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*PERMEABILITY
Define permeability for pore fluid flow.

This option is used to define permeability for pore fluid flow in problems involving seepage.

Product: ABAQUS/Standard  

Type: Model data

Level: Model  

Reference:

Optional parameters:

DEPENDENCIES

Set this parameter equal to the number of field variable dependencies included in the definition of the permeability. If this parameter is omitted, it is assumed that the permeability is independent of field variables. See “Specifying field variable dependence” in “Material data definition,” Section 9.1.2 of the ABAQUS Analysis User's Manual, for more information.

This parameter can be used only in conjunction with TYPE=ISOTROPIC, ORTHOTROPIC, or ANISOTROPIC.

SPECIFIC

Set this parameter equal to the specific weight of the wetting liquid, (units of FL–3). The default is SPECIFIC=1.0. The actual specific weight value must be given, and the GRAV distributed load type must be used to apply the gravitational loading if a total pressure solution is required (see “Coupled pore fluid diffusion and stress analysis,” Section 6.7.1 of the ABAQUS Analysis User's Manual, for a discussion of total and excess pressure solutions).

TYPE

Set TYPE=ISOTROPIC (default) to define isotropic permeability. Set TYPE=ORTHOTROPIC to define orthotropic permeability. Set TYPE=ANISOTROPIC to define fully anisotropic permeability.

Set TYPE=SATURATION to define ; this must be a repeated use of the option for the same material, since must also be defined. The definition must give for , with at .

Set TYPE=VELOCITY to define ; this must be a repeated use of the option for the same material, since must also be defined.

Data lines to define fully saturated isotropic permeability (TYPE=ISOTROPIC): 

First line:

  1. . (Units of LT–1.)

  2. Void ratio, .

  3. Temperature, .

  4. First field variable.

  5. Second field variable.

  6. Etc., up to five field variables.

Subsequent lines (only needed if the DEPENDENCIES parameter has a value greater than five):

  1. Sixth field variable.

  2. Etc., up to eight field variables per line.

Repeat this set of data lines as often as necessary to define the variation.

Data lines to define fully saturated orthotropic permeability (TYPE=ORTHOTROPIC): 

First line:

  1. . (Units of LT–1.)

  2. .

  3. .

  4. Void ratio, .

  5. Temperature, .

  6. First field variable.

  7. Second field variable.

  8. Third field variable.

Subsequent lines (only needed if the DEPENDENCIES parameter has a value greater than three):

  1. Fourth field variable.

  2. Etc., up to eight field variables per line.

Repeat this set of data lines as often as necessary to define the variation.

Data lines to define fully saturated anisotropic permeability (TYPE=ANISOTROPIC): 

First line:

  1. . (Units of LT–1.)

  2. .

  3. .

  4. .

  5. .

  6. .

  7. Void ratio, .

  8. Temperature, .

Subsequent lines (only needed if the DEPENDENCIES parameter is specified):

  1. First field variable.

  2. Second field variable.

  3. Etc., up to eight field variables per line.

Repeat this set of data lines as often as necessary to define the variation.

Data lines to define the dependence of permeability on saturation of the wetting liquid, ks(s) (TYPE=SATURATION): 

First line:

  1. . (Dimensionless.)

  2. Saturation, . (Dimensionless.)

Repeat this data line as often as necessary to define the variation. The table must provide at .

Data lines to define the velocity coefficient, β(e) (TYPE=VELOCITY): 

First line:

  1. . (Units of TL–1.) Only is allowed.

  2. Void ratio, .

Repeat this data line as often as necessary to define the variation.