Translating PAM-CRASH input files to partial Abaqus input files

All elements must have unique element numbers. Elements that are assigned the same PART identification number are grouped together in an element set.

Except for connector elements that result from the translation of SPRING and KJOIN, section properties need to be entered in the PART section rather than individually in the element section. Elements that have different material or section properties should be given different PART identification numbers; that is, the same material and section properties must be applicable to all elements grouped in the same element set.

If elements that result from the translation of SPRING and KJOIN have different element data (such as frame numbers used to define local directions), and they are assigned the same PART identification number, the translator automatically separates them into different element sets.

The translator supports only the material models shown in Table 3. All unsupported material models between Types 1 and 99 are translated as bilinear elastic-plastic, and all other material types are translated as linear elastic if a stress-strain law definition is required. In these cases the translator provides nominal values for the material properties.

The translator creates a history section based partially on keywords (except TITLE) from the control section of the PAM-CRASH file as shown in Table 1. Other control data are unsupported.