PARAM, THMLSTN

Bulk Data Entry Select the thermal strain formula.

Parameter Values Description
THMLSTN <0, 1> Selects the thermal strain formula, applicable to Nonlinear Static Analysis only.
0 (Default)
εT=A(TFinal)(TFinalTInitial) MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaagKart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLnhiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8srps0lbbf9q8WrFfeuY=Hhbbf9v8qqaqFr0xc9pk0xbba9q8WqFfea0=yr0RYxir=Jbba9q8aq0=yq=He9q8qqQ8frFve9Fve9Ff0dmeaabaqaciGacaGaaeqabaqaaeaadaaakeaacqaH1oqzdaWgaaWcbaGaamivaaqabaGccqGH9aqpcaWGbbWaaeWaaeaacaWGubWaaSbaaSqaaiaadAeacaWGPbGaamOBaiaadggacaWGSbaabeaaaOGaayjkaiaawMcaamaabmaabaGaamivamaaBaaaleaacaWGgbGaamyAaiaad6gacaWGHbGaamiBaaqabaGccqGHsislcaWGubWaaSbaaSqaaiaadMeacaWGUbGaamyAaiaadshacaWGPbGaamyyaiaadYgaaeqaaaGccaGLOaGaayzkaaaaaa@4CDB@
1
εT=A(TFinal)(TFinalTRef)A(TInitial)(TInitialTref) MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaagKart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLnhiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8srps0lbbf9q8WrFfeuY=Hhbbf9v8qqaqFr0xc9pk0xbba9q8WqFfea0=yr0RYxir=Jbba9q8aq0=yq=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@619F@
Where,
εT MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaagKart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLnhiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8srps0lbbf9q8WrFfeuY=Hhbbf9v8qqaqFr0xc9pk0xbba9q8WqFfea0=yr0RYxir=Jbba9q8aq0=yq=He9q8qqQ8frFve9Fve9Ff0dmeaabaqaciGacaGaaeqabaqaaeaadaaakeaacqaH1oqzdaWgaaWcbaGaamivaaqabaaaaa@3466@
Thermal strain.
A(TFinal) MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaagKart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLnhiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8srps0lbbf9q8WrFfeuY=Hhbbf9v8qqaqFr0xc9pk0xbba9q8WqFfea0=yr0RYxir=Jbba9q8aq0=yq=He9q8qqQ8frFve9Fve9Ff0dmeaabaqaciGacaGaaeqabaqaaeaadaaakeaacaWGbbWaaeWaaeaacaWGubWaaSbaaSqaaiaadAeacaWGPbGaamOBaiaadggacaWGSbaabeaaaOGaayjkaiaawMcaaaaa@399B@ and A(TFinal) MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaagKart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLnhiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8srps0lbbf9q8WrFfeuY=Hhbbf9v8qqaqFr0xc9pk0xbba9q8WqFfea0=yr0RYxir=Jbba9q8aq0=yq=He9q8qqQ8frFve9Fve9Ff0dmeaabaqaciGacaGaaeqabaqaaeaadaaakeaacaWGbbWaaeWaaeaacaWGubWaaSbaaSqaaiaadAeacaWGPbGaamOBaiaadggacaWGSbaabeaaaOGaayjkaiaawMcaaaaa@399B@
Thermal expansion coefficients corresponding to TFinal MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaagKart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLnhiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8srps0lbbf9q8WrFfeuY=Hhbbf9v8qqaqFr0xc9pk0xbba9q8WqFfea0=yr0RYxir=Jbba9q8aq0=yq=He9q8qqQ8frFve9Fve9Ff0dmeaabaqaciGacaGaaeqabaqaaeaadaaakeaacaWGubWaaSbaaSqaaiaadAeacaWGPbGaamOBaiaadggacaWGSbaabeaaaaa@3742@ and TInitial MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaagKart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLnhiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8srps0lbbf9q8WrFfeuY=Hhbbf9v8qqaqFr0xc9pk0xbba9q8WqFfea0=yr0RYxir=Jbba9q8aq0=yq=He9q8qqQ8frFve9Fve9Ff0dmeaabaqaciGacaGaaeqabaqaaeaadaaakeaacaWGubWaaSbaaSqaaiaadMeacaWGUbGaamyAaiaadshacaWGPbGaamyyaiaadYgaaeqaaaaa@392C@ .
TInitial MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaagKart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLnhiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8srps0lbbf9q8WrFfeuY=Hhbbf9v8qqaqFr0xc9pk0xbba9q8WqFfea0=yr0RYxir=Jbba9q8aq0=yq=He9q8qqQ8frFve9Fve9Ff0dmeaabaqaciGacaGaaeqabaqaaeaadaaakeaacaWGubWaaSbaaSqaaiaadMeacaWGUbGaamyAaiaadshacaWGPbGaamyyaiaadYgaaeqaaaaa@392C@ , TRef MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaagKart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLnhiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8srps0lbbf9q8WrFfeuY=Hhbbf9v8qqaqFr0xc9pk0xbba9q8WqFfea0=yr0RYxir=Jbba9q8aq0=yq=He9q8qqQ8frFve9Fve9Ff0dmeaabaqaciGacaGaaeqabaqaaeaadaaakeaacaWGubWaaSbaaSqaaiaadkfacaWGLbGaamOzaaqabaaaaa@356B@ and TFinal MathType@MTEF@5@5@+=feaagKart1ev2aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLnhiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXatLxBI9gBaebbnrfifHhDYfgasaacH8srps0lbbf9q8WrFfeuY=Hhbbf9v8qqaqFr0xc9pk0xbba9q8WqFfea0=yr0RYxir=Jbba9q8aq0=yq=He9q8qqQ8frFve9Fve9Ff0dmeaabaqaciGacaGaaeqabaqaaeaadaaakeaacaWGubWaaSbaaSqaaiaadAeacaWGPbGaamOBaiaadggacaWGSbaabeaaaaa@3742@
Initial, referent and current/final temperature, respectively.