StressMeasure ------------- The StressMeasure step calculates and records the stress tensor for each particle in the system, providing detailed information about local stresses. The employed procedure is described in detail in [kononova2018]_. Output format: .. code-block:: #Lx=10.0;Ly=10.0;Lz=10.0; x y z radius type volume σxx σxy σxz σyx σyy σyz σzx σzy σzz 1.23 4.56 7.89 0.5 1 0.5236 10.0 0.1 0.2 0.1 20.0 0.3 0.2 0.3 30.0 2.34 5.67 8.90 0.6 2 0.9048 15.0 0.2 0.3 0.2 25.0 0.4 0.3 0.4 35.0 ... ---- * **type**: ``MechanicalMeasure``, ``StressMeasure`` * **parameters**: * ``outputFilePath``: ``string``: Path to the output file * ``radiusCutOff``: ``real``: Cutoff radius for stress calculations :math:`[distance]` Example: .. code-block:: "stressMeasure":{ "type":["MechanicalMeasure","StressMeasure"], "parameters":{ "intervalStep": 10000, "outputFilePath": "stress_measure.dat", "radiusCutOff": 2.5 } } .. note:: The output file will contain particle positions, radii, types, volumes, and the full stress tensor for each particle. .. tip:: This measure is particularly useful for studying local stress distributions and identifying stress concentrations in the system. .. [kononova2018] Kononova, Olga, Farkhad Maksudov, Kenneth A. Marx, and Valeri Barsegov. "TensorCalculator: exploring the evolution of mechanical stress in the CCMV capsid." Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 30, no. 4 (2018): 044006.