THERMAL calculation in a 30x30 concrete section Re bars: 4 x 4cm² Cover = 3 cm This file sect_axial produces a TEM file with the node line of the beam element in the center of the section because NODELINE = 0.15 = H/2 = 0.30/2 This file has been created with a text editor NNODE 144 ! Number of nodes NDIM 2 ! 2D calculation NDOFMAX 1 ! 1 Degree of Freedom per node (temperature of the node) NCORES 2 ! 2 cores of the computer used. Does not seem to affect CPU time. May be omitted TEMPERAT TETA 0.9 ! Parameter for time integration, from 0.0 to 1.0 TINITIAL 20.0 ! Initial temperature MAKE.TEM NMAT 2 ! 2 materials ELEMENTS SOLID 121 ! Number of elements NG 2 ! 2 points of integration in each direction (could be 3) NVOID 0 ! No internal cavity END_ELEM NODES NODE 1 0.0000 0.0000 ! coordinates of node 1, in meter, 1rst upward, 2nd to the right GNODE 5 0.0000 0.0800 1 ! automatic generation from node 1 to node 5 GNODE 12 0.0000 0.1500 1 ! automatic generation from node 5 to node 12 REPEAT 12 0.0100 0.0000 7 ! The previous 12 nodes are rerpeated 7 times with coordinates increments of (0.01 ; 0.00) REPEAT 12 0.0200 0.0000 4 ! The previous 12 nodes are rerpeated 4 times with coordinates increments of (0.02 ; 0.00) NODELINE 0.15 0. ! Does not affect thermal calculation. WIll be used in mechanical calculation YC_ZC 0.15 0. ! Does not affect thermal calculation. WIll be used in 3D mechanical calculation FIXATIONS END_FIX ! No node has prescribed temperature evolution NODOFSOLID ELEM 1 1 2 14 13 1 0. ! Elem, Nodes 1 to 4, Material #, residual stress GELEM 11 11 12 24 23 1 0. 1 ! Automatic generation from elem. 1 to elem. 11 REPEAT 11 12 2 ! The previous 11 elements are repeated 2 times with o node increment of 12 ELEM 34 37 38 50 49 1 0. GELEM 39 42 43 55 54 1 0. 1 ELEM 40 43 44 56 55 2 0. ELEM 41 44 45 57 56 2 0. ELEM 42 45 46 58 57 1 0. GELEM 44 47 48 60 59 1 0. 1 REPEAT 11 12 1 ELEM 56 61 62 74 73 1 0. GELEM 66 71 72 84 83 1 0. 1 REPEAT 11 12 5 FRONTIER F 1 FISO NO NO NO ! Elem. #, (T,t) function on the 4 sides (NO means: ignore) GF 11 FISO NO NO NO 1 ! Automatic generation of frontiers from elem. 1 to 11, with a step of 1 on the elements F 11 NO FISO NO NO ! A frontier is added on side 2 of elem. 11. GF 121 NO FISO NO NO 11 ! Automatic generation of frontiers from elem. 11 to 121, with a step of 11 on the elements END_FRONT SYMMETRY YSYM ! The surface of each finite element will be doubled in the .TEM file (for mechanical analysis) REALSYM 133 144 ! All finite elements will be mirrored in the .TEM file with respect to a line passing through nodes 133 and 144 END_SYM PRECISION 1.E-3 ! Used to check convergence of the iteratif process MATERIALS CONCEN2020 2300. 46. 25. 4. .70 ! Rho, w, h_hot, h_cold, epsilon STEELEC2EN 25. 4. .70 ! h_hot, h_cold, emissivity TIME 10. 300. ! Time steps of 10 s until 300 s. 20. 600. ! Time steps of 20 s until 600 s. END_TIME OUTPUT TIMEPRINT 60. 600. ! Results in the output file every 60 s. END_TIMEPR