You can define the following types of kinematic constraints:
- Linear multi-point constraints in the form of equations.
- Multi-point constraints that specify linear or nonlinear constraints
between nodes.
- In
Abaqus/Standard
kinematic coupling constraints that allow general node-by-node specification of
constrained degrees of freedom.
- Surface-based tie constraints that tie two surfaces together.
- Surface-based coupling constraints that constrain a group of nodes
located on a surface to a reference node.
- Surface-based shell-to-solid coupling couples an edge-based surface on a
three-dimensional shell element mesh to an element- or node-based surface on a
three-dimensional solid mesh.
- Mesh-independent fasteners (such as spot welds) can bond together two or
more surfaces.
- Embedded elements that lie embedded in a group of "host" elements in a
model.
- In
Abaqus/Standard
local rotational degree of freedom or a combination of local rotational degrees
of freedom can be released at one or both ends of a beam element.