*DISTRIBUTION

Define spatial distributions.

This option is used to define a spatial distribution.

Related Topics
*CONTACT CLEARANCE
*DENSITY
*DISTRIBUTION TABLE
*ELASTIC
*EXPANSION
*MEMBRANE SECTION
*ORIENTATION
*SHELL GENERAL SECTION
*SHELL SECTION
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Distribution definition

ProductsAbaqus/StandardAbaqus/ExplicitAbaqus/CAE

TypeModel data

LevelPartPart instanceAssemblyModel

Abaqus/CAEProperty module

Required parameters

LOCATION

Set LOCATION=ELEMENT to define a distribution on elements.

Set LOCATION=NODE to define a distribution on nodes.

Set LOCATION=FACE to define a distribution on element faces.

Set LOCATION=NONE to define a distribution used with a pressure-volume fluid boundary condition.

NAME

Set this parameter equal to a label that will be used to refer to the distribution.

TABLE

Set this parameter equal to the distribution table that defines the format of the data given on the data lines.

Optional parameters

INPUT

Set this parameter equal to the name of the alternate input file containing the data lines for this option. See Input Syntax Rules for the syntax of such file names. If this parameter is omitted, it is assumed that the data follow the keyword line.

Data lines to define a distribution of the coordinates of points a and b used to define a local coordinate system

First line
  1. Blank space to define default data for the first use of this data line. Element number or element set for subsequent data lines.

  2. X-coordinate of point a.

  3. Y-coordinate of point a.

  4. Z-coordinate of point a.

  5. X-coordinate of point b.

  6. Y-coordinate of point b.

  7. Z-coordinate of point b.

Repeat this data line as often as necessary to define the data for element numbers or element sets.

Data lines to define a distribution of additional rotation angles used to define a local coordinate system

First line
  1. Blank space to define default data for the first use of this data line. Element number or element set for subsequent data lines.

  2. Angle (in degrees).

Repeat this data line as often as necessary to define the data for element numbers or element sets.

Data lines to define a distribution of shell or membrane thickness

First line
  1. Blank space to define default data for the first use of this data line. Element number or element set for subsequent data lines.

  2. Shell or membrane thickness.

Repeat this data line as often as necessary to define the data for element numbers or element sets.

Data lines to define a distribution of shell offset

First line
  1. Blank space to define default data for the first use of this data line. Element number or element set for subsequent data lines.

  2. Shell offset.

Repeat this data line as often as necessary to define the data for element numbers or element sets.

Data lines to define a distribution of general section stiffnesses

First line
  1. Blank space to define default data for the first use of this data line. Element number or element set for subsequent uses of this data line.

  2. D11.

  3. D12.

  4. D22.

  5. D13.

  6. D23.

  7. D33.

  8. D14.

Second line
  1. D24.

  2. D34.

  3. D44.

  4. D15.

  5. D25.

  6. D35.

  7. D45.

  8. D55.

Third line
  1. D16.

  2. D26.

  3. D36.

  4. D46.

  5. D56.

  6. D66.

Repeat this set of data lines as often as necessary to define the data for element numbers or element sets.

Data lines to define a distribution of initial contact clearances

First line
  1. Node number or node set. Default data are not allowed.

  2. Initial clearance.

Repeat this data line as often as necessary.

Data lines to define a distribution of isotropic elastic moduli

First line
  1. Blank space to define default data for the first use of this data line. Element number or element set for subsequent uses of this data line.

  2. E.

  3. ν.

Repeat this data line as often as necessary to define the data for element numbers or element sets.

Data lines to define a distribution of orthotropic elastic moduli

First line
  1. Blank space to define default data for the first use of this data line. Element number or element set for subsequent uses of this data line.

  2. D1111.

  3. D1122.

  4. D2222.

  5. D1133.

  6. D2233.

  7. D3333.

  8. D1212.

Second line
  1. D1313.

  2. D2323.

Repeat this set of data lines as often as necessary to define data for element numbers or element sets.

Data lines to define a distribution of orthotropic elastic moduli using engineering constants

First line
  1. Blank space to define default data for the first use of this data line. Element number or element set for subsequent uses of this data line.

  2. E1.

  3. E2.

  4. E3.

  5. ν12.

  6. ν13.

  7. ν23.

  8. G12.

Second line
  1. G13.

  2. G23.

Repeat this set of data lines as often as necessary to define the data for element numbers or element sets.

Data lines to define a distribution of orthotropic elastic moduli in plane stress

First line
  1. Blank space to define default data for the first use of this data line. Element number or element set for subsequent data lines.

  2. E1.

  3. E2.

  4. ν12.

  5. G12.

  6. G13. This shear modulus is needed to define transverse shear behavior in shells.

  7. G23. This shear modulus is needed to define transverse shear behavior in shells.

Repeat this data line as often as necessary to define the data for element numbers or element sets.

Data lines to define a distribution of anisotropic elastic moduli

First line
  1. Blank space to define default data for the first use of this data line. Element number or element set for subsequent uses of this data line.

  2. D1111.

  3. D1122.

  4. D2222.

  5. D1133.

  6. D2233.

  7. D3333.

  8. D1112.

Second line
  1. D2212.

  2. D3312.

  3. D1212.

  4. D1113.

  5. D2213.

  6. D3313.

  7. D1213.

  8. D1313.

Third line
  1. D1123.

  2. D2223.

  3. D3323.

  4. D1223.

  5. D1323.

  6. D2323.

Repeat this set of data lines as often as necessary to define the data for element numbers or element sets.

Data lines to define a distribution of mass density

First line
  1. Blank space to define default data for the first use of this data line. Element number or element set for subsequent data lines.

  2. Density.

Repeat this data line as often as necessary to define the data for element numbers or element sets.

Data lines to define a distribution of isotropic thermal expansion

First line
  1. Blank space to define default data for the first use of this data line. Element number or element set for subsequent data lines.

  2. α.

Repeat this data line as often as necessary to define the data for element numbers or element sets.

Data lines to define a distribution of orthotropic thermal expansion

First line
  1. Blank space to define default data for the first use of this data line. Element number or element set for subsequent data lines.

  2. α11.

  3. α22.

  4. α33. (Not used for plane stress case.)

Repeat this data line as often as necessary to define the data for element numbers or element sets.

Data lines to define a distribution of anisotropic thermal expansion

First line
  1. Blank space to define default data for the first use of this data line. Element number or element set for subsequent data lines.

  2. α11.

  3. α22.

  4. α33. (Not used for plane stress case.)

  5. α12.

  6. α13.

  7. α23.

Repeat this data line as often as necessary to define the data for element numbers or element sets.

Data lines to define a distribution of the volume fraction for a multiscale material

First line
  1. Blank space to define default data for the first use of this data line. Element number or element set for subsequent data lines.

  2. vf.

Repeat this data line as often as necessary to define the data for element numbers or element sets.

Data lines to define a distribution of the aspect ratio for a multiscale material

First line
  1. Blank space to define default data for the first use of this data line. Element number or element set for subsequent data lines.

  2. AR.

Repeat this data line as often as necessary to define the data for element numbers or element sets.

Data lines to define a distribution of the second-order orientation tensor for a multiscale material

First line
  1. Blank space to define default data for the first use of this data line. Element number or element set for subsequent data lines.

  2. a11.

  3. a22.

  4. a33.

  5. a12.

  6. a13.

  7. a23.

Repeat this data line as often as necessary to define the data for element numbers or element sets.