C++ Option

The C++ Option is provided for users to develop their own constitutive models. Constitutive models can be developed for both zones and joints.

Writing constitutive models for zones is descrbied in detail in the FLAC3D documentation here. This section describes how to write your own joint models.

• Writing New Joint Constitutive Models
  • Methodology
    • Base Class for Joint Constitutive Models
    • Member Functions
    • Registration of Models
    • Information Passed between Model and Program during Cycling
    • State Indicators of Subcontacts
  • Implementation
    • Utility Structures
    • Example Constitutive Model
      • initialize() and run() functions
    • FISH Support for Constitutive Models
    • Creating User-Written Model DLLs
      • Using the Template
    • Loading and Running User-Written Model DLLs
• Programmer’s Interface