ESOL

ESOL, NVAR, ELEM, NODE, Item, Comp, Name

Specifies element data to be stored from the results file.
POST26: Set Up
MP ME ST PR PRN <> EM DY PP EME MFS
NVAR
Arbitrary reference number assigned to this variable (2 to NV [NUMVAR]). Overwrites any existing results for this variable.
ELEM
Element for which data are to be stored. If ELEM = P, graphical picking is enabled (valid only in the GUI).
NODE
Node number on this element for which data are to be stored. If blank, store the average element value (except for FMAG values, which are summed instead of averaged). If NODE = P,
graphical picking is enabled (valid only in the GUI).
Item
Label identifying the item. General item labels are shown in Table 135: ESOL - General Item and Component Labels below. Some items also require a component label.
Comp
Component of the item (if required). General component labels are shown in Table 135: ESOL - General Item and Component Labels below. If Comp is a sequence number (n), the NODE
field will be ignored.
Name
Thirty-two character name for identifying the item on the printout and displays. Defaults to a label formed by concatenating the first four characters of the Item and Comp labels.
Notes
See Table 135: ESOL - General Item and Component Labels for a list of valid item and component labels for element (except line element) results.
The ESOL command defines element results data to be stored from a results file (FILE). Not all items are valid for all elements. To see the available items for a given element, refer to the input
and output summary tables in the documentation for that element.
Two methods of data access are available via the ESOL command. You can access some simply by using a generic label (component name method), while others require a label and number
(sequence number method).
Use the component name method to access general element data (that is, element data generally available to most element types or groups of element types).
The sequence number method is required for data that is not averaged (such as pressures at nodes and temperatures at integration points), or data that is not easily described in a generic fashion
(such as all derived data for structural line elements and contact elements, all derived data for thermal line elements, and layer data for layered elements).
Element results are in the element coordinate system, except for layered elements where results are in the layer coordinate system. Element forces and moments are in the nodal coordinate
system. Results are obtainable for an element at a specified node. Further location specifications can be made for some elements via the SHELL, LAYERP26, and FORCE commands.
Table 135: ESOL - General I tem and Component Labels
Component Name Method
Item Comp Description
S X, Y, Z, XY, YZ, XZ Component stress
, , , , , p
1, 2, 3 Principal stress
INT Stress intensity
EQV Equivalent stress
EPEL X, Y, Z, XY, YZ, XZ Component elastic strain
1, 2, 3 Principal elastic strain
INT Elastic strain intensity
EQV Elastic equivalent strain
EPTH X, Y, Z, XY, YZ, XZ Component thermal strain
1, 2, 3 Principal thermal strain
INT Thermal strain intensity
EQV Thermal equivalent strain
EPPL X, Y, Z, XY, YZ, XZ Component plastic strain
1, 2, 3 Principal plastic strain
INT Plastic strain intensity
EQV Plastic equivalent strain
EPCR X, Y, Z, XY, YZ, XZ Component creep strain
1,2,3 Principal creep strain
INT Creep strain intensity
EQV Creep equivalent strain
EPDI X, Y, Z, XY, YZ, XZ Component diffusion strain
1, 2, 3 Principal diffusion strain
INT Diffusion strain intensity
EQV Diffusion equivalent strain
NL SEPL Equivalent stress (from stress-strain curve)
SRAT Stress state ratio
HPRES Hydrostatic pressure
EPEQ Accumulated equivalent plastic strain
CREQ Accumulated equivalent creep strain
PSV Plastic state variable
PLWK Plastic work/volume
SEND ELASTIC Elastic strain energy density
PLASTIC Plastic strain energy density
CREEP Creep strain energy density
DAMAGE Damage strain energy density
VDAM Viscous damping strain energy density
VREG Visco-regularization strain energy density
CDM DMG Damage variable
LM Maximum previous strain energy for virgin material
GKS X Gasket component stress (also gasket pressure)
GKD X Gasket component total closure
GKDI X Gasket component total inelastic closure
GKTH X Gasket component thermal closure
SS X, XY, XZ Interface traction (stress)
SD X,XY,XZ Interface separation
CONT STAT1 Contact status
PENE Contact penetration
PRES Contact pressure
SFRIC Contact friction stress
STOT Contact total stress (pressure plus friction)
SLIDE Contact sliding distance
GAP Contact gap distance
FLUX Total heat flux at contact surface
CNOS Total number of contact status changes during substep
FPRS Fluid penetration pressure
TG X, Y, Z, SUM Component thermal gradient or vector sum
TF X, Y, Z, SUM Component thermal flux or vector sum
PG X, Y, Z, SUM Component pressure gradient or vector sum
EF X, Y, Z, SUM Component electric field or vector sum
D X, Y, Z, SUM Component electric flux density or vector sum
H X, Y, Z, SUM Component magnetic field intensity or vector sum
B X, Y, Z, SUM Component magnetic flux density or vector sum
CG X, Y, Z, SUM Component concentration gradient or vector sum
DF X, Y, Z, SUM Component diffusion flux density or vector sum
FMAG X, Y, Z, SUM Component electromagnetic forces or vector sum
F X, Y, Z Component structural force
M X, Y, Z Component structural moment
HEAT[2] Heat flow
FLOW Fluid flow
AMPS Current flow
FLUX Magnetic flux
CSG X Y Z Component magnetic current segment
CSG X, Y, Z Component magnetic current segment
RATE Diffusion flow rate
SENE "Stiffness" energy
STEN Elemental energy dissipation due to stabilization
KENE Kinetic energy
AENE Artificial energy due to hourglass control/drill stiffness or due to contact stabilization
J HEAT Element J oule heat generation
J C X, Y, Z, SUM Conduction current density for elements that support conduction current calculation. Components (X, Y, Z) and
vector sum (SUM)
J S X, Y, Z Source current density for low-frequency magnetic analyses. Total current density (sum of conduction and
displacement current densities) in low-frequency electric analyses. Components (X, Y, Z)
J T X, Y, Z, SUM Total measurable current density in low-frequency electromagnetic analyses. (Conduction current density in a low-
frequency electric analysis.) Components (X, Y, Z) and vector sum (SUM)
MRE Magnetics Reynolds number
VOLU Volume of volume element
BFE TEMP Body temperatures (calculated from applied temperatures) as used in solution (area and volume elements only)
FICT TEMP Fictive temperature
Sequence Number Method
Item Comp Description
SMISC
snum
Summable items
NMISC
snum
Nonsummable items
LS
snum
Line element elastic stresses
LEPEL
snum
Line element strains
LEPTH
snum
Line element thermal strains
LEPPL
snum
Line element plastic strains
LEPCR
snum
Line element creep strains
LBFE
snum
Line element temperatures
1. For more information on the meaning of contact status and its possible values, see Reviewing Results in POST1 in the Contact Technology Guide.
2. For SHELL131 and SHELL132 elements with KEYOPT(3) = 0 or 1, use the labels HBOT, HE2, HE3, . . ., HTOP instead of HEAT.
Menu Paths
Main Menu>TimeHist Postpro>Define Variables
Main Menu>TimeHist Postpro>Elec&Mag>Circuit>Define Variables
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