

Identification ( “INST” )) **

Reference type

Reference value

Tolerance

5.00000E-01

“NON_REGRESSION”

-9.453879E+07

2.0E -05%

6.00000E-01

“NON_REGRESSION”

-1.345568E+08

2.0E -04%

7.00000E-01

“NON_REGRESSION”

-1.784029E+08

6.0E -05%

8.00000E-01

“NON_REGRESSION”

-2.255709+08

2.0E -04%

9.00000E-01

“NON_REGRESSION”

-2.755546E+08

2.0E -04%

1.00000E+00

“NON_REGRESSION”

-3.298982E+08

3.0E -05%

1.00200E+00

“NON_REGRESSION”

-3.324050E+08

3.0E -05%

1.00400E+00

“NON_REGRESSION”

-3.348981E+08

5.0E -05%

1.00600E+00

“NON_REGRESSION”

-3.373779E+08

2.0E -04%

1.00800E+00

“NON_REGRESSION”

-3.398438E+08

2.0E -04%

1.01000E+00

“NON_REGRESSION”

-3.422963E+08

2.0E -04%

Tangential forces:

Identification ( “INST” )) **

Reference type

Reference value

Tolerance

5.00000E-01

“NON_REGRESSION”

1.835915E+07

3.0E -05%

6.00000E-01

“NON_REGRESSION”

2.667997E+07

2.0E -04%

7.00000E-01

“NON_REGRESSION”

3.598949E+07

5.0E -05%

8.00000E-01

“NON_REGRESSION”

4.608191E+07

5.0E -05%

9.00000E-01

“NON_REGRESSION”

5.688549E+07

5.5E -05%

1.00000E+00

“NON_REGRESSION”

6.902044E+07

6.0E -05%

1.00200E+00

“NON_REGRESSION”

7.269331E+07

4.0E -05%

1.00400E+00

“NON_REGRESSION”

7.637172E+07

1.0E -05%

1.00600E+00

“NON_REGRESSION”

8.005592E+07

1.0E -05%

1.00800E+00

“NON_REGRESSION”

“”

8.374614E+07

3.0E -05%

1.01000E+00

“NON_REGRESSION”

“”

8.744260E+07

3.0E -05%

In addition, if we compare the curves obtained with those in the literature, we obtain the graph in the figure.

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Figure 2: Comparing the results of different teams (image originally from [1])