User Written C++ Joint Models (3DEC)

Using C++, users may develop their own constitutive models. Constitutive models can be developed for both zones and joints.

Writing constitutive models for zones is described in a separate section. This section describes how to write joint models for 3DEC.

• 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