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A.2 NIKE3D

NIKE3D is a nonlinear finite element solver designed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories (LLNL). The following sections are supported:

  • Control section

  • Material deck: materials 1, 15, 18, 20 and 63 are supported.

  • Node point deck

  • Hexahedron deck

  • Shell element deck

  • Rigid node and facet deck

  • Sliding surface deck: contact types 2 and 3 are supported.

  • Stonewall and symmetry plane deck

  • Load curve deck

  • Concentrated nodal loads deck

  • Pressure boundary condition deck

  • Displacement boundary condition deck

  • Base acceleration Body Force Loads deck