Compute Interface Stress

Stress in the plane of an interface defined by the gradient of an order parameter

Description

The resulting stress tensor has the property of having one Eigenvector in the direction of the order parameter gradient, with an Eigenvalue of zero, and two Eigenvectors perpendicular to that direction, with an Eigenvalue , where the scalar (stress) is a supplied parameter and (v) is a given order parameter.

Then two more linearly independent vectors and are generated by determining the component of with the largest magnitude. and are then set to unit vectors from the set such that where the operator represents integer modulo. The basis is then orthonormalized using the modified Gram-Schmidt procedure, holding constant. We construct two matrices and set the stress tensor to which is a basis transformation from the Eigenvector basis into the cartesian basis. The factor causes the integral over the stress tensor across the interface to evaluate the same value, regardless of interfacial width (provided the order parameter range is well defined - commonly 0 and 1 on the two sides of the interface).

Example Input File Syntax

[./interface]
  type = ComputeInterfaceStress
  v = eta
  stress = 3.0
[../]
(../moose/modules/tensor_mechanics/test/tests/interface_stress/test.i)

Input Parameters

  • stressInterfacial planar stress magnitude (one value to apply to all order parameters or one value per order parameter listed in 'v')

    C++ Type:std::vector<double>

    Controllable:No

    Description:Interfacial planar stress magnitude (one value to apply to all order parameters or one value per order parameter listed in 'v')

Required Parameters

  • blockThe list of blocks (ids or names) that this object will be applied

    C++ Type:std::vector<SubdomainName>

    Controllable:No

    Description:The list of blocks (ids or names) that this object will be applied

  • boundaryThe list of boundaries (ids or names) from the mesh where this object applies

    C++ Type:std::vector<BoundaryName>

    Controllable:No

    Description:The list of boundaries (ids or names) from the mesh where this object applies

  • computeTrueWhen false, MOOSE will not call compute methods on this material. The user must call computeProperties() after retrieving the MaterialBase via MaterialBasePropertyInterface::getMaterialBase(). Non-computed MaterialBases are not sorted for dependencies.

    Default:True

    C++ Type:bool

    Controllable:No

    Description:When false, MOOSE will not call compute methods on this material. The user must call computeProperties() after retrieving the MaterialBase via MaterialBasePropertyInterface::getMaterialBase(). Non-computed MaterialBases are not sorted for dependencies.

  • constant_onNONEWhen ELEMENT, MOOSE will only call computeQpProperties() for the 0th quadrature point, and then copy that value to the other qps.When SUBDOMAIN, MOOSE will only call computeQpProperties() for the 0th quadrature point, and then copy that value to the other qps. Evaluations on element qps will be skipped

    Default:NONE

    C++ Type:MooseEnum

    Options:NONE, ELEMENT, SUBDOMAIN

    Controllable:No

    Description:When ELEMENT, MOOSE will only call computeQpProperties() for the 0th quadrature point, and then copy that value to the other qps.When SUBDOMAIN, MOOSE will only call computeQpProperties() for the 0th quadrature point, and then copy that value to the other qps. Evaluations on element qps will be skipped

  • declare_suffixAn optional suffix parameter that can be appended to any declared 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 declared properties. The suffix will be prepended with a '_' character.

  • op_range1 Range over which order parameters change across an interface. By default order parameters are assumed to vary from 0 to 1

    Default:1

    C++ Type:std::vector<double>

    Controllable:No

    Description:Range over which order parameters change across an interface. By default order parameters are assumed to vary from 0 to 1

  • planar_stress_nameextra_stressMaterial property name for the interfacial planar stress

    Default:extra_stress

    C++ Type:MaterialPropertyName

    Controllable:No

    Description:Material property name for the interfacial planar stress

  • 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.

  • vOrder parameters that define the interface. The interface is the region where the gradient of this order parameter is non-zero.

    C++ Type:std::vector<VariableName>

    Controllable:No

    Description:Order parameters that define the interface. The interface is the region where the gradient of this order parameter is non-zero.

Optional Parameters

  • 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.

  • implicitTrueDetermines whether this object is calculated using an implicit or explicit form

    Default:True

    C++ Type:bool

    Controllable:No

    Description:Determines whether this object is calculated using an implicit or explicit form

  • seed0The seed for the master random number generator

    Default:0

    C++ Type:unsigned int

    Controllable:No

    Description:The seed for the master random number generator

  • use_displaced_meshFalseWhether 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:False

    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.

Advanced Parameters

  • output_propertiesList of material properties, from this material, to output (outputs must also be defined to an output type)

    C++ Type:std::vector<std::string>

    Controllable:No

    Description:List of material properties, from this material, to output (outputs must also be defined to an output type)

  • outputsnone Vector of output names where you would like to restrict the output of variables(s) associated with this object

    Default:none

    C++ Type:std::vector<OutputName>

    Controllable:No

    Description:Vector of output names where you would like to restrict the output of variables(s) associated with this object

Outputs Parameters