[Geoqus] On Staged Construction of an earth structure

[Timothy Masterlark]

Hello,

A simple solution to your partitioning problem is:

1) make 2 copies of your part.
2) from one copy, cut and remove what you want to be the second part.
3) from the other copy, cut and remove what you want to be the first part.
4) you then have two separate parts, which can be put together (or taken
apart) along separate surfaces in the assembly and interaction
proceedures.

Does this make sense?

The first part of your question is not entirely clear to me and I have to
think about it.

Good luck,
-Tim
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Dr. Timothy Masterlark
Geodynamics & Active Deformation
Dept. of Geological Sciences
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
phone: (205)348-6289
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masterlark at geo.ua.edu
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> I am simulating staged  construction of an earth dam. I built the whole
> model (using ONE PART ONLY) first and then removed all the layers
> except the foundation layer which is subject to initial stress.However
> during the first step ( which includes only applying initial stress to
> the foundation layer and  removal of the elements of the layers above
> )i have found that the elements of the removed layers which are at the
> interface of the base have deformed (still active). -do you think that
> i should use Surfaces and Tie Constraint between the foundation layer
> and the layer above to overcome this problem. If yes,
> -As I have the model built in part only I am  facing a problem:  a
> partitioning line seperating the foundation from the layer above will
> not be recognized by ABAQUS as a surface. It seems that only the border
> lines of a part are recognized as surface, do you have any Idea if one
> can divide a parts into different parts :e.i can partitioning lines
> become  surfaces. or should I recreat the model from the begining
> Thanks for help
> Happy new year to all
>
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