A Coupling Modeling Method with ANSYS/FLAC^3D and its Application

Abstract:

A coupling modeling method with ANSYS/FLAC^3D is put forward aiming at the technical difficulties and deficiencies in pre-processing for complex geologic body and structural engineering with FLAC^3D. The coupling procedure is that, firstly, the three-dimension geometry model is built with ANSYS and the model meshes are divided. And secondly, the element and node data of the completed model built in ANSYS are exported. Based on the corresponding relationship of element and node between ANSYS and FLAC^3D, the exported data above is transformed by using the interface program in FORTRAN, then the information is imported into FLAC^3D. Thus the three-dimension FLAC^3D model for complex engineering is generated coupling with ANSYS. With coupling method, the complex three-dimension model of arch dam-foundation system in large-scale hydroelectric project is built, and the results verify the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed method.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 170-173)
• Pages: 3402-3405
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.170-173.3402
• Online since: May 2012
• Authors: Hua Zhou, Xiao Tao Wu, Dong Ni Zhou, Tian Tian
• Keywords: ANSYS/FLAC^3D, Arch Dam-Foundation System, Coupling Modeling, Interface Program, Pre-Processing

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