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0.2.6 G07 Step A — Evidence Reconciliation and Gap Analysis

Evidence ID: 026-G07-STEP-A-RECONCILIATION-001 Reviewed source SHA: 86467fd76a52512d7c9daabbc4d822ac99f96ad0 Gate status preserved: 026-G07 = NOT_STARTED Functional source changed: NO

This document records Step A only. It does not execute a new external case, change a formulation, promote TL or Arc-Length, or close G07. The complete machine-readable matrix is g07_gap_reconciliation.json.

Scope

The candidate TL scope is the existing Total-Lagrangian elastic route on TET4 and HEX8, bounded to the tested domain. TET10 and HEX20 remain research-only. Arc-Length remains a TET4 PASS_INTERNAL_RESEARCH candidate. Finite-kinematic J2, coupled nonlinear workflows, contact qualification, new formulations and new physics remain excluded.

Reconciled route decisions

Route Historical state G10 contribution Maximum justified claim now G07 status change
TL TET4 PARKED_PENDING_EXTERNAL_EVIDENCE Code_Aster bounded stress-patch and four column points; column stops at 80% of same-mesh critical load BOUNDED_CANDIDATE / PASS_WITH_LIMITATIONS pending G07 Owner review None; no automatic departure from parked
TL HEX8 PARKED_PENDING_EXTERNAL_EVIDENCE Code_Aster path archived, but QF is compared at one matched first point only Matched-point consistency only; no full-family TL qualification None; no automatic departure from parked
Arc-Length TET4 EXPERIMENTAL_NOT_QUALIFIED 75 common interpolated points, one turning point per solver, complete selected paths PASS_INTERNAL_RESEARCH_BOUNDED None; sensitivity/restart evidence still required

The single HEX8 matched point is sufficient for a local bounded consistency observation, not for a complete response-history claim. The 75 Arc-Length points and turning point support a bounded research comparison, but do not establish production robustness or sensitivity independence.

Blocking gaps

Gap Classification Smallest future evidence
G07-TL-008-TET4-COMPLETE-HISTORY BLOCKING Complete compatible QF/Code_Aster TET4 response history over the declared bounded domain
G07-TL-008-HEX8-COMPLETE-HISTORY BLOCKING Complete QF instrumented HEX8 path against the existing compatible external path
G07-ARC-002-SENSITIVITY BLOCKING Nominal/smaller/larger arc radii and at least two compatible mesh levels
G07-ARC-003-RESTART-ROLLBACK BLOCKING One checkpoint, controlled rejected step, digest equality after rollback and deterministic retry

No blocking case was executed in Step A. The exact future case definitions, all non-blocking gaps and the FULL/BOUNDED/INTERNAL_ONLY/NOT_COMPARABLE/MISSING/ SUPERSEDED classifications are in the JSON artifact.

Non-blocking and deferred boundaries

The following remain explicit limitations rather than silent passes:

  • case-defined small-strain, tangent-FD and mesh policies still require the applicable Owner governance; no null threshold was converted into a number;
  • external per-step residuals and complete common field measures are valuable but not required to support the bounded research interpretation;
  • no universal mesh/aspect-ratio threshold or unrestricted large-deformation claim is made;
  • TET10/HEX20, finite-kinematic J2 and coupled nonlinear/contact claims remain outside the G07 candidate scope.

Historical SKIPPED_NOT_COMPARABLE external records remain valid descriptions of their original runs. G10 supersedes only the current availability observation by adding a pinned Code_Aster pack; it does not supersede the historical Owner decision that TL promotion requires compatible external evidence. Rescue/physical-branch diagnostics remain non-comparable to the default qualification path where their own reports say so.

Step A conclusion

G07_STEP_A = PASS means the reconciliation and gap analysis are complete; it is not a gate decision. CAN_PROCEED_DIRECTLY_TO_OWNER_CLOSEOUT = NO and NEEDS_STEP_B = YES. G07 remains NOT_STARTED pending the blocking evidence and a separate Owner review.