MD Nastran 2010 EFEA User Guide

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I. Introduction
The Energy Finite Element Analysis (EFEA) and Energy Boundary Element Analysis
(EBEA) provides a powerful solution for high frequency acoustics. In contrast to
traditional FEA solvers that use displacements as the primary variables, the EFEA
methods use energy based variables which enables noise and vibration simulations at
much higher frequencies than those attained by conventional FEA analysis. The EBEA
solution provides airborne noise loads for use by the EFEA solution. The combination of
EBEA and EFEA methods can be used to predict the interior noise levels in a vehicle due
to exterior acoustic sources. These new solvers are provided through collaboration with
Michigan Engineering Services and are provided as a pre-release in MD Nastran 2010.
The EFEA (Energy Finite Element Analysis) program requires a single input data file
which contains all the required data for the analysis. The order in which the information
is contained in the data file is not important.
Solid finite elements are used for modeling interior acoustic spaces. If the model does
not contain any interior acoustic medium (i.e. only a structural vibration analysis is
performed), then Sections 3 – 5 do not exist in the data file. A Pre-EFEA code is utilized
for generating the EFEA input data file from the finite element model. The following
procedure must be followed when generating the EFEA input data file.
Step 1 – Create the conventional FEA model using a pre-processing software. Use a
general purpose pre-processor for creating the finite element model. The
model is created just like a conventional finite element model is created, but
without considering the rule of having 6 linear elements per wavelength. The
size of each element can be large, as long as the model captures the main
geometric characteristics of the physical system it models. A single model
must contain all structural and acoustic elements. Each structural node and
element, and each acoustic node and element must have a unique ID number.
Different material properties should be indicated through a different property
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ID number. The entire finite element model needs to be exported from the pre-
processor in NASTRAN short fixed format.
Step 2 – Run the Pre-EFEA code on the conventional FEA model. The finite element
model constructed using a pre-processor comprises the main input for the Pre-
EFEA code. The pre-EFEA code detects all geometric features, changes in
material properties, intersections between components, interfaces between
structural and acoustic elements, and automatically performs the following
actions:
• disconnects the model at each joint location by adding appropriate nodes

and by updating the connectivity of the elements
• creates all the necessary joints among structural elements or between
structural and acoustic elements
• creates the EFEA input data file which contains all the nodes and elements
for the structural and acoustic parts of the model (with modified node
numbers and accordingly updated element connectivity at the joints), and
all the necessary cards which define the joint connections
The Pre-EFEA code automates a very tedious process and creates the majority of the data
file for the EFEA analysis.
Step 3 – Modify the EFEA model file generated by the Pre-EFEA code. The user must
edit the EFEA input data file created from the Pre-EFEA code in order to
provide information about:
• the excitation (input power, location, and frequency)

• material properties (for the structural components and for each acoustic
domain)
• geometry information for the radiation efficiency computations
• acoustic absorption properties for representing acoustic treatment
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• the solver option
• the format of the requested output
If the substructuring option is NOT utilized then NO further step is required before
executing the EFEA solver. If the substructuring option is selected, then the user must
use the pre-processor and divide the original finite element model into substructures. It is
advisable to define the substructures in a manner that minimizes the interface between
substructures. Separating the entire finite element model (both structural and acoustic
elements) into groups of elements constitutes the definition of the substructures. Each
group can contain both structural and acoustic elements and dividing the model into
groups of elements (i.e. substructures) strictly depends on the geometry. The user needs
to output each group of elements (i.e. substructure) into a separate file. Typically, this is
feasible by making one group at a time active within the pre-processor and then writing
out the active group. Each file generated from this process constitutes one of the
“sub*.elem” files. “*” is the substructure number starting from 1 and increasing
sequentially. It does not matter if the nodes retain the old numbering scheme in the
“sub*.elem” files. The information which is utilized by the solver for defining each
substructure is the element numbers only. One important check is to ensure that the total
number of elements in all the “sub*.elem” files is equal with the total number of elements
in the EFEA input data file.
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II. Running EFEA code
The syntax for running the EFEA code is:
EFEA inputfile outputfile
In this syntax, inputfile is a user defined input data file name, which contains all the
required data for the EFEA analysis; outputfile is the user specified output file name,
EFEA will output all results in this specified file.
Lengths of both inpufile and outputfile should be less than 80 characters.
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III. Input format for the data file for the EFEA analysis
This section of the User’s Manual describes all possible entries in the EFEA input data file. For
all entries defined in NASTRAN format (i.e. GRID, CQUAD4, CTRIA3, CBAR, CHEXA,
CPENTA, CTETRA, CBUSH, CFAST, CWELD, CWSEAM, PBUSH, PFAST, PWELD,
PWSEAM) the NASTRAN fixed short format must be used. For all other entries a free format
can be used with at least one empty space used as a separator between fields. The length of any
input entry must not exceed 80 characters. The function and the required input format for all
available cards are defined in the following sections (the sequence of defining any one of the
entries in the data file is not important). In the most general case there are five distinct sections
of information in the data file:
Section 1 – Contains information about the excitation, the physical material properties, the
solution options, and the required format of the results.
Section 2 – Contains the nodes and the elements for the entire structural model in NASTRAN
short fixed format. This Section also contains information about all the joints
defined among structural elements.
Section 3 – Contains the nodes and the elements for the entire acoustic model in NASTRAN
short fixed format.
Section 4 – Contains all the joint definitions between acoustic elements and structural elements.
Section 5 – Contains information about the acoustic absorption boundary conditions.
All functions are listed alphabetically in each section.
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Section 1:
Includes information about the excitation frequencies, the type and location of the excitations,
the physical material properties of all the elements (structural and acoustic), the requested solver,
and the format of the required output.
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ACOUS Input power in acoustic
Specify the frequency-dependent acoustic input power at a particular acoustic node. The
amplitude of the input power at a frequency is equal to the scale factor q times the value in table
qtb at the corresponding frequency. This entry must be located in a load case defined by a pair of
SUBCASE and ENDSUBCASE entries.
Format:
ACOUS nid q qtb
Example:
ACOUS 100 90.0 1
Note:
nid The ID number of the node where the input power is prescribed. [integer]
q Scale factor. [Real]
qtb ID number of the DTABLE entry.
Remarks:
The acoustic input power from an acoustic source with the strength of V can be calculated by
k 2 ρ 0c0
Π =V2
8π
where ρ 0 is the density of acoustic medium, c0 is the speed of sound in the acoustic medium, k
is the wave number in the acoustic medium.
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ASOURCE Acoustic source in fluid
Specify the frequency-dependent acoustic source at a particular acoustic node. The amplitude of
the source at a frequency is equal to the scale factor s times the value in table stb at the
corresponding frequency. This entry must be located in a load case defined by a pair of
Format:
ASOURCE nid s stb
Example:
ASOURCE 100 90.0 1
Note:
s Scale factor. [Real]
stb ID number of the DTABLE entry.
Remarks:
The acoustic source strength is defined as the volume velocity amplitude V of the acoustic
source. The acoustic input power from this acoustic source can be calculated by
k 2 ρ 0c0
Π =V2
8π
where ρ 0 is the density of acoustic medium, c0 is the speed of sound in the acoustic medium, k
is the wave number in the acoustic medium.
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CHECK Set flag for model check-up
Set the flags to activate model integrity check-up.
Format:
CHECK field1 field2 …
Example:
CHECK CQUAD4
Note:
fieldi =CQUAD4 Activate the check-up of CQUAD4 element for bow-tie shape.
Remarks:
Currently the check-up is only available for bow-tie shape CQUAD4 elements.
When any bow-tie shape CQUAD element is detected, the EFEA code will issue an error
message and stop.
In the future, more fieldi may be available for other check-ups.
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BARRIER Input mass barrier
Specify the mass barrier added on the base panels (e.g. mass barriers on the vehicle floors or
dashes).
Format:
BARRIER pid mb
Example:
BARRIER 1 2.5
Note:
pid Refers to the ID number of PLATE entry, on which the mass barrier is added.
mb Surface mass density of the mass barrier. [Real]
Remarks:
When the mass barrier is added on the base panels (e.g. mass barriers on the vehicle floors or
dashes), their influence on the acoustic performance of the base panels can be expressed by the
modified mass law transmission effect. Usually, these barriers are assumed weakly reactive and
thus not affecting the dynamics of the base panel. The modified normal mass law transmission
coefficient from acoustic enclosure 1 to acoustic enclosure 3 through a panel with mass barrier
applied can be written as
 
 
ρ1 c1  4 
τ normal =  2
ρ3 c3   ρ1 c1   ρ s ts + mB  
2
1 +  + ω 
 ρ c   ρ3 c3  
  3 3   
where mB is the surface mass density of the mass barrier. Similarly, equations (13) and (14) can
be used to calculate the corresponding field mass law transmission coefficient.
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CMAT2 Plate material anisotropic property definition
Define a frequency dependent anisotropic material property data set for plate elements.
Format:
CMAT id G11 G12 G13 G22 G23 G33 ρ ηb ηl ηs tb1 tb2 tb3
Example:
CMAT2 1 1.0E11 1.7E10 2.7E10 1.6E10 1.0E10 2.1E10 2791.5 0.01 0.01 0.01 1 1 1
Note:
id A unique material ID associated with the data set. [Integer]

Gij The material property matrix. [Real]
ρ Mass density. [Real]
ηb Scale factor for defining the frequency-dependent damping loss factor for the bending
wave. The value of the damping loss factor at a frequency is equal to the scale factor ηb
times the value in table tb1 at the corresponding frequency.
ηl Scale factor for defining the frequency-dependent damping loss factor for the
longitudinal wave. The value of the damping loss factor at a frequency is equal to the
scale factor ηl times the value in table tb2 at the corresponding frequency.
ηs Scale factor for defining the frequency-dependent damping loss factor for the shear wave.
The value of the damping loss factor at a frequency is equal to the scale factor ηs times
the value in table tb3 at the corresponding frequency.
tbi ID number of the DTABLE entry.
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CPLATE Anisotropic plate element property definition
Specify the frequency-dependent physical property (transmission loss) data set for anisotropic
plate elements.
Format:
CPLATE id t mid1 mid2 ns L1 L2 e1 fmid1 e2 fmid2 yj zj w*(yj,zj) tl1 tl2 tltb1 tltb2
Example:
CPLATE 1 0.001 2 3 1 0.19 0.47 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.22 0.22 1 1
Note:
id A unique ID number associated with the data set. [Integer]

t The thickness of the plate. [Real]
mid1 The CMAT2 ID number for in-plane material properties of the plate.[Integer]
mid2 The CMAT2 ID number for bending material properties of the plate.[Integer]
ns Number of plate sides contacted with exterior free-field fluid. [Integer]
L1,L2 The characteristic dimensions of the plate (length and width, respectively).[Real]
e1 The acoustic radiation efficiency of the plate. If the value is set to zero, the program will
compute the acoustic radiation efficiency for the plate.[Real]
fmid1 The material ID of exterior fluid contacts with plate at one side.[integer]
e2 The acoustic radiation efficiency of the plate (only necessary when ns is set to 2). If the
value is set to zero, the program will compute the acoustic radiation efficiency for the
plate.[Real]
fmid2 The material ID of exterior fluid contacts with plate at another side(only necessary when
ns is set to 2).[integer]
yj , zj The coordinates of the edge of plate which connect to a stiffener. (The origin of the
coordinate is the shear center of the stiffener) [Real]
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w*(yj,zj)The warping coefficient of a stiffener. [Real]
tl1 Scale factor for defining the user-specified frequency-dependent transmission loss factor
(dB) from acoustic medium 1 to acoustic medium 2. The value of this transmission loss
factor at a frequency is equal to the scale factor tl1 times the value in table tltb1 at the
corresponding frequency.
tltb1 ID number of the DTABLE entry.
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DTABLE Table constants
Defines a table with a set of values vi which are related to the frequencies listed in FREQ
entries. The number of vi in a DTABLE entry should be equal to the total number of frequencies
defined in all FREQ entries and in the same sequence. This entry can be used to define the
frequency-dependent parameters (i.e. frequency-dependent excitations, frequency-dependent
material properties).
Format:
DTABLE ID v1 v2 … vn
Example:
DTABLE 1 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0
Note:
ID The ID number of a table. [Integer]

vi The corresponding value at different frequencies.
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EDACS Acoustic energy density constraint
Specify the frequency-dependent acoustic energy density at a particular acoustic node. The value
of the energy density at a frequency is equal to the scale factor e times the value in table etb at
the corresponding frequency. This entry must be located in a load case defined by a pair of
Format:
EDACS nid e etb
Example:
EDACS 100 90.0 1
Note:
nid The ID number of the node where the energy density is prescribed. [integer]
e Scale factor. [Real]
etb ID number of the DTABLE entry.
Remarks:
The acoustic energy density e~A can be calculated by
1 p2 
e~A =  ρ 0u 2 + 
4 ρ 0c02 
where ρ 0 is the density of acoustic medium, c0 is the speed of sound in the acoustic medium, u
is the acoustic particle velocity, p is the acoustic pressure.
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EDPLTB Bending energy density constraint at plate node
Specify the frequency-dependent bending energy density at a particular structural node. The
value of the energy density at a frequency is equal to the scale factor e times the value in table
etb at the corresponding frequency. This entry must be located in a load case defined by a pair of
Format:
EDPLTB nid e etb
Example:
EDPLTB 100 90.0 1
Note:
Remarks:
The bending energy density e~B of plate can be calculated by
e~B = ρ s w2
where ρ s is the material density of plate, w2 is the mean square normal velocity of plate.
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EDPLTIP Longitudinal energy density constraint at plate node
Specify the frequency-dependent longitudinal energy density at a particular structural node. The
value of the energy density at a frequency is equal to the scale factor e times the value in table
etb at the corresponding frequency. This entry must be located in a load case defined by a pair of
Format:
EDPLTIP nid e etb
Example:
EDPLTIP 100 90.0 1
Note:
Remarks:
The longitudinal energy density e~L of plate can be calculated by
e~L = ρ s u L2
where ρ s is the material density of plate, u L2 is the mean square in-plane velocity of plate
corresponding to the dilational motion of plate.
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EDPLTSH In-plane shear energy density constraint at plate node
Specify the frequency-dependent shear energy density at a particular structural node. The value
of the energy density at a frequency is equal to the scale factor e times the value in table etb at
the corresponding frequency. This entry must be located in a load case defined by a pair of
Format:
EDPLTSH nid e etb
Example:
EDPLTSH 100 90.0 1
Note:
Remarks:
The in-plane shear energy density e~S of plate can be calculated by
e~S = ρ s u S2
where ρ s is the material density of plate, u S2 is the mean square in-plane velocity of plate
corresponding to the rotational motion of plate.
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EFEA_PS Periodic stiffener property definition
Defines the properties of a periodically stiffened cylinder or flat plate (for the stiffened cylinder
case, the stiffener is simulated as a physical property in the EFEA model, this stiffener is not an
independent element; for the stiffened flat plate case, the stiffener is simulated by plate elements
in EFEA model), the transmission coefficient through the periodic stiffeners is calculated based
on the PS theory method.
Format:
EFEA_PS PSID PSSTYLE RID PID LENGTH WIDTH RADIUS OFFSET1 OFFSET2 EMU
Example:
EFEA_PS 1 1 2 2 0.3607 0.1596 0.6096 1.34E-3 1.59E-2
Note:
PSID A unique ID number associated with the data set.

PSID refers to #rpid in PJOINT entry.
PSSTYLE Periodic stiffener type.
=1 Ring periodic stiffeners attached to a cylinder
=2 Axial periodic stiffeners attached to a cylinder
=3 Period stiffeners (simulated as plate elements) attached to a flat plate
RID If PSSTYLE=1 or 2, RID refers to the ID number of RIB entry, which defines
the geometry properties of the periodic stiffener.
If PSSTYLE=3, RID refers to the ID number of PLATE entry, which defines the
geometry properties of the plate which acts as the periodic stiffener attached to a
flat plate.
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PID Refers to the ID number of PLATE entry, which defines properties of the
cylinder (when PSSTYLE=1 or 2) or flat plate (when PSSTYLE=3) attached by
the periodic stiffeners.
LENGTH &
WIDTH Geometry sizes of the bay of the cylinder (or flat plate) between adjacent periodic
stiffeners.
For periodic ring stiffeners:
LENGTH is the distance along the cylinder generator between two ring stiffeners
(Figure 1-3).
WIDTH is the size of plate element along the circumference of the cylinder used
in EFEA model.
For periodic stiffeners in the axial direction:
LENGTH is the length of axial stiffener along the cylinder generator (Figure 1-
4).
WIDTH is the distance along the cylinder circumference between two axial
stiffeners (Figure 1-4).
For periodic stiffener attached to the flat plate case:
LENGTH is the length of stiffener (Figure 1-5).
WIDTH is the distance between two adjacent stiffeners (Figure 1-5).
RADIUS The radius of the cylinder attached by the periodic stiffeners.
=9999 For periodic stiffeners attached to the flat plate case.
OFFSET1 &
OFFSET2 Offsets of the stiffener center to the attached cylinder or flat plate surface.
OFFSET1 the default value is equal to 0 (it has to be equal to zero if the stiffener
is symmetric)
OFFSET2 is the distance from the center of stiffener to the attached cylinder or
flat plate surface.
EMU Specifies for a user defined propagation constant for periodically stiffened
cylinder. If blank (recommended), the propagation constant will be calculated by
codes based on PS theory.
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Remarks:
• For type 1 where periodic ring stiffeners attach to a cylinder, geometric parameters
LENGTH and RADIUS are used in the periodic theory to calculate the propagation
constant of wave. While the parameter WIDTH is only used for iteration purpose
internally in the EFEA code, which is equal to the size of plate element along the
circumference of cylinder used in the EFEA model.
• For type 2 where periodic axial stiffeners attach to a cylinder, geometric parameters
LENGTH, WIDTH and RADIUS are used in the periodic theory to calculate the
propagation constant of wave.
• For type 3 where periodic stiffeners attach to a flat plate, geometric parameters
LENGTH and WIDTH are used in the periodic theory to calculate the propagation
constant of wave.
Length Length Length
Width Width
Fig 1-3 Type 1 Fig 1-4 Type 2 Fig 1-5 Type 3
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ENDSUBCASE Subcase delimiter
Delimit and identify the end of a load case, must be paired with SUBCASE entry.
Format:
ENDSUBCASE
Example:
ENDUBCASE
Note:
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FREQ Frequency list
Define a set of frequencies for EFEA analysis. The central frequencies of 1/3 octave frequency
band should be used. Multiple frequencies can be specified on one line as far as the total length
of the line does not exceed 80 characters. Repeated lines of FREQ can be used to specify more
frequencies.
Format:
FREQ f1 f2 f3 …
Example:
FREQ 100.0 125.0 160.0
Note:
fi Frequency value in units of cycles per unit time. [Real]
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ISO Isolator property definition
Specify a physical property data set for isolators.
Format:
ISO pid mid A R Iy Iz J St
Example:
ISO 1 1 0.126 0.2 1.423E-7 1.423E-7 2.53E-10 2.53E-10
Note:
pid A unique ID number associated with the data set. [integer]

mid The corresponding MISO ID number of the isolator.[integer]
A The cross section area of the isolator [Real]
R The cross section equivalent radius of the isolator [Real]
Iy,Iz The bending moment of inertia of the isolator.[Reals]
J The torsion constant of the isolator [Real]
St The warp torsion constant of the isolator [Real]
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LGOPENING Leakage property definition
Define the acoustic leakage properties on a plate that separates two acoustic spaces.
Format:
LGOPENING lgid length (or radius) width (or radius) parea
Example:
LGOPENING 1 0.005 0.004 1.0
Note:
lgid The ID number of an opening [integer]

length (or radius) Length (L) of rectangular or radius (R) of circular opening
width (or radius) Width (W) of rectangular or radius (R) of circular opening.
parea The area of the plate on which the opening is located [real]
Remarks:
LGOPENING is used to model the leaking or flanking path through the panel when it connects
to two acoustic spaces on both sides. Two types of opening shapes are available in EFEA. One is
rectangular opening (Figure 1-1), the length (L) and width (W) of opening need to be defined for
this type. The other is circular opening (Figure 1-2), the radius (R) of opening needs to be
defined for this type.
L
W
R
Figure 1-1 Rectangular opening Figure 1-2 Circular opening
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MAT1 Isotropic Material Property Definition
Defines the material properties for linear isotropic materials.
Format:
MAT1 MID E G NU RHO A TREF GE

ST SC SS MCSID
Note:
MID Material identification number. [Integer]

E Youn g’s modulus. [Real]
G Shear modulus. [Real]
NU Poisson’s ratio. [Real]
RHO Mass density. [Real]
A Thermal expansion coefficient. [Real]
TREF Reference temperature for the calculation of thermal loads, or a temperature-
dependent thermal expansion coefficient. [Real]
GE Structural element damping coefficient. [Real]
ST, SC, SS Stress limits for tension, compression, and shear are optionally supplied, used
only to compute margins of safety in certain elements; and have no effect on the
computational procedures. [Real]
MCSID Material coordinate system identification number. Used only for PARAM,CURV
processing. [Integer]
Remarks:
The format of MAT1 card in EFEA is exactly the same as in Nastran. Please refer to Nastran
Quick Reference Guide for more detail.
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MAT9 Anisotropic material definition
Define the properties of an anisotropic material.
Format:
MAT9 mid G11 G12 G13 G14 G15 G16 G22

G23 G24 G25 G26 G33 G34 G35 G36
G44 G45 G46 G55 G56 G66 ρ ηb
ηl ηs tb1 tb2 tb3
Example:
MAT9 103 3.842e10 2.542e9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.02e10

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.e10 0.0 0.0 0.0
4.91e9 0.0 0.0 4.91e9 0.0 4.91e9 1.7776e3 0.03
0.02 0.01 1 1 1
Note: (Nastran fixed short format must be used, each entry occupies 8 fields)
mid Material ID
Gij Elements of the 6 X 6 material property matrix
ρ Material density
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MAT12 Orthotropic material definition
Define the properties of an orthotropic material.
Format:
MAT12 mid E11 E22 E33 U11 U22 U33 ρ

G12 G23 G31 ηb ηl ηs tb1 tb2
tb3
Example:
MAT12 102 3.778e10 1.0e10 1.0e10 0.25 0.0 0.0 1.7776e3

4.91e9 4.91e9 4.91e9 0.03 0.02 0.01 1 1
1
Note: (Nastran fixed short format must be used, each entry occupies 8 fields)
mid Material ID
Eii Elasticity modulus, (i=1,3)
Uii Posssion’s ratio, (i=1,3)
ρ Material density
Gii Shear modulus, (i=1,3)
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MBAR Beam material property definition
Define a frequency-dependent material property data set for beam elements.
Format:
MBAR mid E ρ ν ηb1 ηb2 ηl ηt tb1 tb2 tb3 tb4
Example:
MBAR 1 7.24E10 2791.5 0.33 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 1 1 1 1
Note:
mid A unique ID number associated with the data set. [Integer]

E Young’s modulus. [Real]
ρ The mass density. [Real]
ν Poisson’s ratio.[Real]
ηb1 Scale factor for defining the frequency-dependent damping loss factor for the bending
wave 1. The value of the damping loss factor at a frequency is equal to the scale factor
ηb1 times the value in table tb1 at the corresponding frequency.
ηb2 Scale factor for defining the frequency-dependent damping loss factor for the bending
wave 2. The value of the damping loss factor at a frequency is equal to the scale factor
ηb2 times the value in table tb2 at the corresponding frequency.
ηl Scale factor for defining the frequency-dependent damping loss factor for the longitudinal
wave. The value of the damping loss factor at a frequency is equal to the scale factor ηl
ηt Scale factor for defining the frequency-dependent damping loss factor for the torsion
wave. The value of the damping loss factor at a frequency is equal to the scale factor ηt
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METHOD Select solver
Select the solver for EFEA analysis.
Format:
METHOD Character
Example:
METHOD ‘D’
Note:
‘E’ (Default) Using the elimination solver

‘D’ Using the decomposition solver
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MISO Isolator material property definition
Define a material property data set for isolators.
Format:
MISO id E ρ ν
Example:
MISO 1 7.24E10 2791.5 0.33
Note:

ν Poisson’s ratio. [Real]
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MPLATE Plate material property definition
Define a frequency dependent material property data set for plate elements.
Format:
MPLATE id E ρ ν ηb ηl ηs tb1 tb2 tb3
Example:
MPLATE 1 7.24E10 2791.5 0.33 0.01 0.01 0.01 1 1 1
Note:
id A unique material ID associated with the data set. [Integer]

ρ Mass density. [Real]
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MRIB Stiffener material property definition
Define a material property data set for stiffeners.
Format:
MRIB id E ρ ν η tb
Example:
MRIB 1 7.24E10 2791.5 0.33 0.01 1
Note:

e Young’s modulus. [Real]
η Scale factor for defining the frequency-dependent damping loss factor for the stiffener.
The value of the damping loss factor at a frequency is equal to the scale factor η times the
value in table tb at the corresponding frequency.
If this entry is blank, EFEA will assume there is no damping in the stiffeners.
tb ID number of the DTABLE entry.
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NOEXML Deactivate the mass law effect for JPLAC joint with exterior fluid.
Deactivate the mass law (non-resonant) path for JPLAC joint with exterior fluid (or air)
contacting on the other side of plate. By default, the mass law effect is automatically activated
for the JPLAC joint with exterior fluid/air contacting on the other side of plate.
Format:
NOEXML
Example:
NOEXML
Note:
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NOML Deactivate the mass law effect for JACPLAC joint
Deactivate the mass law (non-resonant) path for JACPLAC joint. By default, the mass law
effect is automatically activated for the JACPLAC joint.
Format:
NOML
Example:
NOML
Note:
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NSUB Substructure
Specify the number of substructures. (Note: To activate the substructuring analysis in the EFEA
solver, this entry must exist and n>1). If no substructures exist in the model, this entry is not
needed.
Format:
NSUB n
Example:
NSUB 3
Note:
n Number of substructures. [Integer]
Remarks:
There is no limitation on the number of substructures.
When n is greater than 1, the EFEA code will check the existence of files “sub1.elem”,
“sub2.elem” … “subn.elem”. If any file is missing, EEFA code will issue an error message and
stop.
When n is greater than 1, the EFEA code will also check for missing or duplicate elements. If
any missing or duplicate elements are detected, the EFEA code will issue an error message and
stop.
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OUTACS Acoustic results
Specify the components of the acoustic results outputted in the results file. The parameter fieldi
can be one or any combination of following three types.
Format:
OUTACS field1 field2 …
Example:
OUTACS E
Note:
fieldi =E Output the averaged acoustic energy density at the acoustic nodes.
=P Output the acoustic pressure (amplitude) at the acoustic nodes.
=SPL Output the sound pressure level at the acoustic nodes.
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OUTBM Beam results
Specify the components of the beam results outputted in the results file. The parameter fieldi can
be one or any combination of following five types.
Format:
OUTBM field1 field2 …
Example:
OUTBM EB1
Note:
fieldi =EB1 Output the bending 1 energy density at the beam nodes.
=EB2 Output the bending 2 energy density at the beam nodes.
=EIP Output the longitudinal energy density at the beam nodes.
=ET Output the torsion energy density at the beam nodes.
=VELO Output the transverse velocity (amplitude) at the beam nodes.
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OUTDB Using dB scale
Output the result in dB scale (usually co-exist with OUTSTR OUTCS OUTBM entries). The
parameter fieldi can be one or any combination of following three types.
Format:
OUTDB field1 field2 …
Example:
OUTDB DBS
Note:
fieldi =DBS Output the structural energy density in dB scale.

=DBA Output the acoustic energy density in dB scale.
=DBB Output the beam energy density in dB scale.
=DBSV Output the structural velocity in dB scale.
Remarks:
The dB value of structure velocity is calculated as 10.0*log10(v).
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OUTFILE Format of result file
Specify the format of the output file. The parameter formati can be one or any combination of
the following three types.
Format:
OUTFILE format1 format2 …
Example:
OUTFILE PUNCH
Note:
formati =TXT Output the results in text format with the name “outputfile.txt”
=PUNCH Output the results in NASTRAN punch format with the name of
“outputfile.pch”
=MAT Output the results in MATLAB format with name “outputfile.mat”
=PATRAN Output the results in PATRAN ‘nod’ format.
(For plate and acoustic elements only)
Multiple result files will be created, each of which corresponds to a
combination of one analyzed frequency and one subcase using
syntax of
‘s_freq=XXX_subcase=YYY.nod’ for plate elements results,
and
‘a_freq=XXX_subcase=YYY.nod’ for acoustic elements results,
where ‘XXX’ is the frequency value, and ‘YYY’ is subcase ID.
A template file “snod.res_tmpl” for plate elements, and
“anod.res_tmpl” for acoustic elements will also be created for
post-processing the results in PATRAN.
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In a ‘s_freq=XXX_subcase=YYY.nod’ file for plate results,
the first column is the bending energy density of plate,
the second column is the longitudinal energy density of plate,
the third column is the shear energy density of plate.
the fourth column is the normal velocity of plate.
In a ‘a_freq=XXX_subcase=YYY.nod’ file for acoustic results,

the first column is the acoustic energy density,
the second column is the acoustic pressure,
the third column is the SPL (sound pressure level).
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OUTSTR Plate results
Specify the components of the plate results outputted in the results file. The parameter fieldi can
be one or any combination of following four types.
Format:
OUTSTR field1 field2 …
Example:
OUTFSTR EB
Note:
fieldi =EB Output the averaged bending energy density at the plate nodes.
=EIP Output the averaged longitudinal energy density at the plate nodes.
=ESH Output the averaged shear energy density at the plate nodes.
=VELO Output the transverse velocity (amplitude) of the plate.
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PACOUS Acoustic material property definition
Define a frequency-dependent material property data set for acoustic elements, or for the exterior
free-field fluid medium.
Format:
PACOUS id ρ c η tb
Example:
PACOUS 1 1.21 343.0 0.001 1
Note:

ρ The ambient density of the acoustic medium. [Real]
c The speed of sound in the acoustic medium. [Real]
η Scale factor for defining the frequency-dependent damping loss factor for the acoustic
wave. The value of the damping loss factor at a frequency is equal to the scale factor η
times the value in table tb at the corresponding frequency.
tb ID number of the DTABLE entry.
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PBAR Beam element property definition
Specify a physical property data set for beam element.
Format:
PBAR pid mid A Iy Iz J
Example:
PBAR 1 1 2.359E-4 1.423E-7 2.156E-8 2.53E-10
Note:
pid A unique ID number associated with the data set. [integer]

mid The corresponding MBAR ID number of the beam.[integer]
A The cross section area of the beam [Real]
Iy,Iz The bending moment of inertia of the beam.[Reals]
J The torsion constant of the beam [Real]
Remarks:
PBAR data cards are translated by Pre-EFEA code from Nastran format PBAR/PBEAM/
PBARL/PBEAML data cards. If PBARL and PBEAML data cards are present in the input file of
Pre-EFEA code, Pre-EFEA code will compute A, Iy, Iz and J from the specified cross-section
types. Currently, only ‘ROD’, ‘TUBE’, and ‘BAR’ cross-section types are acceptable for
PBARL and PBEAML data cards.
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PBUSH Generalized Spring-and-Damper Property
Defines the nominal property values for a generalized spring-and-damper structural element.
Format:
PBUSH PID “K” K1 K2 K3 K4 K5 K6

“B” B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6
“GE” GE1 GE2 GE3 GE4 GE5 GE6
“RCV” SA ST EA ET
Note:
PID Property identification number. [Integer]

“K” Flag indicating that the next 1 to 6 fields are stiffness values in the element
coordinate system. [Character]
Ki Nominal stiffness values in directions 1 through 6. [Real]
“B” Flag indicating that the next 1 to 6 fields are force-per-velocity damping.
[Character]
Bi Nominal damping coefficients in direction 1 through 6 in units of force per unit
velocity. [Real]
“GE” Flag indicating that the next fields, 1 through 6 are structural damping constants.
[Character]
GEi Nominal structural damping constant in directions 1 through 6. [Real]
“RCV” Flag indicating that the next 1 to 4 fields are stress or strain coefficients.
(Character)
SA Stress recovery coefficient in the translational component numbers 1 through 3.
[Real]
ST Stress recovery coefficient in the rotational component numbers 4 through 6.
[Real]
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EA Strain recovery coefficient in the translational component numbers 1 through 3.
[Real]
ET Strain recovery coefficient in the rotational component numbers 4 through 6.
[Real]
Remarks:
The format of PBUSH card in EFEA is exactly the same as in Nastran. Please refer to Nastran
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PCOMP N-ply composite laminate definition
Specify the properties of an n-ply composite laminate plate.
Format:
PCOMP pid N
mid_1 t_1 theta_1
mid_2 t_2 theta_2
…
mid_N t_N theta_N
ns L1 L2 e1 fmid1 e2 fmid2
Example:
PCOMP 1 4
1 5.0e-4 0.0
2 1.0e-2 -30.0
3 1.0e-2 30.0
4 5.0e-4 0.0
1 0.3607 0.1596 0.0 4 0.0 0
Note: (Free format can be used to define this card)
pid Property ID.

N Number of total layers
mid_i Material ID for layer i (i=1,N)
t_i Thickness for layer i (i=1,N)
theta_i Angle (degree) between the direction axis 1 of material and the
material coordinate axis x (see Fig. 1) for layer i (i=1,N)
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3 (z )
θ
x
1
Figure 1 Coordinate axes x-y-z and material direction axes 1-2-3
ns Number of plate sides contacted with exterior free-field fluid

L1,L2 The characteristic dimensions of the plate (length and width, respectively)
compute the acoustic radiation efficiency for the plate
fmid1 The material ID of exterior fluid contacts with plate at one side
plate.[Real]
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PFAST CFAST Fastener Property
Defines the CFAST fastener property values.
Format:
PFAST PID D MCID MFLAG KT1 KT2 KT3 KR1

KR2 KR3 MASS GE
Note:

D Diameter of the fastener. [Real]
MCID Specifies the element stiffness coordinate system. [Integer]
MFLAG Defines if the coordinate system defined by MCID is absolute or relative.[Integer]
If MFLAG = 0, MCID defines a relative coordinate system.
If MFLAG = 1, MCID defines an absolute coordinate system.
KTi Stiffness values in directions 1 through 3. [Real]
KRi Rotational stiffness values in directions 1 through 3. [Real]
MASS Lumped mass of fastener. [Real]
GE Structural damping. [Real]
Remarks:
The format of PFAST card in EFEA is exactly the same as in Nastran. Please refer to Nastran
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PLATE Plate element property definition
Specify the frequency-dependent physical property (transmission loss) data set for plate
elements.
Format:
PLATE id t mid ns L1 L2 e1 fmid1 e2 fmid2 yj zj w*(yj,zj) tl1 tl2 tltb1 tltb2
Example:
PLATE 1 0.001 2 1 0.19 0.47 0.0 1 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.22 0.22 1 1
Note:

t The thickness of the plate. [Real]
mid The corresponding MPLATE ID number for the plate.[Integer]
ns Number of plate sides contacted with exterior free-field fluid. [Integer]
L1,L2 The characteristic dimensions of the plate (length and width, respectively).[Real]
compute the acoustic radiation efficiency for the plate.[Real]
fmid1 The material ID of exterior fluid contacts with plate at one side.[integer]
plate.[Real]
yj , zj The coordinates of the edge of plate which connect to a stiffener. (The origin of the
coordinate is the shear center of the stiffener) [Real]
w*(yj,zj)The warping coefficient of a stiffener. [Real]
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PLATEB Bending input power on plate
Specify the frequency-dependent bending input power at a particular plate node. The amplitude
of the input power at a frequency is equal to the scale factor q times the value in table qtb at the
Format:
PLATEB nid q qtb
Example:
PLATEB 100 90.0 1
Note:
Remarks:
The bending input power from a normal point force applied on the plate can be calculated by:
2
1 F
Π= ⋅
2 8 D⋅m
where F is the amplitude of the point force, m is the surface mass density of plate, D is the
bending stiffness of plate.
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PLATEF Point force on plate
Specify the frequency-dependent normal point force (Root-Mean-Square value) at a particular

plate node. The RMS value of the point force at a frequency is equal to the scale factor f times
the value in table ftb at the corresponding frequency. This entry must be located in a load case
defined by a pair of SUBCASE and ENDSUBCASE entries.
Format:
PLATEF nid f ftb
Example:
PLATEF 100 90.0 1
Note:
f Scale factor. [Real]
ftb ID number of the DTABLE entry.
Remarks:
The bending input power from a normal point force applied on the plate can be calculated by:
2
F
Π=
8 D⋅m
where F is the RMS value of the point force, m is the surface mass density of plate, D is the
bending stiffness of plate.
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PLATEIP Longitudinal input power on plate
Specify the frequency-dependent longitudinal input power at a particular plate node. The
amplitude of the input power at a frequency is equal to the scale factor q times the value in table
qtb at the corresponding frequency. This entry must be located in a load case defined by a pair of
Format:
PLATEIP nid q qtb
Example:
PLATEIP 100 90.0 1
Note:
Remarks:
The longitudinal input power from an in-plane point force applied on the plate can be calculated
by:
1 2 ω(1 −ν )
Π= F
2 16µh
where F is the amplitude of the point force, v is the Poisson’s ratio, ω is the radian frequency,
h is the thickness of plate, µ is the Lame’s first elastic constant for the plate.
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PLATESH In-plane shear input power on plate
Specify the frequency-dependent shear input power at a particular plate node. The amplitude of
the input power at a frequency is equal to the scale factor q times the value in table qtb at the
Format:
PLATESH nid q qtb
Example:
PLATESH 100 90.0 1
Note:
Remarks:
The in-plane shear input power from a torsional moment applied on the plate can be calculated
by:
2 ων k k L h
2 2 2
1
Π= M
2 128µ
where M is the amplitude of the torsional moment, v is the Poisson’s ratio, ω is the radian
frequency, h is the thickness of plate, k is the transverse wave number, kL is the longitudinal
wave number, µ is the Lame’s first elastic constant for the plate.
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PWAVE Propagating wave field over plate
Specify the frequency-dependent propagating wavefield excitation on structural elements. This

information is typically generated from an EBEA analysis and provides the acoustic load
prescribed on the exterior part of a structure due to an external acoustic source. This entry is
used when the excitation originates from acoustic sources exterior to the structure. The energy
density value of the external propagating wavefield at a frequency is equal to the scale factor e
times the value in table etb at the corresponding frequency. This entry must be located in a load
case defined by a pair of SUBCASE and ENDSUBCASE entries.
Format:
PWAVE eid e rho0 c0 etb
Example:
PWAVE 100 90.0 1.21 343.0 1
Note:
eid The structural element ID where the external acoustic load is applied. [integer]
rho0 The ambient density of the external acoustic medium.[Real]
c0 The speed of sound in the external acoustic medium.[Real]
Remarks:
PWAVE excitation is used in the EFEA to model the exterior pressure loading over the outer
surface of the structure. The information for PWAVE excitation is typically generated from an
EBEA (Energy Boundary Element Analysis) analysis and provides the acoustic load prescribed
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on the exterior part of a structure due to an external acoustic source. The power transmission
coefficient from the exterior acoustic medium to the structure system is used to convert this
pressure loading into the input power in structure.
The power transmission coefficient from an acoustic medium to a plate can be calculated using
the radiation efficiency of the plate by:
ρ0c03
τ A →P = σ
ρScB2 hf
where ρ0 is the density of acoustic medium, ρS is the material density of the plate, c0 is the
wave speed in the acoustic medium, cB is the phase speed of bending wave in the plate, h is the
thickness of the plate, f indicates the frequency, σ is the radiation efficiency of the plate.
The parameter specified in the PWAVE load type is the acoustic energy density e of the exterior
wave field. The power of the impinging wave over a plate element can be determined by
πinc = ec0 A
where A is the area of the plate element. Thus, the transmitted power into the plate is equal to
ρ0c04 A
π trans = τ A → P πinc = σe .
ρP cph
2
hf
Remarks 2:
If some PWAVE excitations are applied to non-existed eid, the EFEA code will issue warning
message, and it will ignore those PWAVE entries and keep running.
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PWELD Connector Element Property
Defines the property of connector (CWELD) elements.
Format:
PWELD PID MID D Blank Blank MSET Blank TYPE

LDMIN LDMAX
Note:

D Diameter of the connector. [Real]
MSET Flag to eliminate m-set degrees-of-freedom (DOFs). [Character]
=OFF m-set DOFs are eliminated, constraints are incorporated in the stiffness.
=ON m-set DOFs are not eliminated, constraints are generated.
TYPE Character string indicating the type of connection. [Character]
=blank general connector
=”SPOT” spot weld connector
LDMIN Smallest ratio of length to diameter for stiffness calculation. [Real]
LDMAX Largest ratio of length to diameter for stiffness calculation. [Real]
Remarks:
The format of PWELD card in EFEA is exactly the same as in Nastran. Please refer to Nastran
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PWSEAM Seam Connector Element Property
Defines the property of seam connector (CWSEAM) elements.
Format:
PWSEAM PID MID W T
Note:

W Width of the seam. [Real]
T Thickness of the seam. [Real]
Remarks:
The format of PWSEAM card in EFEA is exactly the same as in Nastran. Please refer to Nastran
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RADEFF Calculating the radiation efficiency using Rummerman’s method
Specify property data set for the stiffened plate elements whose radiation efficiency will be
calculated using Rummerman’s method.
Format:
RADEFF pid Ap L Ab ρb
Example:
RADEFF 2 16.0 8.0 0.004 2700.0
Note:
pid Same ID as that in PLATE card. [Integer]

Ap The radiation area of the plate. [Real]
L The total length of the attached stiffeners [Real]
Ab The cross section area of the stiffeners. [Real]
ρb The material density of attached stiffeners.[Real]
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REFE Reference value for energy density
Define the reference value for dB of energy density calculation.
Format:
REFE ref
Example:
REFE 1.0E-12
Note:
ref Reference value.
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REFSPL Reference value for SPL (Sound Pressure Level)
Define the reference value and the factor utilized in the SPL calculation.
Format:
REFSPL ref fac
Example:
REFSPL 4.0E-10 1.42E5
Note:
ref Reference value for SPL calculation (for mean square value).
fac Value of ‘rho0*c0^2’ for the acoustic medium.
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RIB Stiffener property definition
Specify a physical property data set for stiffeners.
Format:
RIB id rmid A Iy Iz J Ix y0 z0 ky kz Γ
Example:
RIB 1 1 1.011E-4 5.364E-9 2.298E-8 3.55E-11 2.834E-9 0 0 0 0 0
Note:
id A unique ID number associated with the data set. [integer]

rmid The corresponding MRIB ID number of the stiffener.[integer]
A The cross section area of the stiffener [Real]
Iy,Iz The bending moment of inertia of the stiffener.[Reals]
J The torsion constant of the stiffener [Real]
Ix The polar moment of inertia of the stiffener [Real] (Ix=Iy+Iz)
y0,z0 The coordinates of the centroid of the stiffener (the origin of the coordinate is the shear
center of the stiffener) [Real]
ky,kz The shear coefficient of the stiffener.[Real]
Γ The warp torsion constant of the stiffener.[Real]
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SUBCASE Subcase delimiter
Delimit and identify a subcase. Multiple load cases can be defined in the EFEA model. A new
load case must begin with SUBCASE entry, and end with ENDSUBCASE entry. Any kinds of
excitations and/or constraints can be specified between a pair of these two entries to define a load
case.
Format:
SUBCASE n
Example:
SUBCASE 2
Note:
n Load case ID. [Integer]
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TBL TBL excitation over plate
Specify the TBL excitation on structure, so that a TBL pressure with property ID tblid is applied
to the structural elements with property IDs pid1, pid2 …. This entry must be located in a load
case defined by a pair of SUBCASE and ENDSUBCASE entries.
Format:
TBL tblid pid1 pid2 pid3 …
Example:
TBL 100 1 2 3
Note:
tblid ID number refers to TBLFLD entry. [integer]

pidi ID number refers to PLATE entry where the TBL is applied. [integer]
Remarks:
TBL is used to model a boundary layer flow excitation over the surface area of a plate or shell.
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TBLCOR Flow direction of TBL
Define the leading edge node as (x1, y1, z1) and the flow direction as vector from (x1,
y1, z1) to (x2, y2, z2) for the turbulent boundary layer excitation.
Format:
TBLCOR x1 y1 z1 x2 y2 z2
Example:
TBLCOR 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0
Note:
xi x-coordinate. [Real]
yi y-coordinate. [Real]
zi z-coordinate. [Real]
Remarks:
The vector from (x1, y1, z1) to (x2, y2, z2) define the direction of the TBL flow
(direction of U0 as shown in the following figure).
TBL
U0
Structure
Leading edge node
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TBLFLD Fluid property of TBL
Define the fluid property of turbulent boundary layer.
Format:
TBLFLD tblid rho v u0 c1 c2
Example:
TBLFLD 100 1.21 20.0 3
Note:
tblid TBL fluid property ID number. [integer]

rho Density of fluid. [Real]
v Kinetic viscosity of fluid [Real]
u0 Free stream velocity of fluid [Real]
c1 Stream-wise decay constant [Real]
c2 Span-wise decay constant [Real]
Remarks:
This entry is used to model a boundary layer flow excitation over the surface area of a
plate or shell. The pressure spectrum φ p of TBL is calculated by
  ωδ  
2
    1.33 −1
 2 −1 / 2
    ωδ  
φ p (ω ) = 3ρ 2Uτ4  ω 2 + 02  c12 +  0  2 1 + 0.025
U U
 
 δ    ωδ    U0  
 1 + 
U  
  0 
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where ρ is the density of fluid, ω is the radian frequency, U 0 is the free stream velocity
of fluid, c1 is the stream-wise decay constant,
Uτ = τ w ρ ,
and
0.2 0.2
 ν   ν 
τ w = 0.029 ρU 
2
0
 , and δ = 0.37 L  ,
 U0L   U0L 
where v is the kinetic viscosity of fluid, and L is the linear length from the leading edge.
After establishing the wall pressure spectrum as shown above, the corresponding point
force spectrum can be determined by
( )
Fi (ω ) = Cn 4c13 kc φ p (ω )∆ i
ω
where kc = , ∆ i is the allocated area for ith node in the corresponding EFEA model,
U0
1
and Cn = , c2 is the span-wise decay constant.
c2 kc
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TBLPLATE Additional property definition for TBL-contacted plate element
Specify additional physical property data set for TBL-contacted plate element.
Format:
TBLPLATE pid t E ρ ν
Example:
TBLPLATE 2 1.905e-3 8.98E+10 2218.0 0.2751
Note:
pid The corresponding PLATE ID number for the plate. [Integer]

t The corrected thickness of the plate. [Real]
E Corrected Young’s modulus. [Real]
ρ Corrected mass density. [Real]
ν Corrected Poisson’s ratio. [Real]
Remarks:
1. TBLPLATE provides additional plate information to calculate the input power

induced by TBL excitation. It may be defined if both of below are satisfied: (1) the plate
is contacted with TBL; (2) the plate is treated by trim panel.
2. When TBLPLATE is defined, the PLATE definition with ID number pid and its
corresponding MPLATE definition should exist. In such a case, when calculating input
power induced by TBL, the thickness t, Young’s modulus E, mass density ρ, and
Poisson’s ratio ν that defined in the corresponding PLATE and MPLATE definitions are
replaced by those defined in TBLPLATE definition.
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3. When calculating corrected plate properties, light and soft materials in plate treatment
(such as fiberglass) are usually ignored.
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TMMAT Acoustic treatment material property definition
Defines the frequency-dependent trim material used in the model.
Format:
TMMAT mid alpha density iloss alphatb
Example:
TMMAT 1 0.2 3.6 0.13 1
Note:
mid ID number of a trim material [Integer]

alpha Scale factor for defining the frequency-dependent acoustic absorption
coefficient of the trim material. The value of the acoustic absorption
coefficient is equal to the scale factor alpha times the value in table
alphatb at the corresponding frequency.
density Density of the trim material [real]
iloss Insertion loss of the trim material [Real]
alphatb ID number of the DTABLE entry.
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Section 2:
Specifies the information about the structural model, including the nodal coordinates,
element types, connectivity, the plate-plate joint information, and the beam to plate joint
information. All nodes and elements are defined in NASTRAN short fixed format. All
joints are typically generated automatically by the Pre-EFEA code.
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BPJOINT Beam-to-plate connection
Define a beam to plate(s) joint in the finite element model.
Format:
BPJOINT ne
eB n1 n2
eP1 n1 n2
:
ePne-1 n1 n2
Example:
BPJOINT 3
11 101 102
51 501 502
61 601 602
Note:
ne The number of elements at the joint (including the beam element) [integer]
eB The ID of the beam element at the joint.[integers]
eP1 The IDs of the plate elements at the joint.[integers]
:
ePne-1
n1,n2 The node IDs of the corresponding elements at the joint.[integers]
Remarks:
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This entry is used to model the plate-to-plate(s) joint with a stiffener attached, and the
stiffener itself is represented by a set of beam (CBAR) elements (the stiffener has its own
degrees of freedom in the EFEA model). Please be noted that the PJOINT card can also
be used to model the plate-to-plate(s) joint with a stiffener attached, the stiffener itself in
PJOINT card is defined as a physical property but not elements (there is no additional
degrees of freedom for the stiffener in the EFEA model). In the following figures, on left
shows the prototype of a general plate-to-plate connection with a stiffener attached on the
junction. On right shows the corresponding EFEA elements with the joint defined by
BPJOINT card. It can be found that the stiffeners are represented by a set of CBAR
elements.
Stiffener
Plate 1 Plate 2
Depiction of plate-to-plate EFEA elements for plate-to-plate joint with a

joint with a stiffener attached stiffener attached using BPJOINT card;
the stiffener is modeled explicitly with elements
(Different parts are offset for demonstration purpose)
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CBAR Beam element
Define a linear (2-noded) beam element in NASTRAN short fixed format.
Format:
CBAR eid pid GA GB
Example:
CBAR 1 1 11 12
Note:
eid A unique ID number that is to be associated with the element.[integer]

pid The ID number of PBAR entry for the beam element.[integer]
GA The ID numbers of the first nodes comprising the element [integers]
GB The ID numbers of the second nodes comprising the element [integers]
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CBUSH Generalized Spring-and-Damper Connection
Define a generalized spring-and-damper structural element.
Format:
CBUSH eid pid GA GB GO/X1 X2 X3 CID

S OCID S1 S2 S3
Note:
eid A unique element identification number. [Integer]

pid Property identification number of a PBUSH entry. [Integer]
GA,GB Grid Point identification number of connection points. [Integer]

Xi Components of orientation vector v from GA, in the displacement
coordination system of GA. [Real]
 
GO Alternate method to supply vector v using grid point GO. Direction of v

is from GA to GO. v is then transferred to End A. [Integer]
CID Element coordinate system identification. A 0 means the basic coordinate
system. If CID is blank, then the element coordinate system is determined
from GO or Xi. [Integer]
S Location of spring damper. [Real]
OCID Coordinate system identification of spring-damper offset. [Integer]
S1,S2,S3 Components of spring-damper offset in the OCID coordinate system if
OCID > 0. [Real]
Remarks:
The format of CBUSH card in EFEA is exactly the same as in Nastran. Please refer to
Nastran Quick Reference Guide for more detail.
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CFAST A Shell Patch Fastener Connection
Defines a fastener with material orientation connecting two surface patches.
Format:
CFAST eid pid TYPE IDA IDB GS GA GB

XS YS ZS
Note:

pid Property identification number of a PFAST entry. [Integer]
TYPE Specifies the surface patch definition: [Character]
If TYPE = ‘PROP’, the surface patch connectivity between patch A and
patch B is defined with two PSHELL (or PCOMP) properties with
property ids given by IDA and IDB.
If TYPE = ‘ELEM’, the surface patch connectivity between patch A and
patch B is defined with two shell element ids given by IDA and IDB.
IDA,IDB Property id (for PROP option) or Element id (for ELEM option) defining
patches A and B. [Integer]
GS Grid point defining the location of the fastener. [Integer]
GA,GB Grid ids of piecing points on patches A and B. [Integer]
XS,YS,ZS Location of the fastener in basic. Required if neither GS nor GA is
defined. [Real]
Remarks:
The format of CFAST card in EFEA is exactly the same as in Nastran. Please refer to
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CQUAD4 Quadrilateral plate element
Define a linear (4-noded) quadrilateral plate element in NASTRAN short fixed format.
Format:
CQUAD4 eid pid n1 n2 n3 n4 theta
Example:
CQUAD4 1 1 11 12 13 14 80
Note:
eid A unique ID number associated with the element.[integer]

pid The ID number of the physical property data set for the element.[integer]
ni The ID numbers of the nodes comprising the element.[integers]
theta Material property orientation angle in degrees (only for anisotropic plate).[real]
Figure 1 CQUAD4 element geometry and coordinate systems
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Remarks:
CQUAD4 data cards are translated by Pre-EFEA code from Nastran format CQUAD3
and CQUADR data cards.
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CTRIA3 Triangular plate element
Define a linear (3-noded) triangular plate element in NASTRAN short fixed format.
Format:
CTRIA3 eid pid n1 n2 n3 theta
Example:
CTRIA3 1 1 11 12 13 80
Note:
eid A unique ID number associated with the element.[integer]

pid The ID number of the physical property data set for the element.[integer]
ni The ID numbers of the nodes comprising the element.[integers]
theta Material property orientation angle in degrees(only for anisotropic plate).[real]
Figure 2 CTRIA3 element geometry and coordinate systems
Remarks:
CTRIA3 data cards are translated by Pre-EFEA code from Nastran format CTRIA3 and
CTRIAR data cards.
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CWELD Weld or Fastener Element Connection
Defines a weld or fastener connecting two surface patches or points.
Format:
CWELD eid pid GS “PARTPAT” GA GB

PIDA PIDB
XS YS ZS
Note:

pid Property identification number of a PWELD entry. [Integer]
GS Identification number of a grid point which defines the location of the
connector. [Integer]
“PARTPAT” Character string indicating the type of connection. The format of the
subsequent entries depends on the type. “PARTPAT”, for example,
indicates that the connectivity of surface patch A to surface patch B is
defined with two property identification numbers of PSHELL entries,
PIDA and PIDB, respectively. The “PARTPAT” format connects up to
3x3 elements per patch.
GA, GB Grid point identification numbers of piercing points on surface A and
surface B, respectively. [Integer]
PIDA, PIDB Property identification numbers of PSHELL entries defining surface A
and B respectively. [Integer]
XS, YS, ZS Coordinates of spot weld location in basic. [Real]
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Remarks:
The format of CWELD card in EFEA is exactly the same as in Nastran. Please refer to
Besides “PARTPAT”, there are other alternate formats, such as “ELPAT”, “ELEMID”,
“GRIDID” and “ALIGN”. They are also in the exact same format as in Nastran. Please
refer to Nastran Quick Reference Guide for more detail.
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CWSEAM A Shell Patch Seam Connection
Defines a seam element connecting two surface patches.
Format:
CWSEAM eid pid Blank “GRIDID” Blank PIDA PIDB

GS GE
Alternate Format:
CWSEAM eid pid Blank “XYZ” Blank PIDA PIDB

XS YS ZS XE YE ZE
Note:

pid Property identification number of a PWELD entry. [Integer]
LTYPE Connectivity search type. [Character]
If LTYPE=”GRIDID”, location is defined by GS and GE.
If LTYPE=”XYZ”, location is defined by two XYZ locations.
PIDA,PIDB Property identification numbers of PSHELL entries defining surface A
and B respectively. [Integer]
GS, GE Grid identification numbers of piercing points on surface A and B of the
start and end of the seam. [Integer]
XS,YS,ZS Location of the start of the seam in basic coordinate system. [Real or
blank]
XE,YE,ZE Location of the end of the seam in basic coordinate system. [Real or
blank]
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Remarks:
The format of CWSEAM card in EFEA is exactly the same as in Nastran. Please refer to
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GRID Grid point
Define a node of the finite element model using NASTRAN short fixed format.
Format:
GRID id xc yc zc
Example:
GRID 1 1.0 1.0 1.0
Note:
id A unique ID number associated with the node.[integer]

xc The global x-coordinate of the node.[Real]
yc The global y-coordinate of the node.[Real]
zc The global z-coordinate of the node.[Real]
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ISOLATOR Isolator
Define an isolator between a beam and a plate in the finite element model.
Format:
ISOLATOR 1 id
eP nP
eB nB
Example:
ISOLATOR 1 1
11 101
12 102
Note:
id The ID number of ISO entry for the isolator.[integer]

eP The ID of the plate element connected by the isolator. [integers]
eB The ID of the beam element connected by the isolator. [integers]
nP The node IDs of the corresponding plate elements at the joint. [integers]
nB The node IDs of the corresponding beam elements at the joint. [integers]
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PJOINT Plate-to-plate joint
Define a plate-to-plate joint with (regular or periodic) or without stiffener (if no stiffeners
both #rib and #rpid should be blank, see Remarks).
Format:
PJOINT ne #rib #rpid

e1 n1 n2
e2 n1 n2
:
en n1 n2
Example:
PJOINT 3
11 101 102
51 501 502
61 601 602
Note:
ne The number of plate elements to form the joint (maximum value 10). [integer]
#rib Refers to the ID number in RIB entry.
This parameter is used to define a stiffener (which is simulated as a physical
property, and not as an independent element, in the EFEA formulation)
#rpid Refers to PSID parameter in EFEA_PS entry.
This parameter is used to define a periodic stiffener at the joint.
If no stiffener or there is only regular stiffener at the joint, #rpid should be blank.
ei The ID number of the elements comprising the joint.[integers]
n1,n2 The ID number of the nodes that are coincident at the joint.[integers]
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Remarks:
• If there is no stiffener at the joint, both #rib and #rpid must be blank or zero.
• If there is a regular (non-periodic) stiffener at the joint, then #rib must be non-
zero, and #rpid must be blank or zero.
• If there is a periodic (non-regular) stiffener at the joint, then #rib must be zero,
and #rpid must be non-zero.
• Tips: If #rpid is non-zero, #rib must be zero. If #rib is non-zero, #rpid must be
blank or zero.
• If any ei does not exist, the EFEA code will issue an error message and stop.
Please be noted that the BPJOINT card can also be used to model the plate-to-plate(s)
joint with a stiffener attached, there the stiffener itself is represented by a set of beam
(CBAR) elements (therefore the stiffener has its own degrees of freedom in the EFEA
model). In the following figures, on left shows the prototype of a general plate-to-plate
connection with a stiffener attached on the junction. On right shows the corresponding
EFEA elements with the joint defined by PJOINT card.
Joint through stiffener
Stiffener
Plate 1 Plate 2
EFEA elements for plate-to-plate joint with a

Depiction of plate-to-plate stiffener attached using PJOINT card.
joint with a stiffener attached The stiffener is not modeled with elements but its
presense affects the power transfer characteristics
between the plate elements.
(Different parts are offset for demonstration purpose)
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Section 3:
Includes the information about the acoustic model, including the nodal coordinates,
element types and connectivity. NASTRAN short fixed format is required for defining
entries in this Section.
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CHEXA Hexahedral acoustic element
Define a linear (8-nodes) hexahedral acoustic element in NASTRAN short fixed format.
This entry spans two lines in the file (a ‘+’ sign must be on the first column of the second
line).
Format:
CHEXA eid mid n1 n2 n3 n4 n5 n6

+ n7 n8
Example:
CHEXA 1 1 11 12 13 14 15 16
+ 17 18
Note:
eid A unique ID number associated with the element. [integer]

mid The ID number of the material property data set for the acoustic element.
(defined in a PACOUS entry) [integer]
ni The ID numbers of the nodes comprising the element(Fig.1).[integers]
n6 n5
n7 n8
n2 n1
n3 n4
Figure 1 Hexahedral element
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CPENTA Pentahedral acoustic element
Define a linear (6-nodes) pentahedral acoustic element in NASTRAN short fixed format.
Format:
CPENTA eid mid n1 n2 n3 n4 n5 n6
Example:
CPENTA 1 1 11 12 13 14 15 16
Note:

ni The ID numbers of the nodes comprising the element. (Fig.2) [integers]
n2 n5
n3 n6
n1 n4
Fig 2 Pentahedral element
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CTETRA Tetrahedral acoustic element
Define a linear (4-nodes) tetrahedral acoustic element in NASTRAN short fixed format.
Format:
CTETRA eid mid n1 n2 n3 n4
Example:
CTETRA 1 1 11 12 13 14
Note:

ni The ID numbers of the nodes comprising the element. (Fig.3) [integers]
n4
n2
n3
n1
Fig 3 Tetrahedral element
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Section 4:
Defines the plate-to-acoustic or the acoustic-to-plate-to-acoustic joint information.
Typically, these cards are generated automatically by the Pre-EFEA code.
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JACPLAC Acoustic-to-plate-to-acoustic joint
Define an Acoustic-to-Plate-to-Acoustic joint in the energy finite element model. Note,

this entry spans four lines in the file. The key word JPACLAC occupies one line.
Format:
JACPLAC
e1 pid n11 n12 n13 n14
e2 mid1 n21 n22 n23 n24
e3 mid2 n31 n32 n33 n34
Example:
JACPLAC
1 1 11 12 13 14
11 10 101 102 103 104
12 20 201 202 203 204
Note:
e1 The ID number of the plate element comprising the joint. [integer]

pid The physical property ID (defined in a PLATE entry) of the plate element.
n11, n12, n13, n14
The ID numbers of the nodes comprising the plate element at the joint.(Fig.6)
[integers] If the plate element is a triangular element, n14 doesn’t exist. (Fig.7)
e2 The ID number of the acoustic element at one side of the joint. [integer]
mid1 The material property ID (defined in a PACOUS entry) of the acoustic element.
n21, n22, n23, n24
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The ID numbers of the nodes of the acoustic element at the joint, coincident with
those of the plate element (Fig.6). If the surface at the joint of the acoustic
element is a triangular element, n24 doesn’t exist. (Fig.7)
e3 The ID number of the acoustic element at another side of the joint. [integer]
mid2 The material property ID (defined in a PACOUS entry) of the acoustic element.
n31, n32, n33, n34
those of the plate element. (Fig.6). If the surface at the joint of the acoustic
element is a triangular element, n34 doesn’t exist. (Fig.7)
n22 n12 n32
n23 n13 n33
n31
n21 n11
n24 n14 n34
Fig.6 Acoustic-to-Plate-to-Acoustic joint with quadrilateral element
n22 n12 n32
n23 n13 n33
n21 n11 n31
Fig.7 Acoustic-to-Plate-to-Acoustic joint with triangular element
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JPLAC Plate-to-acoustic joint
Define a Plate-to-Acoustic joint in the energy finite element model. Note, this entry
spans three lines in the file. The keyword JPLAC occupies one line.
Format:
JPLAC
e1 pid n11 n12 n13 n14
e2 mid n21 n22 n23 n24
Example:
JPLAC
1 1 11 12 13 14
11 10 101 102 103 104
Note:
e1 The ID number of the plate element comprising the joint. [integer]

pid The property ID (defined in a PLATE entry) of the plate element.
n11, n12, n13, n14
The ID numbers of the nodes comprising the plate element at the joint (Fig.4) If
the plate element is a triangular element, n14 doesn’t exist (Fig.5).
e2 The ID number of the acoustic element comprising the joint. [integer]
mid The material ID (defined in a PACOUS entry) of the acoustic element. [integer]
n21, n22, n23, n24
those of the plate element. (Reference Fig.4)[integers]. If the surface at the joint
of the acoustic element is a triangular element, n14 doesn’t exist. (Reference
Fig.5)
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n22 n12
n23 n13
n21 n11
n24 n14
Fig 4 P-A joint with quadrilateral element
n22 n12
n23 n13
n21 n11
Fig 5 P-A joint with triangular element
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Section 5:
Defines the acoustic treatment and the acoustic leakage.
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JACPLAC Leakage over the plate
The JACPLAC card needs to be modified in order to include the openings on the
separating plate at the joint.
Format:
JACPLAC lgid
e1 pid n11 n12 n13 n14
e2 mid1 n21 n22 n23 n24
e3 mid2 n31 n32 n33 n34
Example:
JACPLAC 1
1 1 11 12 13 14
11 10 101 102 103 104
12 20 201 202 203 204
Note:
lgid The ID number of an opening in the separating plate defined in LGOPENING

entry [integer].
Rest of parameters are the same as that in above JACPLAC entry.
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TMDFACE Acoustic treatment
Define the location of the trimmed face and the material ID of the treatment. The acoustic
treatment can be only applied on the outer surface of acoustic element.
Format:
TMDFACE fmid n1 n2 n3 [n4]
Example:
TMDFACE 1 11 12 13 14
Note:
fmid The ID number of a trim material defined in the TMMAT card [integer]
n1, n2, n3, [n4]
The node IDs of acoustic elements comprising the trimmed face [integers]
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IV. Output of the EFEA Analysis
Based on the user’s selection (entered using the OUTFILE function), the EFEA program
will output the nodal results in “outputfile.txt” text file (this is the default output file if the
user doesn’t define the OUTFILE entry), or “outputfile.pch” NASTRAN punch file, or
“outputfile.mat” MATLAB file. The listed components in the result file are determined
by OUTSTR, or OUTACS, or OUTBM entries defined in the EFEA input data file.
When the parameter PATRAN is defined in the OUTFILE entry, multiple result files in
PATRAN ‘nod’ format will be created, each of which corresponds to a combination of
one analyzed frequency and one subcase. The names of these multiple results file are in
the form of “s_freq=XXX_subcase=YYY.nod” for plate elements results, and
“a_freq=XXX_subcase=YYY.nod” for acoustic elements results. In these sample file
names, ‘XXX’ is the frequency value, and ‘YYY’ is the subcase ID. A template file
“snod.res_tmpl” for plate elements, and “anod.res_tmpl” for acoustic elements will also
be created for post-processing the results in PATRAN.
Generally, bending energy density, in-plane energy density, and transverse velocity are
the three types of output variables for the nodes of the plate elements. For the nodes of
the acoustic elements, the output variables are acoustic energy density, acoustic pressure,
and sound pressure level. Bending 1 energy density, bending 2 energy density,
longitudinal energy density, and torsion energy density can be output for the nodes of the
beam element.
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Appendix A. Pre-EFEA code
The Pre-EFEA code is used to create the EFEA input data files. The finite element
model constructed using a pre-processor comprises the input for the Pre-EFEA code.
The pre-EFEA code detects all geometric features, changes in material properties,
intersections between components, interfaces between structural and acoustic elements,
and it automatically performs the following actions:
• disconnects the model at each joint location by adding appropriate nodes
and by updating the connectivity of the elements
• creates all the necessary joints among structural elements or between
structural and acoustic elements
• creates the “model-all” file which contains all the nodes and elements for
the structural and acoustic parts of the model (with modified node
numbers and accordingly updated element connectivity at the joints), and
all the necessary cards which define the joint connections
Required data files:
Two files are required for the Pre-EFEA code. The first one contains the entire finite
element model as generated by any general purpose pre-process. This file must be in
NASTRAN short fixed file format. The second one is called “data.inp” and contains
control information about the Pre-EFEA analysis.
File 1- A NASTRAN input data file:

The following information should be included in the file for ALL elements of the finite
element model:
GRID
CQUAD4 or CTRIA3
CBAR or CBEAM
CHEXA, CPENTA or CTETRA
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PSHELL
MAT1
In this file, the grid coordinates can be defined in local coordinate systems, and the local
coordinate systems can be rectangular, cylindrical, and spherical coordinate systems.
However, the Pre-EFEA code will translate the grid coordinates of these grids from local
coordinate systems to the global rectangular coordinate system.
The Pre-EFEA code allows the user to use ‘INCLUDE’ data cards in this Nastran data
file to include additional data files.
File 2- The “data.inp” file:

Contains the following information:
FILE nastran.dat
Specify the NASTRAN input data file name. The length of the file name
(including the extension) should not exceed 16 characters.
ANGLE α
Specify the criterion value of the angle to identify the P-P joints
(Default value is 5o ). Unit: degree
DIST d
Specify the criterion value of the distance between plate element to
acoustic element which is used to identify the P-A joints
(Default value is 1.0 × 10 −6 ).
PLANE n x , n y , nz
Specify the normal vector of the waterline plane (outward to the water)
BASE xb , y b , zb
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Specify the base point of the waterline plane, which can be an arbitrary
point located on the waterline plane.
STIFFENER
When beam elements exist in the Nastran input data file the user has the
option to define the connection between the beam and the plate elements
either through the BPJOINT connection (default) or by using the
PJOINT connection. When the key word “STIFFENER” is included in
the “data.inp” file then the PJOINT connections are generated.
EFEA_PS PSID PSSTYLE RID PID

Define the periodic stiffeners attached to the plate (or cylinder).
PSID The user specified ID for the periodic stiffener
PSSTYLE The periodic stiffener type
=1 Ring periodic stiffeners attached to a cylinder
=2 Axial periodic stiffeners attached to a cylinder
=3 Periodic stiffeners (simulated as plate elements)
attached to a flat plate
RID If PSSTYLE=1, or 2, RID refers to the ID number of PBAR
(or PBEAM) card in Nastran data file, which simulate the
stiffeners attached to a cylinder.
If PSSTYLE=3, RID refers to the ID number of PSHELL
card in Nastran data file, which refers to a group of plate
elements which act as the periodic stiffeners attached to a
flat plate.
PID Refers to the ID number of PSHELL card in Nastran data
file, which refers to a group of plate elements where the
periodic stiffeners are attached.
JGRID_OUT
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Require the Pre-EFEA code to output a list of new generated nodes for
PJOINT and BPJOINT cards. The grid information is output to file
‘jgrid.txt’. Every line of this file has 3 integer numbers. The first number
is the new grid ID, the second one is the corresponding old grid ID, and
the third one specifies the joint type (1 for PJOINT, and 2 for BPJOINT).
Output:
A single file will be created under the name “model-all”. It contains the majority of the
information for the EFEA analysis.
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• disconnects the model at each joint location by adding appropriate nodes

• the excitation (input power, location, and frequency)

The syntax for running the EFEA code is:

EFEA inputfile outputfile

Lengths of both inpufile and outputfile should be less than 80 characters.

All functions are listed alphabetically in each section.

ACOUS nid q qtb

ACOUS 100 90.0 1

ASOURCE nid s stb

ASOURCE 100 90.0 1

Set the flags to activate model integrity check-up.

CHECK field1 field2 …

In the future, more fieldi may be available for other check-ups.

id A unique material ID associated with the data set. [Integer]

id A unique ID number associated with the data set. [Integer]

DTABLE 1 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0

ID The ID number of a table. [Integer]

EDACS nid e etb

EDACS 100 90.0 1

The acoustic energy density e~A can be calculated by

EDPLTB nid e etb

EDPLTB 100 90.0 1

The bending energy density e~B of plate can be calculated by

EDPLTIP nid e etb

EDPLTIP 100 90.0 1

The longitudinal energy density e~L of plate can be calculated by

corresponding to the dilational motion of plate.

EDPLTSH nid e etb

EDPLTSH 100 90.0 1

The in-plane shear energy density e~S of plate can be calculated by

corresponding to the rotational motion of plate.

EFEA_PS 1 1 2 2 0.3607 0.1596 0.6096 1.34E-3 1.59E-2

PSID A unique ID number associated with the data set.

Length Length Length

Fig 1-3 Type 1 Fig 1-4 Type 2 Fig 1-5 Type 3

FREQ 100.0 125.0 160.0

fi Frequency value in units of cycles per unit time. [Real]

Specify a physical property data set for isolators.

ISO pid mid A R Iy Iz J St

ISO 1 1 0.126 0.2 1.423E-7 1.423E-7 2.53E-10 2.53E-10

pid A unique ID number associated with the data set. [integer]

LGOPENING lgid length (or radius) width (or radius) parea

LGOPENING 1 0.005 0.004 1.0

lgid The ID number of an opening [integer]

Figure 1-1 Rectangular opening Figure 1-2 Circular opening

Defines the material properties for linear isotropic materials.

MAT1 MID E G NU RHO A TREF GE

MID Material identification number. [Integer]

Define the properties of an anisotropic material.

MAT9 mid G11 G12 G13 G14 G15 G16 G22

MAT9 103 3.842e10 2.542e9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.02e10

Define the properties of an orthotropic material.

MAT12 mid E11 E22 E33 U11 U22 U33 ρ

MAT12 102 3.778e10 1.0e10 1.0e10 0.25 0.0 0.0 1.7776e3

Define a frequency-dependent material property data set for beam elements.

MBAR mid E ρ ν ηb1 ηb2 ηl ηt tb1 tb2 tb3 tb4

MBAR 1 7.24E10 2791.5 0.33 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.01 1 1 1 1

mid A unique ID number associated with the data set. [Integer]

Select the solver for EFEA analysis.