Hello,
I want to export the traction vector acting on triangular surfaces (the solid is meshed with tetrahedral elements). These surfaces are NOT contact surfaces
I couldn't find an option to output this measure directly, so I tried to compute it by multiplying the cauchy stress tensor with the unit vector normal to the surface. However, this traction vector doesn't truly represent the traction on the surface (unless the element is very very small), and I get non-zero tractions for free surfaces.
Is there another way to output surface tractions?
Thanks!
I want to export the traction vector acting on triangular surfaces (the solid is meshed with tetrahedral elements). These surfaces are NOT contact surfaces
I couldn't find an option to output this measure directly, so I tried to compute it by multiplying the cauchy stress tensor with the unit vector normal to the surface. However, this traction vector doesn't truly represent the traction on the surface (unless the element is very very small), and I get non-zero tractions for free surfaces.
Is there another way to output surface tractions?
Thanks!
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