Flac 3D 2

1

User’s Guide

PRECIS

This This volu volume me is the the user’ user’ss guid guidee to FLAC 3D. This This guide guide contai contains ns general general inform informati ation on on the operat operation ion 3D of  FLAC   FLAC  for engineering mechanics computation. Section 1 gives 1  gives an introduction to the capabilities and applications of  FLAC 3D. An overvie overview w of the 3D new features in the latest version of  FLAC    FLAC  is also provided. The first-time user should consult Section consult Section 2 for 2  for an introduction to the operation of  FLAC    FLAC 3D. The installation and operation procedures are given along with a simple tutorial to guide the new user through a  FLAC 3D analysis. Section 3 provides 3  provides general guidance in the use of  FLAC   FLAC 3D in problem solving for static mechanical analysis for geotechnical engineering. An introduction to the built-in programming language,  FISH , is given in Section in  Section 4. 4. This includes a tutorial on the use of the  FISH  language.   language. Note that no programming experience is assumed. Various items of interest to  FLAC 3D users are contained in  Section 5, 5, including a   FLAC 3D runtime benchmark on several different types of computers and procedures for reporting errors and requesting technical assistance. Section 6 contains 6  contains a bibliography of published papers describing some applications of  FLAC 3D in different fields of engineering. The FLAC 3D Manual consists of eleven documents. The following list of volumes, which comprise the  FLAC 3D Manual, Manual, are availabl available. e. (The titles in parentheses parentheses below are the names used to refer to the volumes in the text.) USER’S GUIDE — (User’s Guide) — Guide)  — an introduction to  FLAC 3D and its capabilities COMMAND REFERENCE — (Command Reference)  — descriptions descriptions of all  FLAC 3D commands  FISH in FLAC  FLAC  3D  — (FISH volume) — volume) — a complete guide to  FISH  as  as applied in  FLAC 3D THEORY AND BACKGROUND — (Theory and Background)  — thorough discussions of the built-in features in  FLAC 3D  FLUID-MECHANICAL INTERACTION INTERACTION — (Fluid-Mechanical Interaction)  — discussion of  the formulation and examples of the groundwater flow model STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS — (Structural Elements) — Elements)  — descriptions for the six types of struc3D tural elements in  FLAC  : beams, cables, cables, piles, shells, liners liners and geogrids geogrids OPTION OPTIONAL AL FEATUR FEATURES ES — (Option (Optional al Features eatures)) — detailed descriptions of the optional features: thermal analysis, creep models, dynamic analysis and C++ user-defined models.  HEXAHEDRAL-MESHING PREPROCESSOR PREPROCESSOR — 3DShop — (3DShop)  — a user’s guide for 3DShop, a hexahedral-meshing preprocessor for FLAC 3D.

FLAC 3D Version 3.0

Trusted by over 1 million members

Try Scribd FREE for 30 days to access over 125 million titles without ads or interruptions! Start Free Trial Cancel Anytime.

Trusted by over 1 million members

Try Scribd FREE for 30 days to access over 125 million titles without ads or interruptions! Start Free Trial Cancel Anytime.

 2

User’s Guide

VERIFICATION VERIFICATION PROBLEMS — (Verifications (Verifications volume) — volume) — a collection of verification problems  EXAMPLE APPLICATIONS — (Examples volume) — volume)  — a collection of example applications COMMAND AND FISH REFERENCE SUMMARY — (Command and FISH Reference Sum statements  mary) —  mary)  — a quick summary of all  FLAC 3D commands and  FISH  statements