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 MODULE prec
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 implicit none
!    *** Precision of real and integer variables ***
 integer, parameter :: pReal = 8
 integer, parameter :: pInt  = 4
 real(pReal), parameter :: relevantStrain = 1e-7

!    *** Numerical parameters ***

!    *** How frequently the jacobian is recalculated ***
 integer(pInt), parameter :: ijaco        = 1_pInt       ! frequency of FEM Jacobi update
 integer(pInt), parameter :: nCutback     = 10_pInt      ! cutbacks in time-step integration
 integer(pInt), parameter :: nReg         = 1_pInt       ! regularization attempts for Jacobi inversion
 real(pReal),   parameter :: pert_e       = 1.0e-5_pReal ! strain perturbation for FEM Jacobi
 integer(pInt), parameter :: nOuter       = 10_pInt      ! outer loop limit
 integer(pInt), parameter :: nInner       = 200_pInt     ! inner loop limit
 real(pReal),   parameter :: reltol_Outer = 1.0e-4_pReal ! relative tolerance in outer loop (state)
 real(pReal),   parameter :: reltol_Inner = 1.0e-6_pReal ! relative tolerance in inner loop (Lp)
 real(pReal),   parameter :: abstol_Inner = 1.0e-8_pReal ! absolute tolerance in inner loop (Lp)

 END MODULE prec