- disp_xThe x displacement variable
C++ Type:std::vector<VariableName>
Controllable:No
Description:The x displacement variable
- disp_yThe y displacement variable
C++ Type:std::vector<VariableName>
Controllable:No
Description:The y displacement variable
- penaltyThe penalty factor
C++ Type:double
Controllable:No
Description:The penalty factor
- primary_boundaryThe name of the primary boundary sideset.
C++ Type:BoundaryName
Controllable:No
Description:The name of the primary boundary sideset.
- primary_subdomainThe name of the primary subdomain.
C++ Type:SubdomainName
Controllable:No
Description:The name of the primary subdomain.
- secondary_boundaryThe name of the secondary boundary sideset.
C++ Type:BoundaryName
Controllable:No
Description:The name of the secondary boundary sideset.
- secondary_subdomainThe name of the secondary subdomain.
C++ Type:SubdomainName
Controllable:No
Description:The name of the secondary subdomain.
PenaltyWeightedGapUserObject
Description
The PenaltyWeightedGapUserObject object computes a normal weighted gap by looping over mortar segments and penalizes it by a penalty factor to create a distributed generalized force that can be directly applied as an interface action on both sides of the contact interface. The weighted gap that is acted on by the penalty factor contains the scaling associated with the mortar segments. A large enough value of the penalty parameter is required for the simulation to yield acceptable interpenetration values. A value too small is likely to underpredict the stress states of the bodies into contact.
The generalized force generated by this object contains Jacobian information as a consequence of using automatic differentiation objects. The normal contact pressure obtained this way is directly applied on the contacting surfaces by NormalMortarMechanicalContact. That is, the contact pressure computed by this object serves a purpose analogous to a Lagrange multiplier when exact enforcement is used (see ComputeWeightedGapLMMechanicalContact). This object is set up automatically when using the contact action ContactAction.
Input Parameters
- correct_edge_droppingFalseWhether to enable correct edge dropping treatment for mortar constraints. When disabled any Lagrange Multiplier degree of freedom on a secondary element without full primary contributions will be set (strongly) to 0.
Default:False
C++ Type:bool
Controllable:No
Description:Whether to enable correct edge dropping treatment for mortar constraints. When disabled any Lagrange Multiplier degree of freedom on a secondary element without full primary contributions will be set (strongly) to 0.
- debug_meshFalseWhether this constraint is going to enable mortar segment mesh debug information. An exodusfile will be generated if the user sets this flag to true
Default:False
C++ Type:bool
Controllable:No
Description:Whether this constraint is going to enable mortar segment mesh debug information. An exodusfile will be generated if the user sets this flag to true
- disp_zThe z displacement variable
C++ Type:std::vector<VariableName>
Controllable:No
Description:The z displacement variable
- ghost_higher_d_neighborsFalseWhether we should ghost higher-dimensional neighbors. This is necessary when we are doing second order mortar with finite volume primal variables, because in order for the method to be second order we must use cell gradients, which couples in the neighbor cells.
Default:False
C++ Type:bool
Controllable:No
Description:Whether we should ghost higher-dimensional neighbors. This is necessary when we are doing second order mortar with finite volume primal variables, because in order for the method to be second order we must use cell gradients, which couples in the neighbor cells.
- ghost_point_neighborsFalseWhether we should ghost point neighbors of secondary face elements, and consequently also their mortar interface couples.
Default:False
C++ Type:bool
Controllable:No
Description:Whether we should ghost point neighbors of secondary face elements, and consequently also their mortar interface couples.
- interpolate_normalsFalseWhether to interpolate the nodal normals (e.g. classic idea of evaluating field at quadrature points). If this is set to false, then non-interpolated nodal normals will be used, and then the _normals member should be indexed with _i instead of _qp
Default:False
C++ Type:bool
Controllable:No
Description:Whether to interpolate the nodal normals (e.g. classic idea of evaluating field at quadrature points). If this is set to false, then non-interpolated nodal normals will be used, and then the _normals member should be indexed with _i instead of _qp
- minimum_projection_angle40Parameter to control which angle (in degrees) is admissible for the creation of mortar segments. If set to a value close to zero, very oblique projections are allowed, which can result in mortar segments solving physics not meaningfully, and overprojection of primary nodes onto the mortar segment mesh in extreme cases. This parameter is mostly intended for mortar mesh debugging purposes in two dimensions.
Default:40
C++ Type:double
Controllable:No
Description:Parameter to control which angle (in degrees) is admissible for the creation of mortar segments. If set to a value close to zero, very oblique projections are allowed, which can result in mortar segments solving physics not meaningfully, and overprojection of primary nodes onto the mortar segment mesh in extreme cases. This parameter is mostly intended for mortar mesh debugging purposes in two dimensions.
- periodicFalseWhether this constraint is going to be used to enforce a periodic condition. This has the effect of changing the normals vector for projection from outward to inward facing
Default:False
C++ Type:bool
Controllable:No
Description:Whether this constraint is going to be used to enforce a periodic condition. This has the effect of changing the normals vector for projection from outward to inward facing
- prop_getter_suffixAn optional suffix parameter that can be appended to any attempt to retrieve/get material properties. The suffix will be prepended with a '_' character.
C++ Type:MaterialPropertyName
Controllable:No
Description:An optional suffix parameter that can be appended to any attempt to retrieve/get material properties. The suffix will be prepended with a '_' character.
Optional Parameters
- allow_duplicate_execution_on_initialFalseIn the case where this UserObject is depended upon by an initial condition, allow it to be executed twice during the initial setup (once before the IC and again after mesh adaptivity (if applicable).
Default:False
C++ Type:bool
Controllable:No
Description:In the case where this UserObject is depended upon by an initial condition, allow it to be executed twice during the initial setup (once before the IC and again after mesh adaptivity (if applicable).
- control_tagsAdds user-defined labels for accessing object parameters via control logic.
C++ Type:std::vector<std::string>
Controllable:No
Description:Adds user-defined labels for accessing object parameters via control logic.
- enableTrueSet the enabled status of the MooseObject.
Default:True
C++ Type:bool
Controllable:Yes
Description:Set the enabled status of the MooseObject.
- execution_order_group0Execution order groups are executed in increasing order (e.g., the lowest number is executed first). Note that negative group numbers may be used to execute groups before the default (0) group. Please refer to the user object documentation for ordering of user object execution within a group.
Default:0
C++ Type:int
Controllable:No
Description:Execution order groups are executed in increasing order (e.g., the lowest number is executed first). Note that negative group numbers may be used to execute groups before the default (0) group. Please refer to the user object documentation for ordering of user object execution within a group.
- force_postauxFalseForces the UserObject to be executed in POSTAUX
Default:False
C++ Type:bool
Controllable:No
Description:Forces the UserObject to be executed in POSTAUX
- force_preauxFalseForces the UserObject to be executed in PREAUX
Default:False
C++ Type:bool
Controllable:No
Description:Forces the UserObject to be executed in PREAUX
- force_preicFalseForces the UserObject to be executed in PREIC during initial setup
Default:False
C++ Type:bool
Controllable:No
Description:Forces the UserObject to be executed in PREIC during initial setup
- use_displaced_meshTrueWhether or not this object should use the displaced mesh for computation. Note that in the case this is true but no displacements are provided in the Mesh block the undisplaced mesh will still be used.
Default:True
C++ Type:bool
Controllable:No
Description:Whether or not this object should use the displaced mesh for computation. Note that in the case this is true but no displacements are provided in the Mesh block the undisplaced mesh will still be used.