Nodal thicknesses

Nodal thicknesses are used to define continuously varying thicknesses for:

  • shell structures;

  • membrane structures; or

  • in Abaqus/Explicit rigid elements.

The following topics are discussed:

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Membrane elements
Using a shell section integrated during the analysis to define the section behavior
Using a general shell section to define the section behavior
*NODAL THICKNESS
*MEMBRANE SECTION
*RIGID BODY
*SHELL GENERAL SECTION
*SHELL SECTION

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