SOPALE : software manual


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  1. Concepts
  2. Flowcharts
    1. Mechanics and thermics
    2. Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian algorithm
    3. External processes : surface processes
    4. External processes : isostasy
  3. Organization of the source code
  4. User manual (link here to Input file documentation)

(Suggestion-PF): The User manual decribes: input files, prepared examples, how to prepare and run a model, the structure of output files, and some postprocessing options.
It can be assembled with material from Bonny Lee and Mai Nguyen

A. Concepts

  1. Short summary of SOPALE
  2. Numerical techniques : explanations and tests

B.Organization of the source code

C. Flowcharts

    Mechanics and Thermics

  1. General
  2. Main
  3. ReadExtProcesses
  4. unsteady TFE
  5. FE routines
  6. MFE : Stokes problem
  7. MFE
  8. Mechanical FE library
  9. routine : make_stress
  10. routine : Ke
  11. routine : make_mass
  12. routine : compute_stiffness
  13. Rheology
  14. viscous creep formulas
  15. Rheology : discussion
  16. Composite rheology-1
  17. Composite rheology-2
  18. Composite rheology-3
  19. Composite rheology-4
  20. Plasticity
  21. External processes

    ALE motions and transfer of information between the Eulerian grid and the Lagrangian cloud

  22. ALE algorithm in plain English
  23. Deposition/Injection of Lagrangian particles
  24. Injection : details
  25. Symbols used in ALE algorithm flowchart
  26. ALE algorithm main flowchart
  27. Search routine
  28. Temperature regridding
  29. Lax stabilization
  30. Lax stabilization : details

    External processes : surface processes

  31. Types of displacements applied to the top surface
  32. Available models for erosion
  33. Erosion formula-1
  34. Erosion formula-2
  35. Erosion models-details
  36. Erosion flowchart

    External processes : isostasy

  37. Gravity
  38. Geometry of isostasy
  39. Isostatic models
  40. Beam model (flexural isostasy)
  41. Beam model (continued)
  42. Beam model: equation

D. User manual

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    1. General

    2. Main

    3. ReadExtProcesses

    4. unsteady TFE

    5. FE routines

    6. MFE: Stokes problem

    7. MFE:

    8. Mechanical FE library

    TOC

    9. routine : make_stresses

    10. routine : Ke

    11. routine : make_mass

    12. routine : compute_stiffness

    13. Rheology

    14. viscous creep formulas

    15. Rheology : discussion

    16. Composite rheology-1

    17. Composite rheology-2

    18. Composite rheology-3

    19. Composite rheology-4

    20. Plasticity

    External Processes

    ALE algorithm in plain English

    Deposition/Injection of Lagrangian particles

    Injection : details

    Symbols used in ALE algorithm flowchart

    ALE algorithm flowchart

    Search routine

    Temperature regridding

    Lax stabilization

    Lax stabilization : details

    Types of displacements applied to the top surface

    Available models for erosion

    Erosion formula-1

    Erosion formula-2

    Erosion models-details

    Erosion flowchart

    Gravity

    Geometry of isostasy

    Isostatic models

    Beam model (flexural isostasy)

    Beam model (continued)

    Beam model: equation