Mailman 3 December 2013 - SfePy

Re: Torque
by Robert Cimrman 09 Mar '18

09 Mar '18

In examples/large_deformation/hyperelastic.py a rotation by displacements is applied. By using a similar function the vectors defining the force couples could be defined for dw_surface_ltr (IMHO). Does it make sense? r. ----- Reply message ----- From: "Andre Smit" <freev...(a)gmail.com> To: <sfepy...(a)googlegroups.com> Subject: Torque Date: Sat, Dec 18, 2010 05:10 What is the best way to apply a torque load to a model? -- Andre -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sfepy-devel" group. To post to this group, send email to sfepy...(a)googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to sfepy-devel...(a)googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sfepy-devel?hl=en.

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1D line elements in SfePy
by Nimish 22 Jan '16

22 Jan '16

I am currrently looking for FEM packages to help me solve a system of beams and columns, basically a collection of 1D bernoulli/timoshenko line elements. I started reading SfePy docs and i am getting the idea that doing the above is not really possible here, am i right? Are only 2D area elements permitted in SfePy? Or is there any direct support for solving 1D line elements too.. Cheers Nimish

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Python 3 compatibility
by Robert Cimrman 11 Aug '14

11 Aug '14

FYI: As SciPy 0.12.0 is out and one of the release highlights is "Support for Python 2 and Python 3 from the same code base (no more 2to3)", we can think seriously about updating SfePy in this respect as well, cf. [1]. r. [1] https://github.com/sfepy/sfepy/issues/164

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Evaluate a solution in the arbitrary point in the domain
by Alec Kalinin 03 Apr '14

03 Apr '14

Dear SfePy users, Is it possible to evaluate a solution not only in the FEM mesh node, but in any arbitrary point in the domain with the given (x, y, z) coordinates? For example, consider Dirichlet problem for Poisson equation. We apply essential boundary conditions on the surface nodes and after the problem has been solved we have the solution vector, i.e. vector of values in the FEM mesh nodes. But I want to know the solution in point v(x, y, z) that is not FEM mesh node. What is the best way to obtain solution in this point v? Sincerely, Alec Kalinin

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elliptical hole under isotropic stress
by David N. Mashburn 13 Jan '14

13 Jan '14

Hello sfepy developers and users! I am modelling a simple linear elastic sheet under isotropic stress with an elliptical hole in the center (and I have it working under sfepy, great little platform!). It is obvious the model should initially yield more easily in the direction of the short axis of the ellipse. What is not so obvious to me is what should happen in the limit as stress goes to infinity. Part of me wants to believe that the hole should eventually become a circular, but the results of the simulation show that the ellipse eventually switches its aspect ratio with what was the the short axis becoming the long axis and vice-versa. My question is whether: A: The finite element result is the product of a small-displacement/non-moving mesh artifact (and if so, if there is a way to get the correct behavior using sfepy...) OR B: My intuition about the physical behavior of this ideal system is incorrect and the ellipse really wouldn't round out into a circle under increasingly large stress (aka, the FE model is still physical/correct with large displacements). This might be obvious to people who have done more finite element modeling than I have, but thanks anyway! I'm attaching a picture to make it easier to see at a glance (quarter-ellipse with x and y symmetry boundary conditions and equal tractions applied at the top and right boundaries). Thanks! -David Mashburn

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Kindly Guide
by Jashan Goyal 29 Dec '13

29 Dec '13

Hi, I am Jashan Goyal a 2nd yr graduate at Birla Institute Of Technology Pilani,INDIA.I want to contribute to sfepy since i am good at coding in python and wide range of diffrential equations.Please help me how to start with , I dont have any experience in open source projects. Thanks Jashan Goyal

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construction of variables update
by Robert Cimrman 17 Dec '13

17 Dec '13

Hi all, following the "Converting a problem description file to direct problem construction" thread, I have removed the ambiguity in numbers of components of field vs. variable. What was before u = FieldVariable('u', 'unknown', field, mesh.dim) is now u = FieldVariable('u', 'unknown', field) The variable's dimensions are given by the field. Nothing changes in the problem description files. r.

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Converting a problem description file to direct problem construction
by ben 12 Dec '13

12 Dec '13

Hello, Thank you for the time you've put into this project. I've been solving a particular elliptic PDE by running SfePy on a short problem description file with: python simple.py problem_desc.py. Now, since I'd like to do this many times, with different parameters in the problem description file each time, I'd like to construct the problem directly, by creating a ProblemDefinition instance, as is done in the linear_elasticity.py example. (I'm working with the latest version of SfePy.) I've attempted the conversion, but clearly something is wrong, as I get a very large residual: > python direct.py sfepy: reading mesh [line2, tri3, quad4, tetra4, hexa8] (../rectangle_fine_quad_r.vtk)... sfepy: ...done in 0.72 s sfepy: setting up dof connectivities... sfepy: ...done in 0.00 s sfepy: updating variables... sfepy: ...done sfepy: matrix shape: (40602, 40602) sfepy: assembling matrix graph... sfepy: ...done in 0.09 s sfepy: matrix structural nonzeros: 723604 (4.39e-04% fill) sfepy: updating materials... sfepy: mat_diffusion sfepy: ...done in 0.06 s sfepy: nls: iter: 0, residual: 5.209283e+08 (rel: 1.000000e+00) fish: Job 1, “python direct.py ” terminated by signal SIGTERM (Polite quit request) , whereas, using the problem description file: > python ../../sfepy/simple.py problem_desc.py sfepy: left over: ['verbose', '__builtins__', 'pdb', '__doc__', '__name__', 'sys', 'data_dir', '__package__', 'refine_mesh', '_filename', 'np', '__file__', 'math'] sfepy: reading mesh [line2, tri3, quad4, tetra4, hexa8] (../rectangle_fine_quad_r.vtk)... sfepy: ...done in 0.69 s sfepy: creating regions... sfepy: Omega sfepy: Expiry sfepy: ...done in 0.06 s sfepy: equation "Price": sfepy: dw_diffusion.2.Omega(mat_diffusion.f, s, p) = 0 sfepy: setting up dof connectivities... sfepy: ...done in 0.00 s sfepy: using solvers: ts: no ts nls: newton ls: ls sfepy: updating variables... sfepy: ...done sfepy: matrix shape: (20200, 20200) sfepy: assembling matrix graph... sfepy: ...done in 0.02 s sfepy: matrix structural nonzeros: 179998 (4.41e-04% fill) sfepy: updating materials... sfepy: mat_diffusion sfepy: ...done in 0.06 s sfepy: nls: iter: 0, residual: 0.000000e+00 (rel: 0.000000e+00) I've pared my problem description file and direct approach file down to the bare minimum. Would you mind having a quick look to see if you can spot the problem? Otherwise, is there some documentation that would help with the transition? Many thanks, Ben

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