I want to use C3D8R element in Step 2 (as Step 1 is Initial) for dynamic analysis with a certain set of material properties (Concrete and steel). The result of step 2 will propagate to Step 3 in which I will be required to use DC3D8 element with another set of material properties (degraded concrete and steel from Step 2) for implicit heat transfer analysis. Can anyone help me how to proceed?
The C3D8R have DOF=1,2,3 and the DC3D8 have DOF=11. Could you just use the C3D8RT elements to have DOF=1,2,3,11? Then you can specify all the material properties at once and even set DOF=11 to zero for step 1 and then DOF=1,2,3 to zero for step 2 if you wanted. Is this a possibility?
The C3D8R have DOF=1,2,3 and the DC3D8 have DOF=11. Could you just use the C3D8RT elements to have DOF=1,2,3,11? Then you can specify all the material properties at once and even set DOF=11 to zero for step 1 and then DOF=1,2,3 to zero for step 2 if you wanted. Is this a possibility?
Thank you Mr. Jandron for your reply. I was just wondering whether this part can be done in the GUI itself or shall I need to modify in the Input File. Please let me know. Moreover, could you provide me any example of such tutorial, I would be thankful to you.
If the geometry of the model is the same in Step 2 and Step 3, you can use the method as follow:
1) You must have 2 Files (.cae): For step2 and Step 3.
2) Save the job file for step2 and remember its name.
3)Create a job for Step3 "a new file with previous model"
4)go to predefined manager and select initial step (You can select values which you want to propagate to Step3)
5)Select all model and select (specification:from output file)
6)Select job file for Step2 (Stage2)
hope it helps,
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