ProductsAbaqus/StandardAbaqus/ExplicitAbaqus/CAE
TypeModel data
LevelPartPart instanceAssembly
Abaqus/CAEInteraction module
Required parameters
- ELSET
Set this parameter equal to the name of the element set containing the
connector elements for which the connection attributes are being defined.
Optional parameters
- BEHAVIOR
Set this parameter equal to the name of the connector behavior that defines
these connector elements. If this parameter is omitted, the connector element's
behavior is determined by kinematic constraints only.
- CONTROLS
This parameter applies only to
Abaqus/Standard
analyses.
Set this parameter equal to the name of a section controls definition (see
Section controls)
to be used for the connector elements.
Section controls can be used to specify whether the connector elements
should be deleted once they fail completely. If this parameter is omitted, the
failed elements will not be deleted. Section controls can also be used to
specify a maximum value of the scalar degradation (damage) parameter,
,
and to specify the viscosity coefficient, ,
for viscous damping or regularization.
- ELIMINATION
This parameter applies only to
Abaqus/Explicit
analyses.
Set ELIMINATION=NO (default) if the constraint or kinetic forces/moments of the
associated connector elements are to be solved for directly in the implicit
constraint solver in
Abaqus/Explicit.
Set ELIMINATION=YES if the constraint or kinetic forces/moments of the associated
connector elements are to be solved for using a condensation technique.
Data lines
to define the connection attributes
- First line
Basic translational connection type, basic rotational connection type,
assembled connection type, or complex connection type from
Connection types. If an
assembled or a complex connection is selected, no additional data can be
entered on this data line.
Basic rotational or basic translational connection component. If the first
entry of this data line is a basic translational connection component, the
second entry (if provided) must be a basic rotational connection component.
Similarly, if the first entry of this data line is a basic rotational
connection component, the second entry (if provided) must be a basic
translational connection component.
- Second line (optional)
Orientation name specifying the local directions at the first node (or
ground node) of the connector element.
Orientation name specifying the local directions at the second node (or
ground node) of the connector element. If an orientation name is not specified,
the local directions at the first node are used.
Omit the second line if neither of the two orientations is specified and the
third line is omitted. Leave blank if neither of the two orientations is
specified and the third line is included.
- Third line (optional)
for SLIPRING connection type
Mass per unit reference length of belt material.
Contact angle (in radians) made by belt wrapping around node b (optional).
In
Abaqus/Standard
the default value is 0.0. In
Abaqus/Explicit
the contact angle is computed automatically if it is not specified.
Omit the third line if no data are specified.
- Third line (optional)
for RETRACTOR or FLOW-CONVERTER connection types
Scaling factor for material flow at node b,
(default value is 1.0).
Omit the third line if no data are specified.