5.27.5.2. Specific Options

MaxPorosity = DOUBLEThe maximum percentage of acceptable porosity with respect to active volume.
Pore_Size = DOUBLE DOUBLEThe first value represents the minimum allowable pore size, and the second value represents the maximum allowable pore size. Depending on a selected element's size, the maximum pore size is overriden.
PoreEffect = DOUBLEThe scaling factor of a pore. This value is directly multiplied by the matrix material stiffness value. An expected value v belongs to an interval I=[0,1]. The default value is 0.01. A value greater than 1.0 can be used to model randomly-distributed stiffer inclusions or particles.
NumIterations = INTThe maximum number of porosity routine iterations. The default value is 100000. The routine usually does not exceed 100 iterations. This option may be helpful depending on the mesh size and average element size.