Error # 332
Altair EmployeeHey guys,
i'm working on a composite component and get the following massage after starting OptiStruct:
NOTE # 9199
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*** WARNING # 1570
for material id = 1 referenced from property id = 1.
Required strength parameters have not been provided or are zero for composite
material with requested failure index calculation. Failure index will not
be calculated.
*** ERROR # 332 ***
RBE3 element 112636 has singularities - check element data
*** ERROR # 332 ***
RBE3 element 112637 has singularities - check element data
*** ERROR # 332 ***
RBE3 element 112638 has singularities - check element data
Number of bad RBE3 elements = 3
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FINITE ELEMENT MODEL DATA INFORMATION :
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Total # of Grids (Structural) : 112960
Total # of Elements : 112629
Total # of Rigid Elements : 9
Total # of Rigid Element Constraints : 738
Total # of Local Coordinate Systems : 2
Total # of Degrees of Freedom : 662202
Total # of Non-zero Stiffness Terms : 18107343
Element Type Information
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CQUAD4 Elements : 111849
CTRIA3 Elements : 780
Load and Boundary Information
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FORCE Sets : 1
SPC Sets : 1
Material and Property Information
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PCOMP(G)(P) Cards : 1
MAT8 Cards : 1
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***** ERROR ENCOUNTERED BEFORE COMPLETING THE CHECK RUN *****
Current Memory (RAM) : 216 MB
Estimated Minimum Memory (RAM) for the check run : 219 MB
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This error occurs in module 'prpdrv'.
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RESOURCE USAGE INFORMATION
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MAXIMUM MEMORY USED 216 MB
MAXIMUM DISK SPACE USED 1 MB
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COMPUTE TIME INFORMATION
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EXECUTION STARTED Fri Mar 07 00:15:17 2014
EXECUTION COMPLETED Fri Mar 07 00:15:23 2014
ELAPSED TIME 00:00:05
CPU TIME 00:00:03
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*** PROGRAM STOPPED: FATAL ERROR(s) ENCOUNTERED.
***** END OF REPORT *****
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There were 3 error messages during input processing.
The first message is repeated below:
*** ERROR # 332 ***
RBE3 element 112636 has singularities - check element data
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==== End of solver screen output ====
==== Job completed ====
what does that mean and what have i got to do, that i can run the simulation successfuly.
I'm very glad if you can help me!!!