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This command is used to construct a VelNormalFrcDep friction model object.

{| 
| style="background:lime; color:black; width:800px" | '''frictionModel VelNormalFrcDep $frnTag $aSlow $nSlow $aFast $nFast $alpha0 $alpha1 $alpha2 $maxMuFact'''
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{|
|  style="width:150px" | '''$frnTag''' || unique friction model object tag
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| '''$aSlow''' || constant for coefficient of friction at low velocity
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| '''$nSlow''' || exponent for coefficient of friction at low velocity
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| '''$aFast''' || constant for coefficient of friction at high velocity
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| '''$nFast''' || exponent for coefficient of friction at high velocity
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| '''$alpha0''' || constant rate parameter coefficient
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| '''$alpha1''' || linear rate parameter coefficient
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| '''$alpha2''' || quadratic rate parameter coefficient
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| '''$maxMuFact''' || factor for determining the maximum coefficient of friction. This value prevents the friction coefficient from exceeding an unrealistic maximum value when the vertical force becomes very small. The maximum friction coefficient is determined from μ_fast, for example μ_1 ≤ $maxMuFac.$mu1fast.
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The friction model is defined as follows:

1. Define the friction coefficient at slow (μ_slow) and fast (μ_fast) velocity [1] (Figure 3):

::μSlow = aSlow*N^(nSlow-1)

::μFast = aFast*N^(nFast-1)

where aSlow, aFast, nSlow ≤ 1, nFast ≤ 1 are constants that determine the friction coefficient models. As the friction coefficients μSlow and μFast are unitless, the user must be careful to define the constants to coincide with the units of the model input data.

2. The friction coefficient as a function of velocity is [2]:

::μ = μFast - (μFast-μSlow )*exp(-a*udot)

where udot is velocity and a is a rate parameter.

3. In this friction model, a is assumed to be dependent on axial force N through:

::a = α0 + α1*N + α2*N^2

where α0, α1 and α2 are constants, with units of Time/Length, Time/Length/Force and Time/Length/Force^2 respectively.

[[File:TPB_Nhan_Fig3.jpg|300px|center]]


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EXAMPLES:

set muSlow 0.12
set muFast 0.18
set nSlow 0.8
set nFast 0.7
set alpha0 25.0
set alpha1 0.0
set alpha2 0.0
frictionModel VelNormalFrcDep 1 [expr $muSlow/pow($W,$nSlow-1.0)] $nSlow [expr $muFast/pow($W,$nFast-1.0)] $nFast $alpha0 $alpha1 $alpha2 3.0


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REFERENCES:

[1] Bowden F.P., Tabor D. (1964). "The friction and lubrication of solids – part II." Oxford University Press, London, Great Britain, 1964.

[2] Constantinou M.C., Mokha A., Reinhorn A. (1990). "Teflon bearings in base isolation. II: Modeling." Journal of Structural Engineering (ASCE) 1990; 116(2): 455-474


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RELATED TO:

* [http://opensees.berkeley.edu/wiki/index.php/Flat_Slider_Bearing_Element Flat Slider Bearing Element]
* [http://opensees.berkeley.edu/wiki/index.php/Single_Friction_Pendulum_Bearing_Element Single Friction Pendulum Bearing Element]
* [http://opensees.berkeley.edu/wiki/index.php/Triple_Friction_Pendulum Triple Friction Pendulum Bearing Element]


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Code Developed by: <span style="color:blue">  Nhan D. Dao, University of Nevada - Reno. E-mail: nhan.unr@gmail.com </span>