Element Data Components Averaged at Nodes by D3PLOT
Element data components averaged at nodes by D3PLOT
Where nodes are attached to underlying elements for which averaging at nodes is meaningful, (solids, shells, thick shells and contact segments), D3PLOT will report averaged values for scalar output.
The averaging logic is the same as that required to produce contour plots with one important exception: contouring a facet provides a "parent" element for the node, so that discontinuities between elements meeting at the node can be resolved by reference to the parent. However averaged data at nodes for scalar output cannot have such a "parent", and some logical errors can occur: for example averaging data where a node is common to elements of two different types.
Averaged STRESS data available at nodesThe basic tensor components: |
(Solids, shells, thick shells)
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And the stresses derived from these by D3PLOT ( Manipulations of stress tensor components ):
The effective plastic strain: (see A further explanation of strain components for more information about strains)
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And the strains derived from these by D3PLOT ( Manipulations of Strain Tensor Components ):
The 1st 99 extra data components (if present)
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Further derived values
| SR_STRAIN_RATE |
(Solids only)
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| RV_RELATIVE_VOLUME | VOLUME |
(Solids and thick shells only)
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Averaged FORCE and MOMENT resultants in shells available at nodes
Thin shell force and moment resultants (see FX_ etc Explanation of Shell Force and Moment Resultants for an explanation of these)
And the stresses derived by D3PLOT from these
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Averaged thin shell miscellaneous components available at nodes
Averaged contact segment STRESS components available at nodesContact "stresses" in segments
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