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3.18.1.1 Node_Data Class
The node_data class defines a set of nodal variables. The data is stored for each node that is listed in the item list of the node_data element or for all nodes if no list is defined. The following nodal variables are defined.
Node variables | Description |
x | x-coordinate of current nodal position |
y | y-coordinate of current nodal position |
z | z-coordinate of current nodal position |
ux | x-coordinate of nodal displacement |
uy | y-coordinate of nodal displacement |
uz | z-coordinate of nodal displacement |
vx | x-coordinate of nodal velocity |
vy | y-coordinate of nodal velocity |
vz | z-coordinate of nodal velocity |
ax | x-coordinate of nodal acceleration |
ay | y-coordinate of nodal acceleration |
az | z-coordinate of nodal acceleration |
Rx | x-coordinate of nodal reaction force |
Ry | y-coordinate of nodal reaction force |
Rz | z-coordinate of nodal reaction force |
For analyses using biphasic, biphasic-solute, and triphasic materials, the following additional variables can be defined.
Node variables | Description |
p | effective fluid pressure |
vx | x-component of solid velocity |
vy | y-component of solid velocity |
vz | z-component of solid velocity |
c[n] | effective concentration of solute n, with n from 1 to 8 |
For heat transfer problems the following nodal variables are available.
Node variables | Description |
T | Nodal temperature |
For fluid analyses, the following variables can be defined.
Node variables | Description |
vx | x-component of fluid velocity |
vy | y-component of fluid velocity |
vz | z-component of fluid velocity |
For example, to store the current nodal positions of all nodes, use the following node_data element:
<node_data data="x;y;z"></node_data>
You can store the total nodal displacement for nodes 1 through 100, and all even numbered nodes 200 through 400 as follows:
<node_data data="ux;uy;uz">1:100:1,200:400:2</node_data>