[CIG-SHORT] Constant displacement boundary condition

[Mamun Miah]

Thanks, Tabrez Ali for your input. Haven't seen the animation before. Looks
cool.

On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 11:33 AM, Matthew Knepley <knepley at mcs.anl.gov>
wrote:

> On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 12:29 PM, Tabrez Ali <stali at geology.wisc.edu>
> wrote:
>
>> I would suggest using the setup described in Fig 5 in Jha and Juanes
>> (WRR, 2014). An animated gif is also attached.
>>
>
> I think that is my first animated gif in email. Very nice.
>
>    Matt
>
>
>>
>> Tabrez
>>
>> On 10/27/2015 12:15 PM, Mamun Miah wrote:
>>
>> Dear Brad et al.,
>>
>> I am trying to model Mandel's problem with TOUGH2-PyLith where I need to
>> make sure that there is a constant displacement boundary condition (i.e. Uz
>> = const. at +- b) at the top and bottom boundaries (please see mandel.png).
>> The load has to be applied on the specimen through rigid plates that makes
>> sure that there is no differential displacement on the top and bottom sides
>> with time.
>>
>> Right now, I am applying a 'traction-normal' on the +Z and -Z surfaces as
>> Neumann BCs in the geometry attached (specimen.png). But it does not seem
>> to replicate the load application through RIGID PLATES.
>>
>> Any idea or hints would be appreciated.
>>
>> Mamun
>> --
>> Thanks & Best Regards,
>>
>> Mamun Miah
>> Graduate Research Assistant
>> Department of Civil Engineering
>> The University of Mississippi
>> Oxford, MS 38655
>> Phone: (662)-801-1904
>> Website: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/mamun-miah-eit/21/53/339
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Thanks & Best Regards,

Mamun Miah
Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Civil Engineering
The University of Mississippi
Oxford, MS 38655
Phone: (662)-801-1904
Website: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/mamun-miah-eit/21/53/339
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