*HEADING block-4.inp: A 10x10x100 inch concrete column modelled as a stack of 10 inch cubes with interface elements in between. It has horizontal support at the top and is subjected to the ground motion QUAKE.AMP from the ABAQUS example set. There is a 1 psi vertical surcharge at the top. Units: pounds, inches, seconds. ** ********************************** Nodes ** *NODE,NSET=INTER0A 1,0.,0.,0.0 2,10.0,0.,0.0 3,10.0,10.0,0.0 4,0.,10.0,0.0 *NODE,NSET=INTER0B 5,0.,0.,0.0 6,10.0,0.,0.0 7,10.0,10.0,0.0 8,0.,10.0,0.0 *NODE,NSET=INTER1A 9,0.,0.,10.0 10,10.0,0.,10.0 11,10.0,10.0,10.0 12,0.,10.0,10.0 *NODE,NSET=INTER1B 13,0.,0.,10.0 14,10.0,0.,10.0 15,10.0,10.0,10.0 16,0.,10.0,10.0 *NODE,NSET=INTER2A 17,0.,0.,20.0 18,10.0,0.,20.0 19,10.0,10.0,20.0 20,0.,10.0,20.0 *NODE,NSET=INTER2B 21,0.,0.,20.0 22,10.0,0.,20.0 23,10.0,10.0,20.0 24,0.,10.0,20.0 *NODE,NSET=INTER3A 25,0.,0.,30.0 26,10.0,0.,30.0 27,10.0,10.0,30.0 28,0.,10.0,30.0 *NODE,NSET=INTER3B 29,0.,0.,30.0 30,10.0,0.,30.0 31,10.0,10.0,30.0 32,0.,10.0,30.0 *NODE,NSET=INTER4A 33,0.,0.,40.0 34,10.0,0.,40.0 35,10.0,10.0,40.0 36,0.,10.0,40.0 *NODE,NSET=INTER4B 37,0.,0.,40.0 38,10.0,0.,40.0 39,10.0,10.0,40.0 40,0.,10.0,40.0 *NODE,NSET=INTER5A 41,0.,0.,50.0 42,10.0,0.,50.0 43,10.0,10.0,50.0 44,0.,10.0,50.0 *NODE,NSET=INTER5B 45,0.,0.,50.0 46,10.0,0.,50.0 47,10.0,10.0,50.0 48,0.,10.0,50.0 *NODE,NSET=INTER6A 49,0.,0.,60.0 50,10.0,0.,60.0 51,10.0,10.0,60.0 52,0.,10.0,60.0 *NODE,NSET=INTER6B 53,0.,0.,60.0 54,10.0,0.,60.0 55,10.0,10.0,60.0 56,0.,10.0,60.0 *NODE,NSET=INTER7A 57,0.,0.,70.0 58,10.0,0.,70.0 59,10.0,10.0,70.0 60,0.,10.0,70.0 *NODE,NSET=INTER7B 61,0.,0.,70.0 62,10.0,0.,70.0 63,10.0,10.0,70.0 64,0.,10.0,70.0 *NODE,NSET=INTER8A 65,0.,0.,80.0 66,10.0,0.,80.0 67,10.0,10.0,80.0 68,0.,10.0,80.0 *NODE,NSET=INTER8B 69,0.,0.,80.0 70,10.0,0.,80.0 71,10.0,10.0,80.0 72,0.,10.0,80.0 *NODE,NSET=INTER9A 73,0.,0.,90.0 74,10.0,0.,90.0 75,10.0,10.0,90.0 76,0.,10.0,90.0 *NODE,NSET=INTER9B 77,0.,0.,90.0 78,10.0,0.,90.0 79,10.0,10.0,90.0 80,0.,10.0,90.0 *NODE,NSET=INTER10A 81,0.,0.,100.0 82,10.0,0.,100.0 83,10.0,10.0,100.0 84,0.,10.0,100.0 *NODE,NSET=INTER10B 85,0.,0.,100.0 86,10.0,0.,100.0 87,10.0,10.0,100.0 88,0.,10.0,100.0 ** Use an 8-node brick element, reduced integration with hourglass control. *ELEMENT, TYPE=C3D8RH, ELSET=BLOCK 1,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 2,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20 3,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28 4,29,30,31,32,33,34,35,36 5,37,38,39,40,41,42,43,44 6,45,46,47,48,49,50,51,52 7,53,54,55,56,57,58,59,60 8,61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68 9,69,70,71,72,73,74,75,76 10,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84 ** Use an 8-node interface element *ELEMENT, TYPE=INTER4, ELSET=INTER 1001,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 1002,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16 1003,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24 1004,25,26,27,28,29,30,31,32 1005,33,34,35,36,37,38,39,40 1006,41,42,43,44,45,46,47,48 1007,49,50,51,52,53,54,55,56 1008,57,58,59,60,61,62,63,64 1009,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72 1010,73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80 ********************************** Materials ** ** Concrete block. *SOLID SECTION,ELSET=BLOCK,MATERIAL=MASONRY *MATERIAL,NAME=MASONRY *ELASTIC 3.0E6,.20 *DENSITY 2.26e-4 ** ** Contact interface. *INTERFACE,ELSET=INTER *FRICTION 1.0, *SURFACE CONTACT, SOFTENED 0.001, 1. **A B **A: Clearance at which contact pressure is zero. **B: Pressure at zero clearance (see 6.5.17 of manual) ** ** *AMPLITUDE,TIME=TOTAL TIME,VALUE=RELATIVE,INPUT=QUAKE.AMP,NAME=EQ *RESTART,WRITE,FREQUENCY=2 ********************************** Loads ** Apply Gravity load in four increments. *STEP,NLGEOM,INC=100 *STATIC 0.25, 1. ********************************** Boundary Conditions ** *BOUNDARY ** Restrain base interface element INTER0A,ENCASTRE ** Restrain X displacements at two top nodes, for roller support 84,1 81,1 *DLOAD ** Block self weight. g = 386.09 in/s^2 BLOCK, GRAV, 386.09, 0.0, 0.0, -1.0 ** A 1 psi surcharge on the top face of the top block. 0. 1K total. 10,P2,1. ********************************** OUTPUT ** ** Print dispalcements for all nodes. *NODE PRINT U ** ** Print support reactions and their total *NODE PRINT,FREQUENCY=1,NSET=INTER0A,TOTAL=YES RF ** ** Supress all element printout. *EL PRINT, FREQUENCY=0 *END STEP ** ********************************** Loads ** Dynamic Analysis for ground motion. *STEP,NLGEOM,INC=1000 *DYNAMIC,ALPHA=-0.1 .01 , 5. **A B **A: Suggested time increment. **B: Time period *BOUNDARY,OP=NEW,TYPE=ACCELERATION,AMPLITUDE=EQ INTER0B, 1,1, 386.09 INTER0A, 1,1, 386.09 84, 1,1, 386.09 81, 1,1, 386.09 *BOUNDARY,OP=NEW ** Restrain base interface element in all DOFs except X translation INTER0A, 2,3 ********************************** OUTPUT ** ** Print dispalcements for all nodes. *NODE PRINT U *NODE PRINT,FREQUENCY=1,NSET=INTER0A,TOTAL=YES RF ** Supress element printout for block elements. *EL PRINT, ELSET=BLOCK, FREQUENCY=0 ** Print output for interface elments every second increment. *EL PRINT, ELSET=INTER, FREQUENCY=2 *END STEP