Material class
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Description
This is a handle heterogeneous super-class for the definition of materials.
This super-class defines generic properties for all material types, while specific properties are defined in the derived sub-classes:
- Material_Solid (default)
- Material_Fluid
classdef Material < handle & matlab.mixin.Heterogeneous
Constant values
properties (Constant = true, Access = public)
% Types of material
SOLID = uint8(1);
FLUID = uint8(2);
end
Public properties
properties (SetAccess = public, GetAccess = public)
% Indentification
type uint8 = uint8.empty; % flag for type of material
name string = string.empty; % identification name of material
% Generic properties
density double = double.empty; % density
conduct double = double.empty; % thermal conductivity
hcapacity double = double.empty; % heat capacity
end
Constructor method
methods
function this = Material(type)
if (nargin > 0)
this.type = type;
end
end
end
Default sub-class definition
methods (Static, Access = protected)
function defaultObject = getDefaultScalarElement
defaultObject = Material_Solid;
end
end
Abstract methods: implemented in derived sub-classes
methods (Abstract)
%------------------------------------------------------------------
setDefaultProps(this);
end
end