Re: difference between step time and total time

Dear Abhishek;
I do not know about your subroutine VDLOAD but in my case i am using DFLUX,
there are two type of times, TIME(1) is for each step and TIME(2) for total
time. Check Abaqus Manual for VDLOAD.
this link my help you:
http://homepages.wmich.edu/~pjm8969/research/ccx-doxygen/html/d4/da2/dload_8f_source.xhtml

Best Regards;
Rami;

Le mer. 30 janv. 2019 à 12:44, abhishek [email protected] [Abaqus] <
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> Hello Respected fellows
>
> i am trying to write a VDLOAD subroutine, in which load need to be
> distributed as well as vary with respect to time i,e,... my pressure profile
> have spatial distribution as well as temporal distribution. But i am
> confused with with step time and total time as my simulation require
> multiple dynamic explicit steps.
>
> I am giving one example what i understood going through manual, suppose I
> am doing a 6 step simulation, each even steps (2,4 and 6) is of 1 second
> and odd steps (1,3 & 5 ) are of 2 seconds. so the total time in the
> simulation will become 9 seconds.
>
> now when simulation starts for step 1 step time vary from 0 to 2 seconds and
> total time too will vary from 0 to 2 seconds. but as the 2nd step begins
> step time will vary from 0 to 1 and total time will vary from 2 to 3
> seconds. And so on.
>
> please explain me how to do multiple step simulation using VDLOAD
> subroutine. in simulation high pressure shock loading is taking place in
> step number 1,3 and 5 and step 2,4 & 6 is used to provide damping to the
> remaining elastic waves in the part. from step 1 to step 3 the position of
> the shock loading is changing.
>
> For your help i will be very grateful to you.
>
> Thank You
>
> Abhishek
>
> 
>


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