Axisymmetric Slide Line Element Library

This section provides a reference to the axisymmetric slide line elements available in Abaqus/Standard.

This page discusses:

 

See Also
Slide Line Contact Elements
*INTERFACE
*SLIDE LINE

Element Types

ISL21A

2-node element for use with first-order axisymmetric elements

ISL22A

3-node element for use with second-order axisymmetric elements

Active Degrees of Freedom

1, 2 at the nodes

Additional Solution Variables

Two additional variables at each node relating to the contact stresses.

Nodal Coordinates Required

r, z

Element Property Definition

Element-Based Loading

None.

Element Output

Stress Components

S11

Pressure between the node on the body and the slide line with which it interacts.

S12

Shear stress between the node on the body and the slide line with which it interacts.

Strain Components

E11

Separation between the node on the body and the slide line.

E12

Accumulated relative tangential displacement between the node on the body and the slide line.

Node Ordering and Integration Point Numbering