Presentation of code_aster and Salome-

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Outline

General principles of code and platform

Presentation of code_aster

General information for computation

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Outline

General principles of code and platform

Presentation of code_aster

General information for computation

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General principles of code and platform (1/4)
code_aster is a stand-alone thermo-mechanical solver
No integrated GUI to create geometries and meshes
No colourful post-processing
With the data settings prepared in a text file

Pre-processing
(CAD, meshes)

u, s, e
Post-processing
Creation of finite of results
element model and
resolution
Data setting of the
mechanical problem

Input: mesh and data setting

Output: physical fields (displacement, strain, stress, temperature )

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General principles of code and platform (2/4)
SALOME is a generic framework for pre- and post-processing

Various
Med physical code_aster Solver X Solver Y
Job
format solvers manager

Supervision, GUI and SDM

Salome
Data Math. Visuali-
generic CAD Mesh
services setting operations zation

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General principles of code and platform (3/4)

code_aster is a thermo-mechanical solver

SALOME is a generic platform for physical simulations

Salome-Meca = SALOME + code_aster (software integration)

Advantages
Easy installation of a complete environment (linux only)
A consistent and continuous user experience
Access from different modules to main SALOME study elements: meshes, results
Graphical selection of topological entities for data setting of code_aster
Possibility of using different pre- and post-processing tools
Importation of meshes and geometries prepared by Geometry and Mesh modules of SALOME
Importation of different input mesh formats and output result formats
Possibility for a stand-alone use of code_aster solver
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General principles of code and platform (4/4)

Salome-Meca is the integration of the code_aster solver in the

SALOME platform including the AsterStudy module for
Computer Aided Engineering (CAE)

code_aster GUI module

AsterStudy
Visualization module
CAD module Mesh module ParaViS
Geometry Mesh

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Outline

General principles of code and platform

Presentation of code_aster

General information for computation

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Presentation of code_aster
An all-purpose code for themo-mechanical study of structures
With a wide variety of models
More than 400 finite elements: 3D, 2D, shells, beams, pipes
More than 200 constitutive laws
A wide range of solvers: mechanical statics and dynamics, vibrations, modal and harmonic analysis,
thermo-hydro-mechanical coupled problems, thermics, metallurgy, acoustics

A computational software used by engineers, experts and researchers

Studies: a need of a robust, reliable, tested and qualified mechanical simulation software at EDF
Researches: continuous integration of new models in the development version

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code_aster for advanced simulations
Solving three types of non-linear problems
Material behaviour: around two hundred nonlinear constitutive laws
Kinematics: large displacements, large strains, large rotations
Contact and/or friction

Advanced features in mechanics

Porous media, fracture mechanics, fatigue, damage, metallurgy, seismic analysis,
rotating systems ...

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code_aster: a wide range of behaviours
Elasticity and elasto-plasticity
'ELAS, ELAS_HYPER, 'VMIS_ISOT_TRAC, 'VMIS_ISOT_PUIS, 'VMIS_ISOT_LINE, 'VMIS_CINE_LINE, 'VMIS_ECMI_TRAC, 'VMIS_ECMI_LINE, 'VMIS_CIN1_CHAB,
'VMIS_CIN2_CHAB, 'VMIS_CIN2_MEMO, 'DIS_CHOC, 'VMIS_POU_LINE, 'VMIS_POU_FLEJOU, 'ARME, 'ASSE_CORN, 'DIS_GOUJ2E_PLAS, 'DIS_GOUJ2E_ELAS,
'VMIS_ASYM_LINE, 'DIS_ECRO_CINE , 'DIS_BILI_ELAS

Elasto-viscoplasticity
'VISC_ISOT_LINE, 'VISC_ISOT_TRAC, 'LEMAITRE, 'DIS_VISC, 'VISC_CIN1_CHAB, 'VISC_CIN2_CHAB, 'VISC_CIN2_MEMO, 'VISCOCHAB , 'NORTON_HOFF,
'VISC_TAHERI, 'MONOCRISTAL, 'POLYCRISTAL

Materials for nuclear fuel and metals under irradiation

'VISC_IRRA_LOG, 'GRAN_IRRA_LOG, 'GATT_MONERIE, 'LEMAITRE_IRRA, 'LMARC_IRRA, 'LEMA_SEUIL, 'IRRAD3M, 'DIS_GRICRA

Models with mechanical effects of metallurgical transformations

Fracture mechanics and damage models
'ENDO_FRAGILE, 'ROUSSELIER', 'ROUSS_PR', 'ROUSS_VISC, 'VENDOCHAB, 'VISC_ENDO_LEMA, 'CZM_EXP_REG, 'CZM_LIN_REG, 'CZM_EXP, 'CZM_OUV_MIX' ,
'CZM_TAC_MIX, 'CZM_TRA_MIX' , 'CZM_FAT_MIX, 'RUPT_FRAG, 'JOINT_MECA_RUPT, 'JOINT_MECA_FROT,'ENDO_HETEROGENE

Concrete, reinforced concrete, civil engineering models

'ENDO_ISOT_BETON, 'ENDO_SCALAIRE,'ENDO_CARRE' , 'ENDO_ORTH_BETON, 'MAZARS, 'BETON_DOUBLE_DP, 'LABORD_1D, 'GRILLE_ISOT_LINE,
'GRILLE_CINE_LINE, 'GRILLE_PINTO_MEN, 'PINTO_MENEGOTTO, 'GLRC_DAMAGE, 'GLRC_DM' , 'CORR_ACIER' , 'BETON_REGLE_PR, 'JOINT_BA' , 'GRANGER_FP,
'GRANGER_FP_V, 'GRANGER_FP_INDT' , 'BETON_UMLV_FP, 'BETON_RAG'

Geomaterials
'ELAS_GONF , 'CJS ' , 'LAIGLE , 'LETK , 'HOEK_BROWN' , 'HOEK_BROWN_EFF, HOEK_BROWN_TOT , 'CAM_CLAY , 'BARCELONE , 'DRUCK_PRAGER' ,
'DRUCK_PRAG_N_A' , 'VISC_DRUC_PRAG, 'HUJEUX , 'JOINT_BANDIS '

Multi-physics: thermo-hydro-mechanical, concrete, metallurgy

User materials : UMAT, MFront, Aster

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code_aster: a wide range of finite elements
Continuum mechanics
3D
Linear, quadratic, reduced or full integration
2D
plane strain, plane stress, axi-symmetry
Integration of non-linear behaviour in plane stress

Structural elements
2D elements : shells, plates
1D elements : beams, bars, cables, pipes
Discrete elements : masses, springs, dashpots

Connections and assemblies

Linear relationships between degrees of freedom, transmission of torque

Discontinuous media (cracks and joints)

XFEM level-sets
Joint elements and CZM (Cohesive Zone Model)
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code_aster: algorithms and analysis methods
Mechanical solvers
Linear or non-linear statics : MECA_STATIQUE, STAT_NON_LINE
Dynamics on physical basis : DYNA_VIBRA, DYNA_NON_LINE
Modal analysis : CALC_MODES
Dynamic on modal basis : DYNA_VIBRA

Other physics
Thermics : THER_LINEAIRE, THER_NON_LINE
Acoustics : PHENOMENE=ACOUSTIQUE
Metallurgy (for welding applications)
FSI : fluid-structure interaction
Thermo-hydro-mechanical coupling (porous media modelling)

Tools for resolution

Substructuring, control of the nonlinear algorithms
Several algebraic solvers, sequential or parallel, direct or iterative
Post-processing tools : CALC_CHAMP, POST_CHAMP,
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Outline

General principles of code and platform

Presentation of code_aster

General information for computation

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Stages of a study
Step Salome-Meca code_aster standalone
Geometry definition SALOME (Geometry) CAD modeller

Mesh generation SALOME (Mesh) Mesh tool

Data settings Text editor

SALOME (AsterStudy)

Computation launching
and survey
Result analysis SALOME (ParaViS) Visualization application,
spreadsheet

MED mesh MED result

code_aster
solving

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AsterStudy integrated GUI for code_aster in
SALOME Platform (1/2)
Case management:

Data settings:
Graphical data setting with strong mesh
interaction
Text mode with custom embedded text
editor for high level command file edition
(python loops, code_aster data structure
introspection )

Data files:
Automatic input and output files
management in graphical mode
Custom management by user in advanced
text mode

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AsterStudy Integrated GUI for code_aster in
SALOME Platform (2/2)
Case computation:

Launch computation:
Choose which stages of a
study case to launch
Set properties for a run
(code_aster version, memory
allocation, cluster or localhost
execution)

Survey and management of running case:

Interactive follow up of computation
Graphical display of relation between running cases
Access to output and message file from a run case

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Case View tab overview :

Main commands
sort in categories

Show all commands

available

Stage management

Stages 1 and 2: stages are used to

divide a case, here thermal analysis and
Data Files management then mechanical analysis
Data Settings management

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Data settings: Add
Graphical command edition commentary Switch
Aster/Skill-
oriented
language

Show only filled

keyword

Information on
keyword

Go to
documentation

Rules
representation

Mandatory keyword

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 Graphical command edition
Search tool
for keyword Depth of edition

Unfold the list of

factor keyword
occurrences

Add factor Factor keyword

keyword summary and
occurence edition button

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Graphical mesh interaction Available meshes
from Mesh module

Add mesh from a

file

Group selection
widget, with automatic
group detection

Group selection
synchronized with
group visualization

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Graphical Python variables definition

Add simple Python variable

Python variable edition panel

All Python variables are stored at

the beginning of each stage

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Case View:
Advanced text mode command file edition
Switch to text mode for advanced
command file edition

Custom embedded editor (command completion, syntax

coloring)

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Data setting and command language (1/3)
Command file is ALSO a python
script
However, we should only focus on the
code_aster commands

Command file composes of a

sequence of code_aster specific
commands
Each specific command composes of keywords
and defines, assigns or uses data as input

Most of the commands produce

"concepts"
On the left side of the equal sign ( = )
The concepts generated by one command can
be used as an input to the following command

Command file contains no geometry

description

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 Data setting and command language (2/3)
An example of a command

STEEL = DEFI_MATERIAU (ELAS = _F ( E=205000.E6, NU=0.3 ) )

Name of the concept Command Factor Simple keyword Argument

User choice keyword of the simple keyword

An other example
IMPR_RESU( RESU = _F ( RESULTAT = RESU ) )

Command Factor Simple keyword Argument

keyword of the simple keyword
No concept
is produced
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Data setting and command language (3/3)
reuse keyword is used to extend an existing concept
MESH = LIRE_MAILLAGE ( FORMAT = MED )
MESH = DEFI_GROUP ( reuse = MESH,
MAILLAGE = MESH,
CREA_GROUP_NO = _F (GROUP_MA = upper ))

Reuse of the MA concept

defined by LIRE_MAILLAGE Indicator of a factor keyword

Since commands are sequential, a concept must be created before

being used
MESH = LIRE_MAILLAGE()
STEEL = DEFI_MATERIAU(ELAS = _F( E = 205000.0E6,
NU = 0.3, ),)
CHMAT = AFFE_MATERIAU(MAILLAGE=MESH,
AFFE =_F(TOUT='OUI',
MATER=STEEL,),)

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 Data Settings: code_aster input and output files

Input files: Output files:

Command file Aster Message file
Meshes: Aster Result file
Aster (.mail) Output format:
Med (.med) Med (.med)
Gibi (.mgib) Ideas (.unv)
Ideas (.unv) GMSH (.msh)
GMSH (.msh) others
Bases (folder): Bases (folder):
Aster base or HDF Aster base or HDF
Various data in text format Various results in text
format

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Data files: Graphical mode

Directly add files in

command edition panel

File summary for stage forma01a

Command related with the file

forma01a.mmed

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Data files: Advanced Text Mode

Pay attention to the

correspondance between data
files and command files for
logical units

Manage file manually

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 Case management:
History view tab overview: Create and import case
Switch to History View

List of
previous run
cases

Current case
(needs to be
selected for
edition and
launch to be Automatically refreshed output
possible) of the calculation for the currently
selected case

Selection of
stages to be run
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Selection of the stages to be run
Stage 1 will be run ( ) and may be used to
restart a computation ( Reusable )

Neither stage 2 nor stage 3 will be run ( )

Stage 1 wont be executed, only its results

will be reused ( )

Stage 2 will be executed and may be reused

afterwards
Stage 3 wont be run

Stage 1 wont be executed, only its results

will be reused

Stage 2 and 3 will be executed jointly and

the results of stage 3 will be reusable

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Launching of calculations

Standard
parameters
Server on which the Parallel calculations
calculation is run settings
Free field to
describe the
case to be run

Location of
outputs and logs
for each run case

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Representation of previously run cases

1st run case

2nd run case

3rd run case

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Follow-up of calculations

Tool tip with the metadata

of a previously run case To search
including the free the output
comment field

Hyperlinks to easily browse

through the ASCII output of
the calculation by stage

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 ASTK standalone GUI for computation launching
(1/4)
GUI Management Study

Files of
current
study

File settings ; unit, data file, result file, compression, Run settings
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 ASTK standalone GUI for computation launching
(2/4)
Each file has an associated "type"

Command file

Mesh file
Here in MED format

base
Folder containing files (compressed or not) allowing the
recovery of the calculation

Message file
Verbatim report of the computation, information, alarms and
errors

Result file
Text file containing the prints in this format

File containing calculated fields

Here in MED format

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ASTK standalone GUI for computation launching
(3/4) Input file

Output file

Compressed file

Each file can be input (data),

output (result), or both (case of the
base)

Each type of file has a "logical unit"

assigned by default. The value can be
changed with caution.
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 ASTK standalone GUI for computation launching
(4/4)

File forma01a.comm
DEBUT()
MESH1 = LIRE_MAILLAGE( UNITE = 20 )
MESH2 = LIRE_MAILLAGE( FORMAT = 'MED',
UNITE = 21 )
FIN()

In case of multiple files of the same type (mesh, command file,

results), attention to conflicts of "logical units"
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