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*TECPLOT

Data format:

One line with 3 values

TBEGIN TEND NBFILE

Status :

Optional

Purpose :

To view the 3D configuration of the model with TECPLOT software.

NBFILE will be created between TBEGIN and TEND.

Restriction :

NBFILE must be greater or equal than 2.

TBEGIN must lie between TINI and TFIN (parameters of the *DYNAMIC keyword). If TEND is greater than TFIN, no warning will appear but the total number of created files will be less than NBFILE

Details :

Parameter	Description
TBEGIN	first time of the range for TECPLOT files
TEND	last time of the range for TECPLOT files.
NBFILE	number of file which will be generated.

Note

A file named sol.dat will be created, it contains the soil description.

If the *QUADRANGLE keyword is defined, a file named tecplot.dat will be created. It contains the mesh of the soil (a fine mesh with cubic interpolation and the original mesh which is defined in the .LOG

For DYNAMIC simulation, two files will be created at T=TBEGIN and T=TEND (its name are file000.dat and fileNBFILE.dat). Then, (NBFILE-2) files will be equally generated between TBEGIN and TEND

For each STATIC step, a file named fileqsiii.dat will be generated.

Example :

*TECPLOT
0 10 5

A file named file000.dat for T=0s will be created.
A file named file001.dat for T=2.5s will be created.
A file named file002.dat for T=5s will be created.
A file named file003.dat for T=7.5s will be created.
A file named file004.dat for T=10s will be created
A file for each static step will be created too.