ProductsAbaqus/Standard Element types
Active degrees of freedom1, 2, 3 Additional solution variablesNone. Nodal coordinates requiredX, Y, Z Element property definitionInput File Usage MEMBRANE SECTION Element-based loadingDistributed loadsDistributed loads are specified as described in Distributed loads. *dload
FoundationsFoundations are specified as described in Element foundations. *foundation
Surface-based loadingDistributed loadsSurface-based distributed loads are specified as described in Distributed loads. *dsload
Element outputIf a local orientation (Orientations) is not used with the element, the stress/strain components are expressed in the default directions on the surface defined by the convention given in Conventions. If a local orientation is used with the element, the stress/strain components are in the surface directions defined by the orientation. In large-displacement problems the local directions defined in the reference configuration are rotated into the current configuration by the average material rotation. See State storage for details. Stress, strain, and other tensor componentsStress and other tensors (including strain tensors) are available for elements with displacement degrees of freedom. All tensors have the same components. For example, the stress components are as follows:
Section thickness
Node ordering and face numbering on elements
Numbering of integration points for output
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