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Error: Time Step less or equal DTMIN for Solid Elements

Hi,

 

i've got Error: Time Step less or equal DTMIN for Solid Elements...

 

here's my log:

 

 FINAL TIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   10.00000    

 TIME INTERVAL FOR TIME HISTORY PLOTS . . . . . .  0.1000000E-02

 TIME STEP SCALE FACTOR . . . . . . . . . . . . .  0.9000000    

 MINIMUM TIME STEP  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   0.000000    


 BRICK TIME STEP SCALE FACTOR . . . . . . . . . .  0.9000000    
 BRICK MINIMUM TIME STEP. . . . . . . . . . . . .   0.000000    
 MIN. TIME STEP FLAG (1:STOP RUN, 2:DELETE BRICK)     1

 QUAD TIME STEP SCALE FACTOR. . . . . . . . . . .  0.9000000    
 QUAD MINIMUM TIME STEP . . . . . . . . . . . . .   0.000000    
 MIN. TIME STEP FLAG (1:STOP RUN, 2:DELETE QUAD).     1

 SHELL TIME STEP SCALE FACTOR . . . . . . . . . .  0.9000000    
 SHELL MINIMUM TIME STEP. . . . . . . . . . . . .   0.000000    
 MIN. TIME FLAG (1:STOP, 2:DELETE, 3:SMALL STRAIN)    2

 TRUSS TIME STEP SCALE FACTOR . . . . . . . . . .  0.9000000    
 TRUSS MINIMUM TIME STEP. . . . . . . . . . . . .   0.000000    
 MIN. TIME FLAG (1:STOP, 2:DELETE). . . . . . . .     0

 BEAM TIME STEP SCALE FACTOR. . . . . . . . . . .  0.9000000    
 BEAM MINIMUM TIME STEP . . . . . . . . . . . . .   0.000000    
 MIN. TIME FLAG (1:STOP, 2:DELETE). . . . . . . .     0

 SPRING TIME STEP SCALE FACTOR. . . . . . . . . .  0.9000000    
 SPRING MINIMUM TIME STEP . . . . . . . . . . . .   0.000000    
 MIN. TIME FLAG (1:STOP, 2:DELETE). . . . . . . .     0

 AIRBAG TIME STEP SCALE FACTOR. . . . . . . . . .  0.9000000    
 AIRBAG MINIMUM TIME STEP . . . . . . . . . . . .   0.000000    
 MIN. TIME FLAG (1:STOP). . . . . . . . . . . . .     0

 INTERFACE TYPE 7 TIME STEP SCALE FACTOR. . . . .  0.9000000    
 INTERFACE TYPE 7 MINIMUM TIME STEP . . . . . . .   0.000000    
 MIN. TIME FLAG(1:STOP, 2:REMOVE NODE FROM INTERF)    0

 FVMBAG TIME STEP SCALE FACTOR. . . . . . . . . .  0.9000000    
 FVMBAG MINIMUM TIME STEP . . . . . . . . . . . .   0.000000    

 PRINTOUT CYCLE FREQUENCY . . . . . . . . . . . .  -100

 RESTART CYCLE FREQUENCY. . . . . . . . . . . . .       5000

 MAXIMUM RESTART WRITE BEFORE OVERWRITE . . . . .     0

 INVERS: INPUT DECK VERSION . . . . . . . . . . .   120
 ITTYP : FLAG FOR TYPE OF T-FILE. . . . . . . . .     4

 TIME FOR FIRST ANIMATION-FILE PLOT . . . . . . .   0.000000    
 TIME INTERVAL FOR ANIMATION-FILE PLOTS . . . . .  0.1000000E-02
 SENSOR FOR ANIMATION-FILE PLOTS. . . . . . . . .          0
 TIME INTERVAL FOR SENSOR ANIMATION-FILE PLOTS. .   0.000000    

 VARIABLE SAVED ON ANIMATION FILES (1: YES) :
      PLASTIC STRAIN. . . . . .     0
      DENSITY     (SOLID ONLY).     1
      SPECIFIC ENERGY . . . . .     0
      HOURGLASS ENERGY. . . . .     0
      TEMPERATURE (SOLID ONLY).     0
      THICKNESS   (SHELL ONLY).     0
      PRESSURE    (SOLID ONLY).     0
      VON MISES . . . . . . . .     1
      TURBULENT ENERGY (FLUID).     0
      TURBULENT VISCOSITY(FLUID)    0
      VORTICITY (FLUID) . . . .     0
 VECTOR SAVED ON ANIMATION FILES (1: YES) :
      VELOCITY VECTOR . . . . .     0
      DISPLACEMENT VECTOR . . .     0
      ACCELERATION VECTOR . . .     0
      CONTACT FORCES. . . . . .     0
      INTERNAL FORCES . . . . .     0
      EXTERNAL FORCES . . . . .     0
      SECTION RBY RWALL FORCES.     0
      ROTATIONAL VELOCITY VECTOR    0
      CONTACT PRESSURE (VECTORS)    0
 SHELL TENSOR SAVED ON ANIMATION FILES (1: YES) :
      MEMBRANE STRESS . . . . .     0
      BENDING STRESS(MOMENT/T^2)    0
      UPPER LAYER STRESS. . . .     0
      LOWER LAYER STRESS. . . .     0
      MEMBRANE STRAIN . . . . .     0
      CURVATURE . . . . . . . .     0
      UPPER LAYER STRAIN. . . .     0
      LOWER LAYER STRAIN. . . .     0
 NODAL MASS SAVED ON ANIMATION FILES (1: YES) :    0
 KEEP DELETED ELEMENT (1: YES) :    0


 INITIAL TIME STEP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   0.000000    
 MAXIMUM TIME STEP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  0.1000000E+31

 PARALLEL ARITHMETIC ON

 ALE GRID FORMULATION                    
 --------------------                    
 NUMBER OF INTERFACES TO BE ELIMINATED. . . . . .        0

 NUMBER OF SOLID  ELEMENT BLOCKS TO BE ELIMINATED        0

 NUMBER OF QUAD   ELEMENT BLOCKS TO BE ELIMINATED        0

 NUMBER OF SHELL  ELEMENT BLOCKS TO BE ELIMINATED        0

 NUMBER OF TRUSS  ELEMENT BLOCKS TO BE ELIMINATED        0

 NUMBER OF BEAM   ELEMENT BLOCKS TO BE ELIMINATED        0

 NUMBER OF SPRING ELEMENT BLOCKS TO BE ELIMINATED        0

 NUMBER OF SH_3N  ELEMENT BLOCKS TO BE ELIMINATED        0

 NUMBER OF  SPH PARTICLES BLOCKS TO BE ELIMINATED        0

 NUMBER OF RIGID LINKS. . . . . . . . . . . . . .        0

 NUMBER OF ALE LINKS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        0

 NUMBER OF NEW BOUNDARY CONDITIONS. . . . . . . .        0

 01/06/2015
 CYCLE    TIME      TIME-STEP  ELEMENT          ERROR  I-ENERGY    K-ENERGY T  K-ENERGY R  EXT-WORK MAS.ERR
     0   0.000      0.5044E-06 SOLID        112   0.0%         NaN         NaN         NaN   0.000       0.000    
     ANIMATION FILE: universal_jointA001 WRITTEN
  **ERROR : TIME STEP LESS OR EQUAL DTMIN FOR SOLID ELEMENT          91
  **ERROR : TIME STEP LESS OR EQUAL DTMIN FOR SOLID ELEMENT          97
  **ERROR : TIME STEP LESS OR EQUAL DTMIN FOR SOLID ELEMENT         104
  **ERROR : TIME STEP LESS OR EQUAL DTMIN FOR SOLID ELEMENT         105
  **ERROR : TIME STEP LESS OR EQUAL DTMIN FOR SOLID ELEMENT         106
  **ERROR : TIME STEP LESS OR EQUAL DTMIN FOR SOLID ELEMENT         108
  **ERROR : TIME STEP LESS OR EQUAL DTMIN FOR SOLID ELEMENT         111
  **ERROR : TIME STEP LESS OR EQUAL DTMIN FOR SOLID ELEMENT         112
  **ERROR : TIME STEP LESS OR EQUAL DTMIN FOR SOLID ELEMENT         281
  **ERROR : TIME STEP LESS OR EQUAL DTMIN FOR SOLID ELEMENT         282
  **ERROR : TIME STEP LESS OR EQUAL DTMIN FOR SOLID ELEMENT         283
  **ERROR : TIME STEP LESS OR EQUAL DTMIN FOR SOLID ELEMENT         284
  **ERROR : TIME STEP LESS OR EQUAL DTMIN FOR SOLID ELEMENT         286
  **ERROR : TIME STEP LESS OR EQUAL DTMIN FOR SOLID ELEMENT         287
  **ERROR : TIME STEP LESS OR EQUAL DTMIN FOR SOLID ELEMENT         288
  **ERROR : TIME STEP LESS OR EQUAL DTMIN FOR SOLID ELEMENT         289

 

No idea how to fix it. Thanks in advance.

 

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