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JContour Command

The JContour command

JContour (size),<(terms)>,<(usegrid)>

where

Notes

  1. Results on fast crack propagation (Bardenhagen, personal communication) seem to benefit from larger contour sizes (e.g., 4 or higher) and seem to require path and area method (2 terms).
  2. See Guo and Nairn, 2004 for details on J Integral contours and on difference between method 1 and 2 in parameter #2.
  3. The JContour command is only allowed for MPM analyses.