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*ACOUSTIC CONTRIBUTION

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data line to select the natural eigenmodes for the modal contribution factors

*ACOUSTIC FLOW VELOCITY

Required, mutually exclusive parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to define translational flow velocity (TRANSLATION)

Data lines to define rotational flow velocity (ROTATION)

*ACOUSTIC MEDIUM

Optional, mutually exclusive parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the bulk modulus of an acoustic material

Data lines to define the cavitation pressure limit of an acoustic material

Data line to define the complex bulk modulus of an acoustic material

Data line to define the complex density of an acoustic material

Data lines to define the volumetric drag of an acoustic material

Data line when POROUS MODEL=DELANY BAZLEY, DELANY-BAZLEY, or MIKI

Data line when POROUS MODEL=BIOT-ATALLA

Data lines when POROUS MODEL=BIOT-JOHNSON

*ACOUSTIC WAVE FORMULATION

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*ACTIVATE ELEMENTS

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to define progressive element activation

*ADAPTIVE MESH

At least one of the following parameters is required

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*ADAPTIVE MESH CONSTRAINT

Optional parameters

Data lines to prescribe mesh motions that are independent of the material (CONSTRAINT TYPE=SPATIAL)

Data lines to define nodes that must follow the material (CONSTRAINT TYPE=LAGRANGIAN)

*ADAPTIVE MESH CONTROLS

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data line to define weights for combining the mesh smoothing methods in Abaqus/Explicit analyses

Data line to define weights for combining the mesh smoothing methods in Abaqus/Standard analyses

*ADAPTIVE MESH REFINEMENT

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the criteria used in the mesh refinement when ENHANCED CONTACT=NO

There are no data lines if ENHANCED CONTACT=YES

*ADJUST

Adjusting nodes so that the nodes lie on a given surface

Adjusting nodes using a distribution of adjustments

*AMPLITUDE

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Required parameter for DEFINITION=EQUALLY SPACED

Optional parameter for DEFINITION=EQUALLY SPACED

Optional parameter for DEFINITION=TABULAR or DEFINITION=EQUALLY SPACED

Optional parameters for DEFINITION=USER

Data lines for DEFINITION=TABULAR or DEFINITION=SMOOTH STEP with four data points (eight entries) per line

Data lines for DEFINITION=TABULAR or DEFINITION=SMOOTH STEP with one data pair (two entries) per line

Data lines for DEFINITION=EQUALLY SPACED with eight values per line

Data lines for DEFINITION=EQUALLY SPACED with one value per line

Data lines to define periodic data (DEFINITION=PERIODIC)

Data line to define modulated data (DEFINITION=MODULATED)

Data line to define exponential decay (DEFINITION=DECAY)

Data line to define a solution-dependent amplitude (DEFINITION=SOLUTION DEPENDENT)

Data lines to define bubble loading (DEFINITION=BUBBLE)

Data lines to define user amplitude properties when PROPERTIES is specified with DEFINITION=USER

There are no data lines if DEFINITION=ACTUATOR

*ANISOTROPIC HYPERELASTIC

Optional, mutually exclusive parameters

Required parameters if the USER parameter is included

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the material constants for the FUNG-ANISOTROPIC model

Data lines to define the material constants for the FUNG-ORTHOTROPIC model

Data lines to define the material constants for the HOLZAPFEL model

Data lines to define the material properties for the USER anisotropic hyperelasticity model

*ANNEAL

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*ANNEAL TEMPERATURE

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the annealing temperature

*AQUA

Optional parameters

Data lines to define fluid properties and a steady current

*ASSEMBLY

Required parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*ASYMMETRIC-AXISYMMETRIC

Required parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*AXIAL

Optional parameters (if neither ELASTIC nor LINEAR is included, elastic-plastic response is assumed)

Data lines if the LINEAR parameter is included

Data lines if the LINEAR parameter is omitted

B

*BASELINE CORRECTION

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines to define the correction intervals (optional; if no data lines are given, the baseline correction treats the entire time of the amplitude definition as a single correction interval)

*BASE MOTION

Required parameters

Required parameter for MODAL DYNAMIC and STEADY STATE DYNAMICS analyses

Optional parameters

Optional, mutually exclusive parameters for steady-state dynamics analysis

There are no data lines associated with this option unless a primary base motion defines rotation about a point that is not the origin of the coordinate system

Data line to define the center of rotation for a prescribed rotation

*BEAM ADDED INERTIA

Optional parameters

Data line to define additional beam inertia

*BEAM FLUID INERTIA

Optional, mutually exclusive parameters

Data line to define beam fluid inertia

*BEAM GENERAL SECTION

Required parameters

Required parameter in Abaqus/Explicit, optional parameter in Abaqus/Standard

Optional parameters

Data lines for SECTION=GENERAL

Data lines for SECTION=GENERAL if the TAPER parameter is included

Data lines for SECTION=NONLINEAR GENERAL

Data lines for SECTION=MESHED

Data lines for BOX, CHANNEL, CIRC, HAT, HEX, I, L, PIPE, RECT, and TRAPEZOID sections

Data lines for BOX, CHANNEL, CIRC, HAT, HEX, I, L, PIPE, RECT, and TRAPEZOID sections if the TAPER parameter is included

Data lines for SECTION=ARBITRARY

*BEAM SECTION

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines for BOX, CIRC, HEX, I, L, PIPE, RECT, THICK PIPE, and TRAPEZOID sections

Data lines for ARBITRARY sections

Data lines for ELBOW sections

*BEAM SECTION GENERATE

There are no parameters or data lines associated with this option.

*BEAM SECTION OFFSET

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data line to define the offset of the section origin

*BIAXIAL TEST DATA

Using biaxial test data to define a hyperelastic material

Using biaxial test data to define an elastomeric foam

Using biaxial test data to define the Mullins effect material model

*BLOCKAGE

There are no parameters or data lines associated with this option.

*BOND

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines to define spot welds with the time to failure model

Data lines to define spot welds with the damaged model

*BOUNDARY

Prescribing boundary conditions at nodes

Defining primary and secondary bases for modal superposition procedures

Submodel boundary conditions

*BRITTLE CRACKING

Optional parameters

Data lines if the TYPE=STRAIN parameter is included (default)

Data lines if the TYPE=DISPLACEMENT parameter is included

Data lines if the TYPE=GFI parameter is included

*BRITTLE FAILURE

Optional parameters

Data lines if TYPE=STRAIN (default) is used on the BRITTLE CRACKING option

Data lines if TYPE=DISPLACEMENT or GFI is included on the BRITTLE CRACKING option

*BRITTLE SHEAR

Optional parameters

Data lines if the TYPE=RETENTION FACTOR parameter is included (default)

Data lines if the TYPE=POWER LAW parameter is included

*BUCKLE

Optional parameters

Data line for an eigenvalue buckling analysis when EIGENSOLVER=SUBSPACE

Data line for an eigenvalue buckling analysis when EIGENSOLVER=LANCZOS

*BUCKLING ENVELOPE

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data line to define the buckling strut envelope

*BUCKLING LENGTH

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data line to define the buckling length coefficients

*BUCKLING REDUCTION FACTORS

Optional parameters

Data line to define the buckling reduction coefficients

*BULK VISCOSITY

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data line to define the bulk viscosity parameters

C

*C ADDED MASS

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines to define concentrated fluid added mass

*CAPACITY

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data line for TYPE=POLYNOMIAL

Data lines for TYPE=TABULAR

*CAP CREEP

Optional parameters

Data lines for LAW=TIME or LAW=STRAIN

Data lines for LAW=SINGHM

Data lines for LAW=POWER LAW

Data lines for LAW=TIME POWER LAW

*CAP HARDENING

Optional parameters

Data lines to define Drucker-Prager/Cap plasticity hardening

*CAP PLASTICITY

Optional parameters

Data lines to define Drucker-Prager/Cap plasticity yield surface parameters

*CAST IRON COMPRESSION HARDENING

Optional parameters

Data lines to define compression hardening

*CAST IRON PLASTICITY

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the plastic “Poisson's ratio”

*CAST IRON TENSION HARDENING

Optional parameters

Data lines to define tension hardening

*CAVITY DEFINITION

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to define a cavity for thermal radiation using surfaces with defined surface properties (default)

Data lines to define a cavity when the SET PROPERTY parameter is included

*CECHARGE

Optional parameters

Optional, mutually exclusive parameters for matrix generation and direct-solution steady-state dynamics analysis

Data lines to define concentrated electric charges

*CECURRENT

Optional parameters

Data lines to define concentrated current at nodes

*CENTROID

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data line to define the position of the centroid

*CFILM

Optional parameters

Data lines to define sink temperatures and film coefficients

Data lines to define sink temperatures and film coefficients when PHANTOM=NODE

Data lines to define sink temperatures and film coefficients when PHANTOM=EDGE

*CFLOW

Optional parameters

Data lines to define concentrated flow when the PHANTOM parameter is not used

Data lines to define concentrated flow when PHANTOM=NODE

Data lines to define concentrated flow when PHANTOM=EDGE

Data lines to define concentrated flow when PHANTOM=INCLUDED

*CFLUX

Required parameter for reading concentrated nodal flux from an output database file

Optional parameters

Data lines to define a concentrated flux

Data lines to define a concentrated flux when PHANTOM=NODE

Data lines to define a concentrated flux when PHANTOM=EDGE

*CHANGE FRICTION

Required, mutually exclusive parameters

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*CHARACTERISTIC LENGTH

Optional parameters

Optional parameters for use with DEFINITION=USER

No data lines are needed for DEFINITION=GEOMETRIC MEAN

Data lines for DEFINITION=USER when the PROPERTIES parameter is specified

*CLAY HARDENING

Optional parameters

Data lines to define hardening for Cam-clay plasticity

*CLAY PLASTICITY

Optional parameters

Data lines to define Cam-clay plasticity

*CLEARANCE

Required parameter for Abaqus/Explicit analyses

Required parameter for defining initial clearances for general contact in Abaqus/Standard

Required parameters for defining initial clearances for contact pairs in Abaqus/Standard

Required, mutually exclusive parameters

Optional parameters when the TABULAR parameter is included

Optional parameters when the TABULAR and BOLT parameter are included

Data lines if the TABULAR parameter is included with neither the INPUT parameter nor the BOLT parameter

Data lines if both the TABULAR parameter and the BOLT parameter are included without the INPUT parameter (see figures below)

To define a clearance value by using the VALUE parameter

*CLOAD

Applying concentrated loads

Applying Abaqus/Aqua loads

*COHESIVE BEHAVIOR

Optional, mutually exclusive parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to define uncoupled traction separation behavior (TYPE=UNCOUPLED)

Data lines to define coupled traction separation behavior (TYPE=COUPLED)

*COHESIVE SECTION

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data line to define the attributes of cohesive elements

*COMBINATORIAL RULE

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*COMBINED TEST DATA

Optional parameters

Data lines to specify creep test data

Data lines to specify relaxation test data

*COMPLEX FREQUENCY

Optional parameters

Optional, mutually exclusive parameters

Data line for complex eigenvalue extraction

*COMPOSITE MODAL DAMPING

Optional parameters

Data lines to define a fraction of critical damping

*CONCENTRATION TENSOR

Optional parameters

Data lines to define components of the second-order conductivity concentration tensor (TYPE=CONDUCTIVITY)

Data lines to define components of the fourth-order strain concentration tensor (TYPE=STRAIN)

*CONCRETE

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the concrete properties

*CONCRETE COMPRESSION DAMAGE

Optional parameters

Data lines to define compression damage

*CONCRETE COMPRESSION HARDENING

Optional parameters

Data lines to define compressive hardening

*CONCRETE DAMAGED PLASTICITY

Optional parameters

Data lines to define concrete damaged plasticity flow potential, yield surface, and viscosity parameters

*CONCRETE FAILURE

Optional parameters

Data lines if the tensile failure is defined based on a tensile cracking strain criterion (TYPE=STRAIN)

Data lines if the tensile failure is defined based on a tensile cracking displacement criterion (TYPE=DISPLACEMENT)

*CONCRETE TENSION DAMAGE

Optional parameters

Data lines if the tensile damage is specified as a function of cracking strain (TYPE=STRAIN)

Data lines if the tensile damage is specified as a function of cracking displacement (TYPE=DISPLACEMENT)

*CONCRETE TENSION STIFFENING

Optional parameters

Data lines if the TYPE=STRAIN parameter is included (default)

Data lines if the TYPE=DISPLACEMENT parameter is included

Data lines if the TYPE=GFI parameter is included

*CONDUCTIVITY

Optional parameters

Data lines to define isotropic thermal conductivity (TYPE=ISO)

Data lines to define orthotropic thermal conductivity (TYPE=ORTHO)

Data lines to define anisotropic thermal conductivity (TYPE=ANISO)

*CONNECTOR BEHAVIOR

Required parameters

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*CONNECTOR CONSTITUTIVE REFERENCE

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data line to define reference lengths and angles

*CONNECTOR DAMAGE EVOLUTION

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the damage evolution for TYPE=MOTION, SOFTENING=LINEAR

Data lines to define the damage evolution for TYPE=MOTION, SOFTENING=EXPONENTIAL

Data lines to define the damage evolution for TYPE=MOTION, SOFTENING=TABULAR

Data lines to define the damage evolution for TYPE=ENERGY

*CONNECTOR DAMAGE INITIATION

Optional parameters

Data lines for CRITERION=FORCE

Data lines for CRITERION=MOTION

Data lines for CRITERION=PLASTIC MOTION

*CONNECTOR DAMPING

Optional parameters

Optional parameters for TYPE=VISCOUS

Data lines to define linear uncoupled viscous damping behavior (TYPE=VISCOUS, COMPONENT with the NONLINEAR parameter omitted)

Data lines to define linear coupled viscous damping behavior (TYPE=VISCOUS with the COMPONENT, NONLINEAR, and UNSYMM parameters omitted; all 21 damping constants must be specified, regardless of whether temperature or field variable dependencies are included)

Data lines to define linear coupled viscous damping behavior with frequency dependence (TYPE=VISCOUS with the COMPONENT, NONLINEAR, and UNSYMM parameters omitted, and FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE=ON; all 21 damping constants must be specified, regardless of whether frequency, temperature, or field variable dependencies are included)

Data lines to define linear coupled viscous damping behavior using unsymmetric storage (the COMPONENT and NONLINEAR parameters are omitted and UNSYMM is included; all 36 damping constants must be specified, regardless of whether temperature or field variable dependencies are included)

Data lines to define linear coupled viscous damping behavior using unsymmetric storage and frequency dependence (the COMPONENT and NONLINEAR parameters are omitted, the UNSYMM parameter is included, and FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE=ON; all 36 damping constants must be specified, regardless of whether frequency, temperature, or field variable dependencies are included)

Data lines to define nonlinear viscous damping behavior that depends on the velocity in the direction of the specified component of relative motion (TYPE=VISCOUS, COMPONENT, NONLINEAR with the INDEPENDENT COMPONENTS parameter omitted)

Data lines to define linear viscous damping behavior that depends on the relative displacement, positions, or motions in several component directions (TYPE=VISCOUS, COMPONENT, NONLINEAR, INDEPENDENT COMPONENTS)

Data lines to define linear, uncoupled structural damping behavior (TYPE=STRUCTURAL, COMPONENT)

Data lines to define linear, coupled structural damping behavior (TYPE=STRUCTURAL with the COMPONENT parameter omitted)

*CONNECTOR DERIVED COMPONENT

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the derived component if the INDEPENDENT COMPONENTS parameter is omitted

Data lines to define the derived component if the INDEPENDENT COMPONENTS parameter is included

*CONNECTOR ELASTICITY

Optional parameters

Data lines to define linear uncoupled elastic behavior (the COMPONENT parameter is included and the NONLINEAR parameter is omitted)

Data lines to define linear coupled elastic behavior (the COMPONENT, NONLINEAR, and UNSYMM parameters are omitted; all 21 elasticity constants must be specified, regardless of whether temperature or field variable dependencies are included)

Data lines to define linear coupled elastic behavior with frequency dependence (the COMPONENT, NONLINEAR, and UNSYMM parameters are omitted, and FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE=ON; all 21 stiffness constants must be specified, regardless of whether frequency, temperature, or field variable dependencies are included)

Data lines to define the linear coupled stiffness matrix using unsymmetric storage (the COMPONENT and NONLINEAR parameters are omitted and the UNSYMM parameter is included; all 36 stiffness constants must be specified, regardless of whether temperature or field variable dependencies are included)

Data lines to define the linear coupled stiffness matrix using unsymmetric storage and frequency dependence (the COMPONENT and NONLINEAR parameters are omitted, the UNSYMM parameter is included, and FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE=ON; all 36 stiffness constants must be specified, regardless of whether frequency, temperature, or field variable dependencies are included)

Data lines to define nonlinear elastic behavior that depends on the displacement/rotation in the direction of the specified component of relative motion (the COMPONENT and NONLINEAR parameters are included and the INDEPENDENT COMPONENTS parameter is omitted)

Data lines to define nonlinear elastic behavior that depends on the relative positions or motions in several component directions (the COMPONENT, NONLINEAR, and INDEPENDENT COMPONENTS parameters are included)

Data lines to define rigid-like elastic behavior if the COMPONENT parameter is omitted

*CONNECTOR FAILURE

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data line to define the failure criterion

*CONNECTOR FRICTION

Optional parameters

Optional parameters used to specify user-defined friction (mutually exclusive with the PREDEFINED parameter)

Data line to define the parameters (geometric constants and internal contact forces) for predefined frictional behavior (the PREDEFINED parameter is included)

Data lines to define the internal contact forces for user-defined friction that does not depend on the relative positions or motions in one or more component directions (both the PREDEFINED and INDEPENDENT COMPONENTS parameters are omitted)

Data lines to define the internal contact forces for user-defined friction that depends on the relative positions or motions in one or more component directions (the PREDEFINED parameter is omitted and the INDEPENDENT COMPONENTS parameter is included)

*CONNECTOR HARDENING

Optional parameters

Data lines for TYPE=ISOTROPIC, DEFINITION=TABULAR

Data lines for TYPE=ISOTROPIC, DEFINITION=EXPONENTIAL LAW

Data lines for TYPE=KINEMATIC, DEFINITION=HALF CYCLE

Data lines for TYPE=KINEMATIC, DEFINITION=STABILIZED

Data lines for TYPE=KINEMATIC, DEFINITION=PARAMETERS

*CONNECTOR LOAD

Optional parameters

Optional, mutally exclusive parameters for matrix generation and steady-state dynamics analysis (direct, modal, or subspace)

Data lines to define connector loads for specific components of relative motion

*CONNECTOR LOCK

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data line to define the locking criterion

*CONNECTOR MOTION

Optional parameters (history data only)

Optional, mutually exclusive parameters (history data only)

Optional, mutually exclusive parameters for matrix generation and direct-solution steady-state dynamics analysis (history data only)

Data lines to prescribe connector motion

*CONNECTOR PLASTICITY

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*CONNECTOR POTENTIAL

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the potential

*CONNECTOR SECTION

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the connection attributes

*CONNECTOR STOP

Required parameters

Data line to define connector stops

*CONNECTOR UNIAXIAL BEHAVIOR

Required parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*CONSTITUENT

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data line to define constituent properties with aligned directions (DIRECTION=FIXED)

Data line to define constituent properties with specified second-order orientation tensor (DIRECTION=ORIENTATION TENSOR)

Data line to define constituent properties with random orientation (DIRECTION=RANDOM3D)

*CONSTRAINT CONTROLS

Optional and mutually exclusive parameters (model data only)

Optional parameters (history data only)

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*CONTACT

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*CONTACT CLEARANCE

Required parameters

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*CONTACT CLEARANCE ASSIGNMENT

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines to define nondefault contact clearances

*CONTACT CONTROLS

Specifying additional controls for contact in an Abaqus/Standard analysis

Specifying additional controls for contact in an Abaqus/Explicit analysis

*CONTACT CONTROLS ASSIGNMENT

Required, mutually exclusive parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines for AUTOMATIC OVERCLOSURE RESOLUTION

No data lines are used with this option when the NODAL EROSION parameter is specified

Data lines for TYPE=FOLD TRACKING

Data lines for TYPE=FOLD INVERSION CHECK

Data lines for TYPE=SCALE PENALTY

*CONTACT DAMPING

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data line to define viscous damping in the normal direction between the contacting surfaces

*CONTACT EXCLUSIONS

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines to specify contact exclusions

*CONTACT FILE

Optional parameters

Data lines to request contact variable output in the results file

*CONTACT FORMULATION

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to control main-secondary roles for contact interactions in Abaqus/Standard

Data lines to assign pure main-secondary roles to contact interactions in Abaqus/Explicit

Data lines to assign polarity to contact interactions in Abaqus/Explicit

Data lines to control the smoothness of the surface-to-surface formulation upon sliding for contact interactions in Abaqus/Standard

Data lines to specify the small-sliding tracking approach for contact interactions in Abaqus/Standard

There are no data lines to control the edge-to-edge (beam-to-beam) contact formulations in Abaqus/Standard

*CONTACT INCLUSIONS

Optional parameters

Data lines to specify contact inclusions if the ALL EXTERIOR parameter is omitted

*CONTACT INITIALIZATION ASSIGNMENT

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines to assign nondefault contact initialization methods

*CONTACT INITIALIZATION DATA

Required parameters

Optional, mutually exclusive parameters

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*CONTACT INTERFERENCE

Optional parameters

Data lines to define an allowable contact interference for a contact pair (TYPE=CONTACT PAIR)

Data lines to define an allowable contact interference for contact elements (TYPE=ELEMENT)

*CONTACT OUTPUT

One of the following mutually exclusive parameters is required when the CONTACT OUTPUT option is used in conjunction with the OUTPUT, HISTORY option in an Abaqus/Explicit analysis

Optional parameter when the SURFACE parameter is included

Optional parameters when the CONTACT OUTPUT option is used in conjunction with the OUTPUT, FIELD option in an Abaqus/Explicit analysis

Optional parameter when the SURFACE parameter is included

Optional parameter in Abaqus/Explicit analyses

Optional parameters in Abaqus/Standard analyses

Data lines to request contact output

*CONTACT PAIR

Defining contacting surfaces in an Abaqus/Standard analysis

Defining contacting surfaces in an Abaqus/Explicit analysis

*CONTACT PERMEABILITY

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the contact permeability, k, directly

*CONTACT PRINT

Optional parameters

Data lines to request contact variable output in the data file

*CONTACT PROPERTY ASSIGNMENT

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines to assign nondefault contact properties

*CONTACT RESPONSE

Optional parameters

Data lines to request contact sensitivity output

*CONTACT STABILIZATION

Optional parameters

Data lines if the RESET parameter is omitted

Data line if SCALE FACTOR=USER ADAPTIVE

*CONTOUR INTEGRAL

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines if the NORMAL parameter is included but the CRACK TIP NODES and XFEM parameters are both omitted

Data lines if the NORMAL, CRACK TIP NODES, and XFEM parameters are all omitted

Data lines if the NORMAL and CRACK TIP NODES parameters are both included but the XFEM parameter is omitted

Data lines if the NORMAL and XFEM parameters are both omitted but the CRACK TIP NODES parameter is included

No data lines are needed if the XFEM parameter is included

*CONTROLS

Required, mutually exclusive parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines for PARAMETERS=FIELD

Data line for PARAMETERS=CONSTRAINTS

Data line for PARAMETERS=LINE SEARCH

Data lines for PARAMETERS=TIME INCREMENTATION

Data line for TYPE=DIRECT CYCLIC

Data line for TYPE=NO CUTBACK SCALING

Data line for TYPE=VCCT LINEAR SCALING

*CONWEP CHARGE PROPERTY

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines to define the CONWEP charge properties

*CORRELATION

Required parameter for TYPE=CORRELATED and TYPE=UNCORRELATED

Optional parameters

Data lines for TYPE=CORRELATED or TYPE=UNCORRELATED

Data lines if the USER parameter is included

Data lines for TYPE=MOVING NOISE

*CO-SIMULATION

Required parameters

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*CO-SIMULATION CONTROLS

Required parameters

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*CO-SIMULATION REGION

Defining a co-simulation region for CO-SIMULATION, PROGRAM=MULTIPHYSICS

Defining a co-simulation region for CO-SIMULATION, PROGRAM=ABAQUS

*COUPLED TEMPERATURE-DISPLACEMENT

Optional parameters

Optional parameters to control time incrementation in transient analysis

Data line to control incrementation in a fully coupled thermal-stress analysis

*COUPLED THERMAL-ELECTRICAL

Optional parameters

Data line to define incrementation and steady state

*COUPLED THERMAL-ELECTROCHEMICAL

Optional parameters

Data line to define incrementation

*COUPLING

Required parameters

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*CRADIATE

Optional parameters

Data lines to define radiation conditions

Data lines to define radiation conditions when PHANTOM=NODE

Data lines to define radiation conditions when PHANTOM=EDGE

*CREEP

Optional parameters

Data lines for LAW=TIME or LAW=STRAIN

Data lines for LAW=HYPERB

Data lines for LAW=ANAND

Data lines for LAW=DARVEAUX

Data lines for LAW=DOUBLE POWER

Data lines for LAW=POWER LAW

Data lines for LAW=TIME POWER LAW

*CREEP STRAIN RATE CONTROL

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to define load control parameters

*CRUSHABLE FOAM

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the crushable foam plasticity model with volumetric hardening (HARDENING=VOLUMETRIC)

Data lines to define the crushable foam plasticity model with isotropic hardening (HARDENING=ISOTROPIC)

*CRUSH STRESS

Optional parameters

Data lines to define crush stress

*CRUSH STRESS VELOCITY FACTOR

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines to define velocity-dependent crush factors

*CRUSHABLE FOAM HARDENING

Optional parameters

Data lines to define crushable foam hardening

*CYCLED PLASTIC

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines to specify cycled yield stress data

*CYCLIC

Required parameters

Data line to define cyclic symmetry for a two-dimensional cavity (TYPE=POINT)

Data lines to define cyclic symmetry for a three-dimensional cavity (TYPE=AXIS)

*CYCLIC HARDENING

Optional parameters

Optional parameter for use with the USER parameter

Optional parameters if neither PARAMETERS nor USER is included

Data lines to give tabular material data

Data lines to define the material parameters directly (PARAMETERS)

Data lines for USER with PROPERTIES

*CYCLIC SYMMETRY MODEL

Required parameters

Data line to define the axis of cyclic symmetry

D

*D ADDED MASS

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines to define distributed fluid added mass

Data lines to define concentrated fluid added mass

*DAMAGE EVOLUTION

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to specify damage evolution for TYPE=DISPLACEMENT, SOFTENING=LINEAR without the MIXED MODE BEHAVIOR and the RATE DEPENDENT parameters

Data lines to specify damage evolution for TYPE=DISPLACEMENT, SOFTENING=LINEAR, RATE DEPENDENT without the MIXED MODE BEHAVIOR parameter

Data lines to specify damage evolution for TYPE=ENERGY, SOFTENING=LINEAR without the MIXED MODE BEHAVIOR and the RATE DEPENDENT parameters

Data lines to specify damage evolution for TYPE=ENERGY, SOFTENING=LINEAR, RATE DEPENDENT without the MIXED MODE BEHAVIOR parameter

Data lines to specify damage evolution for TYPE=DISPLACEMENT, SOFTENING=LINEAR, MIXED MODE BEHAVIOR=TABULAR and without the RATE DEPENDENT parameter

Data lines to specify damage evolution for TYPE=DISPLACEMENT, SOFTENING=LINEAR, MIXED MODE BEHAVIOR=TABULAR, RATE DEPENDENT

Data lines to specify damage evolution for TYPE=ENERGY, SOFTENING=LINEAR, MIXED MODE BEHAVIOR=TABULAR and without the RATE DEPENDENT parameter

Data lines to specify damage evolution for TYPE=ENERGY, SOFTENING=LINEAR, MIXED MODE BEHAVIOR=TABULAR, RATE DEPENDENT

Data lines to specify damage evolution for TYPE=DISPLACEMENT, SOFTENING=EXPONENTIAL without the MIXED MODE BEHAVIOR and the RATE DEPENDENT parameters

Data lines to specify damage evolution for TYPE=DISPLACEMENT, SOFTENING=EXPONENTIAL, RATE DEPENDENT without the MIXED MODE BEHAVIOR parameter

Data lines to specify damage evolution for TYPE=ENERGY, SOFTENING=EXPONENTIAL without the MIXED MODE BEHAVIOR and the RATE DEPENDENT parameters

Data lines to specify damage evolution for TYPE=ENERGY, SOFTENING=EXPONENTIAL, RATE DEPENDENT without the MIXED MODE BEHAVIOR parameter

Data lines to specify damage evolution for TYPE=DISPLACEMENT, SOFTENING=EXPONENTIAL, MIXED MODE BEHAVIOR=TABULAR and without the RATE DEPENDENT parameter

Data lines to specify damage evolution for TYPE=DISPLACEMENT, SOFTENING=EXPONENTIAL, MIXED MODE BEHAVIOR=TABULAR, RATE DEPENDENT

Data lines to specify damage evolution for TYPE=ENERGY, SOFTENING=EXPONENTIAL, MIXED MODE BEHAVIOR=TABULAR and without the RATE DEPENDENT parameter

Data lines to specify damage evolution for TYPE=ENERGY, SOFTENING=EXPONENTIAL, MIXED MODE BEHAVIOR=TABULAR, RATE DEPENDENT

Data lines to specify damage evolution for TYPE=DISPLACEMENT, SOFTENING=TABULAR without the MIXED MODE BEHAVIOR and the RATE DEPENDENT parameters

Data lines to specify damage evolution for TYPE=DISPLACEMENT, SOFTENING=TABULAR, RATE DEPENDENT without the MIXED MODE BEHAVIOR parameter

Data lines to specify damage evolution for TYPE=DISPLACEMENT, SOFTENING=TABULAR, MIXED MODE BEHAVIOR=TABULAR and without the RATE DEPENDENT parameter

Data lines to specify damage evolution for TYPE=DISPLACEMENT, SOFTENING=TABULAR, MIXED MODE BEHAVIOR=TABULAR, RATE DEPENDENT

Data lines to specify damage evolution for TYPE=ENERGY, SOFTENING=LINEAR or EXPONENTIAL, MIXED MODE BEHAVIOR=POWER LAW or BK and without the RATE DEPENDENT parameter

Data lines to specify damage evolution for TYPE=ENERGY, SOFTENING=LINEAR or EXPONENTIAL, MIXED MODE BEHAVIOR=POWER LAW or BK, RATE DEPENDENT

Data lines to specify damage evolution for TYPE=ENERGY, SOFTENING=LINEAR for the damage model for unidirectional fiber-reinforced materials

Data lines to specify damage evolution for TYPE=ENERGY, SOFTENING=EXPONENTIAL for the damage model for bidirectional fabric-reinforced materials

Data lines to specify damage evolution for TYPE=HYSTERESIS ENERGY in a low-cycle fatigue analysis

*DAMAGE INITIATION

Defining damage initiation as a material property

Defining damage initiation as part of a contact property model

*DAMAGE STABILIZATION

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines to define viscosity coefficients for fiber-reinforced materials

Data line to define viscosity coefficients for surfaced-based traction-separation behavior or cohesive behavior in enriched elements

*DAMPING

Optional parameters

Data lines to define temperature and/or field variable-dependent mass proportional damping (ALPHA=TABULAR) in Abaqus/Explicit

Data lines to define temperature-dependent mass proportional viscous damping (ALPHA=TABULAR) in Abaqus/Standard

Data lines to define a temperature and/or field variable-dependent damping ratio in band-limited damping (BAND LIMITED=TABULAR) in Abaqus/Explicit

Data lines to define temperature and/or field variable-dependent stiffness proportional damping (BETA=TABULAR) in Abaqus/Explicit

Data lines to define temperature-dependent stiffness proportional viscous damping (BETA=TABULAR) in Abaqus/Standard

Data lines to define temperature-dependent stiffness proportional structural damping (STRUCTURAL=TABULAR) in Abaqus/Standard

Data lines to define both temperature and/or field variable-dependent mass and stiffness proportional damping (both ALPHA=TABULAR and BETA=TABULAR) in Abaqus/Explicit

Data lines to define both temperature and/or field variable-dependent mass proportional damping and band-limited damping (both ALPHA=TABULAR and BAND LIMITED=TABULAR) in Abaqus/Explicit

Data lines to define both temperature and/or field variable-dependent stiffness proportional damping and band-limited damping (both BETA=TABULAR and BAND LIMITED=TABULAR) in Abaqus/Explicit

Data lines to define temperature and/or field variable-dependent mass proportional, stiffness proportional, and band-limited damping (ALPHA=TABULAR, BETA=TABULAR, and BAND LIMITED=TABULAR) in Abaqus/Explicit

*DAMPING CONTROLS

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*DASHPOT

Required parameter if the behavior of dashpot elements is being defined

Optional parameters

Data lines to define linear dashpot behavior for DASHPOTA or ITS elements

Data lines to define nonlinear dashpot behavior for DASHPOTA or ITS elements

Data lines to define linear dashpot behavior for DASHPOT1, DASHPOT2, or JOINTC elements

Data lines to define nonlinear dashpot behavior for DASHPOT1, DASHPOT2, or JOINTC elements

*DEBOND

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the debonding amplitude curve

*DECHARGE

Optional parameters

Optional, mutually exclusive parameters for matrix generation and direct-solution, steady-state dynamics analysis

Data lines to define distributed electric charges

*DECURRENT

Optional parameters

Optional, mutually exclusive parameters for time-harmonic eddy current analyses

Data lines to define distributed electrical current densities in coupled thermal-electrical or coupled thermal-electrical-structural analyses

Data lines to define volume current densities in eddy current or magnetostatic analyses

*DEFORMATION PLASTICITY

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines to define deformation plasticity

*D EM POTENTIAL

Optional parameters

Data lines to define distributed surface magnetic vector potentials in a time-harmonic eddy current analysis

Data lines to define distributed surface magnetic vector potentials in a transient eddy current analysis or in a magnetostatic analysis

*DENSITY

Optional parameters

Data lines to define mass density

Data line to define spatially varying mass density for solid continuum elements in an Abaqus/Standard analysis using a distribution

*DEPVAR

Optional, mutually exclusive parameters

Data lines

*DESIGN GRADIENT

Required parameters

Data lines to define the design gradients

*DESIGN PARAMETER

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines to specify design parameters

*DESIGN RESPONSE

Specifying design responses for a direct design sensitivity analysis

Specifying design responses for an adjoint design sensitivity analysis

*DETONATION POINT

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines to define detonation points

*DFLOW

Optional parameters

Data lines to define uniform seepage

Data lines to define nonuniform seepage

*DFLUX

Optional parameters

Data lines to define a distributed flux

Data lines to define a nonuniform concentrated flux inside the user subroutine UMDFLUX

*DIAGNOSTICS

Defining diagnostics in an Abaqus/Explicit analysis

Defining diagnostics in an Abaqus/Standard analysis

*DIELECTRIC

Optional parameters

Data lines to define isotropic behavior (TYPE=ISO)

Data lines to define orthotropic behavior (TYPE=ORTHO)

Data lines to define anisotropic behavior (TYPE=ANISO)

*DIFFUSIVITY

Optional parameters

Data lines to define isotropic diffusivity (TYPE=ISO)

Data lines to define orthotropic diffusivity (TYPE=ORTHO)

Data lines to define anisotropic diffusivity (TYPE=ANISO)

*DIRECT CYCLIC

Optional parameters

Data line to control incrementation and Fourier representation in a direct cyclic analysis without the FATIGUE parameter

Data lines for a low-cycle fatigue analysis using the direct cyclic approach

*DISCRETE ELASTICITY

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines to define discrete elasticity

*DISCRETE SECTION

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data line for discrete elements

*DISPLAY BODY

Required parameters

Data line to specify the reference nodes (optional; if no data line is given, the display body will remain stationary during the analysis)

*DISTRIBUTING

Optional parameters

Data lines to specify the degrees of freedom to be constrained

*DISTRIBUTING COUPLING

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to specify coupling nodes and assign weight factors

*DISTRIBUTION

Required parameters

Optional parameters

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

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

Data lines to define a distribution of shell, membrane, or composite layer thickness

Date lines to define a distribution of radii for beams with a solid circular section

Data lines to define a distribution of shell offset

Data lines to define a distribution of general section stiffnesses

Data lines to define a distribution of initial contact clearances

Data lines to define a distribution of isotropic elastic moduli

Data lines to define a distribution of orthotropic elastic moduli

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

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

Data lines to define a distribution of anisotropic elastic moduli

Data lines to define a distribution of mass density

Data lines to define a distribution of isotropic thermal expansion

Data lines to define a distribution of orthotropic thermal expansion

Data lines to define a distribution of anisotropic thermal expansion

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

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

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

Data lines to define a distribution of scale factors and a quantity related to the scale factor derivatives for one of the following material attributes: mass, stiffness, and design stress; or to define a spatial distribution of scale factors for the material thermal conductivity

Data lines to define a distribution of adjustments (displacements) to nodal coordinates

Data lines to define a distribution of local material directions (or fiber directions) for an anisotropic material

*DISTRIBUTION TABLE

Required parameters

Data line to specify the distribution table label for shell or membrane thickness, beam radius for a circular cross-section beam, or initial contact clearance

Data line to specify the distribution table label for shell offset

Data lines to specify the distribution table labels for shell stiffness

Data line to specify the distribution table labels for the coordinates of points a and b used to define a local coordinate system

Data line to specify the distribution table label for an additional rotation angle used to define a local coordinate system

Data line to specify the distribution table labels for isotropic elasticity

Data lines to specify the distribution table labels for orthotropic elasticity

Data lines to specify the distribution table labels for orthotropic elasticity with engineering constants

Data line to specify the distribution table labels for orthotropic elasticity in plane stress

Data lines to specify the distribution table labels for anisotropic elasticity

Data line to specify the distribution table label for mass density

Data line to specify the distribution table label for isotropic thermal expansion

Data line to specify the distribution table labels for orthotropic thermal expansion

Data line to specify the distribution table labels for anisotropic thermal expansion

Data line to specify the distribution table labels for the second-order orientation tensor

Data line to specify the distribution table labels for a scale factor and a quantity related to the scale factor derivatives for one of the following material attributes: mass, stiffness, or design stress

Data line to specify the distribution table labels for a scale factor for material thermal conductivity

Data line to specify the distribution table labels for adjusting (displacing) nodal coordinates

Data line to specify the distribution table labels for local material directions

*DLOAD

Applying distributed loads

Loads used by Abaqus/Aqua

*DOMAIN DECOMPOSITION

Optional parameters

Data lines to define constraints on domain decomposition (when the ELSET parameter is omitted or DEFINITION=ELSET is used)

Data lines for DEFINITION=BOX

*DRAG CHAIN

Required parameters

Data line for DRAG2D elements

Data line for DRAG3D elements

*DRUCKER PRAGER

Optional parameters

Data lines to define a linear Drucker-Prager plasticity model (SHEAR CRITERION=LINEAR)

Data lines to define a hyperbolic Drucker-Prager plasticity model (SHEAR CRITERION=HYPERBOLIC)

Data lines to define a Drucker-Prager plasticity model with the exponent law (SHEAR CRITERION=EXPONENT FORM) and without test data (TEST DATA)

Data lines to define a Drucker-Prager plasticity model with the exponent law (SHEAR CRITERION=EXPONENT FORM) and with test data (TEST DATA)

*DRUCKER PRAGER CREEP

Optional parameters

Data lines for LAW=TIME or LAW=STRAIN

Data lines for LAW=SINGHM

Data lines for LAW=POWER LAW

Data lines for LAW=TIME POWER LAW

*DRUCKER PRAGER HARDENING

Optional parameters

Data lines to define Drucker-Prager hardening

*DSA CONTROLS

Optional parameters

Data lines to override the default perturbation sizing algorithm for selected design parameters (The SIZING FREQUENCY and TOLERANCE parameters will be ignored for these design parameters.)

*DSECHARGE

Optional parameters

Optional, mutually exclusive parameters for matrix generation and direct-solution, steady-state dynamics analysis

Data lines to define distributed electric charges

*DSECURRENT

Optional parameters

Optional, mutually exclusive parameters for time-harmonic eddy current analyses

Data lines to define distributed electrical current densities in coupled thermal-electrical or coupled thermal-electrical-structural analyses

Data lines to define surface current densities in eddy current or magnetostatic analyses

*DSFLOW

Optional parameters

Data lines to define uniform seepage

Data lines to define nonuniform seepage

*DSFLUX

Optional parameters

Data lines to define a distributed surface flux

*DSLOAD

Applying distributed loads

Applying submodel boundary conditions (Abaqus/Standard only)

*DYNAMIC

Defining a dynamic analysis in Abaqus/Standard

Defining a dynamic analysis in Abaqus/Explicit

*DYNAMIC TEMPERATURE-DISPLACEMENT

Required parameters

Optional, mutually exclusive parameters

Optional parameters

Data line for automatic time incrementation (global or ELEMENT BY ELEMENT estimation)

Data line for fixed time incrementation using DIRECT USER CONTROL

Data line for fixed time incrementation using FIXED TIME INCREMENTATION

E

*EIGENSTRAIN

Required parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*ELASTIC

Optional parameters

Data lines to define fully anisotropic elasticity directly (TYPE=ANISOTROPIC)

Data lines to define bilamina elasticity (TYPE=BILAMINA)

Data lines to define coupled traction separation behavior for cohesive elements (TYPE=COUPLED TRACTION)

Data lines to define orthotropic elasticity with moduli (TYPE=ENGINEERING CONSTANTS)

Data lines to define isotropic elasticity (TYPE=ISOTROPIC)

Data lines to define orthotropic elasticity in plane stress (TYPE=LAMINA)

Data lines to define orthotropic elasticity directly (TYPE=ORTHOTROPIC)

Data lines to define isotropic elastic shear behavior (TYPE=SHEAR)

Data lines to define orthotropic shear behavior for 1-DOF warping elements or uncoupled traction behavior for cohesive elements (TYPE=TRACTION)

Data line to define spatially varying elastic behavior for solid continuum elements in an Abaqus/Standard analysis using a distribution. (Distributions are supported for TYPE=ISOTROPIC, TYPE=ENGINEERING CONSTANTS, TYPE=LAMINA, TYPE=ORTHOTROPIC, and TYPE=ANISOTROPIC)

*ELCOPY

Required parameters

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY

Optional parameters

Data lines to define isotropic electrical conductivity (TYPE=ISO) if the FREQUENCY parameter is omitted

Data lines to define isotropic electrical conductivity (TYPE=ISO) if the FREQUENCY parameter is included

Data lines to define orthotropic electrical conductivity (TYPE=ORTHO) if the FREQUENCY parameter is omitted

Data lines to define orthotropic electrical conductivity (TYPE=ORTHO) if the FREQUENCY parameter is included

Data lines to define anisotropic electrical conductivity (TYPE=ANISO) if the FREQUENCY parameter is omitted

Data lines to define anisotropic electrical conductivity (TYPE=ANISO) if the FREQUENCY parameter is included

*ELECTROMAGNETIC

Required parameters

One of the following mutually exclusive parameters is required

Optional parameters

Data lines to define an electromagnetic analysis if the TIME HARMONIC parameter is included

Data lines to define an electromagnetic analysis if the TRANSIENT parameter is included

*ELEMENT

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the elements

*ELEMENT MATRIX OUTPUT

Required parameters

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*ELEMENT OPERATOR OUTPUT

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*ELEMENT OUTPUT

One of the following mutually exclusive parameters is required when the ELEMENT OUTPUT option is used in conjunction with the OUTPUT, HISTORY option, unless the request is only for whole model output variables

Optional parameters when the ELEMENT OUTPUT option is used in conjunction with the OUTPUT, FIELD option

Optional parameters

Data lines to request element output

*ELEMENT PROGRESSIVE ACTIVATION

Required parameters

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*ELEMENT RECOVERY MATRIX

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to define section point and tensor variables

*ELEMENT RESPONSE

Optional parameters

Data lines to request element sensitivity output if the USER parameter is omitted

Data lines to request element sensitivity output if the USER parameter is included

*ELEMENT SOLUTION-DEPENDENT VARIABLES

Optional parameters

Data lines

*EL FILE

Optional parameters

Data lines to request element output in the results file in an Abaqus/Standard analysis

Data lines to request element output in the selected results file in an Abaqus/Explicit analysis

*ELGEN

Optional parameters

Data lines to generate elements incrementally

*EL PRINT

Optional parameters

Data lines to request element output in the data file

*ELSET

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines if the GENERATE parameter is omitted

Data lines if the GENERATE parameter is included

*EMBEDDED ELEMENT

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the elements embedded in the host elements

Data lines to define the nodes to be embedded in the host elements (EMBED NODES)

*EMISSIVITY

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the emissivity of a surface

*END ASSEMBLY

There are no parameters or data lines associated with this option.

*END INSTANCE

There are no parameters or data lines associated with this option.

*END LOAD CASE

There are no parameters or data lines associated with this option.

*END PART

There are no parameters or data lines associated with this option.

*END STEP

There are no parameters or data lines associated with this option.

*ENERGY FILE

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*ENERGY OUTPUT

Optional parameters

Data lines to request energy output

*ENERGY PRINT

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*ENRICHMENT

Required parameters

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*ENRICHMENT ACTIVATION

Required parameters

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*EOS

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data line for an ideal gas equation of state (TYPE=IDEAL GAS)

Data lines for an ignition and growth equation of state (TYPE=IGNITION AND GROWTH)

Data line for an explosive equation of state (TYPE=JWL)

Data line for a tabulated equation of state (TYPE=TABULAR), where the volumetric strain values must be arranged in descending order

Data line for a linear equation of state (TYPE=USUP)

Data lines to define the material properties for a user-defined equation of state (TYPE=USER)

*EOS COMPACTION

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data line to define the plastic compaction behavior

*EPJOINT

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data line to define spud can geometry with SECTION=SPUD CAN

*EQUATION

Optional parameters

Data lines to define an equation

*EULERIAN BOUNDARY

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the surface where Eulerian boundary conditions are applied

*EULERIAN MESH MOTION

Required parameters

Required parameter when activating mesh motion for the first time or redefining mesh motion after OP=NEW is used

Optional parameters

Optional data lines to define bounding box constraints

*EULERIAN SECTION

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to define Eulerian elements

*EVENT SERIES

Required parameters

Required parameter for reading event series data from a SIM database (.sim) file

Optional parameters

Data lines to define event series data

Data lines to define and translate/rotate event series data

*EVENT SERIES TYPE

Required parameters

Optional data lines

*EXPANSION

Optional parameters

Data lines to define isotropic thermal expansion coefficients (TYPE=ISO with USER parameter omitted)

Data lines to define orthotropic thermal expansion coefficients (TYPE=ORTHO with USER parameter omitted)

Data lines to define anisotropic thermal expansion coefficients (TYPE=ANISO with USER parameter omitted)

Data line to define spatially varying thermal expansion in an Abaqus/Standard analysis using a distribution

To define thermal expansion by a user subroutine (USER parameter included)

Data lines to define isotropic field expansion coefficients (TYPE=ISO with USER parameter omitted)

Data lines to define orthotropic field expansion coefficients (TYPE=ORTHO with USER parameter omitted)

Data lines to define anisotropic field expansion coefficients (TYPE=ANISO with USER parameter omitted)

To define field expansion by a user subroutine (USER parameter included)

*EXTERNAL FIELD

Using an external field to define distributions and initial conditions

Using an external field to define history-dependent fields in Abaqus/Standard

Using an external field in a node-based submodel analysis in Abaqus/Standard

*EXTREME ELEMENT VALUE

Required parameters

Required, mutually exclusive parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to define element variables and the maxima or minima

*EXTREME NODE VALUE

Required parameters

Required, mutually exclusive parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to define nodal variables and the maxima or minima

*EXTREME VALUE

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

F

*FABRIC

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the material properties for the USER fabric model

*FAIL STRAIN

Optional parameters

Data lines to define strain-based failure criteria

*FAIL STRESS

Optional parameters

Data lines to define stress-based failure criteria

*FAILURE RATIOS

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the failure surface for a concrete model

*FASTENER

Required parameters

At least one of the following parameters is required

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the fastener if the default projection direction is used (ATTACHMENT METHOD=FACETOFACE)

Data lines to define the fastener if the projection direction for the first fastening point is specified by the user

*FASTENER PROPERTY

Required parameters

Data lines to specify the fastener properties

*FATIGUE

Optional parameters

Data lines to define fatigue crack growth analysis

*FIBER DISPERSION

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option in Abaqus/Explicit

Data line to define the components of the second-order orientation tensor in a local system aligned with principal directions using a distribution in Abaqus/Standard

Data line to define the components of the second-order orientation tensor in a local system aligned with principal directions in Abaqus/Standard

*FIELD

Optional parameters

Optional parameters for using the data line format

Required parameter for reading predefined field variable values from the results or output database file

Optional parameters for reading predefined field variable values from the results or output database file

Required parameter for reading predefined field variable values from the output database file

Optional parameter for reading predefined field variable values from the output database file

Required parameter for defining data in user subroutine UFIELD or VUFIELD

Optional parameters for defining data in user subroutine UFIELD or VUFIELD

Data lines to define gradients of a predefined field variable in beams and shells

Data lines to define a predefined field variable at temperature points in beams and shells

Data lines to define a predefined field variable for solid elements using the data line format

Data lines to define uniform field variable values (SECTION SPECIFICATION=UNIFORM)

To read values of a field variable from an Abaqus/Standard results or output database file

Data lines to define a field variable using user subroutine UFIELD or VUFIELD

*FIELD IMPORT

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*FIELD MAPPER CONTROLS

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to define mapping specifications

*FIELD OPERATIONS

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Optional data lines to define the repositioning of the source region from which results data are imported

*FILE FORMAT

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*FILE OUTPUT

Required parameters

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*FILM

Optional parameters

Data lines to define sink temperatures and film coefficients

*FILM PROPERTY

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the film coefficient as a function of temperature and field variables

*FILTER

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to define a Butterworth filter

Data lines to define a Type I Chebyshev filter

Data lines to define a Type II Chebyshev filter

*FIXED MASS SCALING

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*FLEXIBLE BODY

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*FLOW

Optional parameters

Data lines to define uniform seepage

Data lines to define drainage-only seepage

Data lines to define nonuniform seepage

*FLUID BEHAVIOR

Required parameters

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*FLUID BULK MODULUS

Optional parameters

Data lines to define compressibility for a hydraulic fluid

*FLUID CAVITY

Required parameters

Required, mutually exclusive parameters

Optional parameters

Data line if the BEHAVIOR parameter is included

Data lines if the MIXTURE parameter is included

*FLUID DENSITY

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data line to define the reference fluid density

*FLUID EXCHANGE

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the fluid exchange

*FLUID EXCHANGE ACTIVATION

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the fluid exchange activation

*FLUID EXCHANGE PROPERTY

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines for TYPE=BULK VISCOSITY

Data line for TYPE=ENERGY FLUX

Data lines for TYPE=ENERGY RATE LEAKAGE

Data lines for TYPE=FABRIC LEAKAGE or TYPE=ORIFICE

Data line for TYPE=MASS FLUX

Data lines for TYPE=MASS RATE LEAKAGE

Data line for TYPE=VOLUME FLUX

Data lines for TYPE=VOLUME RATE LEAKAGE

Data lines for TYPE=USER

*FLUID EXPANSION

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the thermal expansion coefficient

*FLUID FLUX

Optional parameters

Data line to define the fluid mass flow rate

*FLUID INFLATOR

Required parameters

Data line to define the fluid inflator

*FLUID INFLATOR ACTIVATION

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the fluid inflator activation

*FLUID INFLATOR MIXTURE

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to define gas species for a fluid inflator

*FLUID INFLATOR PROPERTY

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines for TYPE=DUAL PRESSURE

Data lines for TYPE=PRESSURE AND MASS

Data lines for TYPE=TANK TEST

Data lines for TYPE=TEMPERATURE AND MASS

*FLUID LEAKOFF

Optional, mutually exclusive parameters

Data lines to define fluid leak-off coefficients if the USER parameter is omitted

There are no data lines when the USER parameter is included

*FLUID PIPE CONNECTOR LOSS

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data line to define connector loss (TYPE=CONNECTION)

Data line to define connector loss (TYPE=DARBY3K)

Data line to define connector loss (TYPE=HOOPER2K)

Data line to define connector loss (TYPE=USER)

*FLUID PIPE CONNECTOR SECTION

Required parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*FLUID PIPE FLOW LOSS

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data line to define connector loss (TYPE=BLASIUS)

Data line to define connector loss (TYPE=CHURCHILL)

Data lines to define connector loss (TYPE=TABULAR)

Data line to define connector loss (TYPE=USER)

*FLUID PIPE SECTION

Required parameters

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*FOUNDATION

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines to define element foundations

*FRACTURE CRITERION

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the critical stress criterion (TYPE=CRITICAL STRESS)

Data lines to define the crack opening displacement criterion (TYPE=COD)

Data lines to define the crack length versus time criterion (TYPE=CRACK LENGTH)

Data lines to define the onset and growth of a crack for the enhanced VCCT criterion (TYPE=ENHANCED VCCT) for MIXED MODE BEHAVIOR=BK or REEDER

Data lines to define the onset and growth of a crack for the enhanced VCCT criterion (TYPE=ENHANCED VCCT) for MIXED MODE BEHAVIOR=POWER

Data lines to define the low-cycle fatigue onset and crack growth criterion (TYPE=FATIGUE) for MIXED MODE BEHAVIOR=BK or REEDER

Data lines to define the low-cycle fatigue onset and crack growth criterion (TYPE=FATIGUE) for MIXED MODE BEHAVIOR=POWER

Data lines to define fatigue crack growth criterion (TYPE=FATIGUE) for MIXED MODE BEHAVIOR=IRWIN

Data lines to define fatigue crack growth criterion (TYPE=FATIGUE) for MIXED MODE BEHAVIOR=TABULAR

Data lines to define fatigue crack growth criterion (TYPE=FATIGUE) for MIXED MODE BEHAVIOR=TABULAR, K-BASED

Data lines to define fatigue crack growth criterion (TYPE=FATIGUE) for MIXED MODE BEHAVIOR=USER

Data lines to define the VCCT criterion (TYPE=VCCT) for MIXED MODE BEHAVIOR=BK or REEDER

Data lines to define the VCCT criterion (TYPE=VCCT) for MIXED MODE BEHAVIOR=POWER

*FRAME SECTION

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines for SECTION=GENERAL

Data lines for BOX, CIRC, I, PIPE, and RECT sections

*FREQUENCY

Optional parameters

Optional parameter when EIGENSOLVER=AMS

Data line for a natural frequency extraction when EIGENSOLVER=LANCZOS

Data lines for a natural frequency extraction when EIGENSOLVER=AMS

Data line for a natural frequency extraction when EIGENSOLVER=SUBSPACE

*FRICTION

Optional, mutually exclusive parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the coefficient of friction if the USER, ROUGH, EXPONENTIAL DECAY, and ANISOTROPIC BEHAVIOR parameters are omitted

Data lines to define the coefficient of friction if the ANISOTROPIC BEHAVIOR=LEGACY parameter is used and the USER, ROUGH, and EXPONENTIAL DECAY parameters are omitted

Data lines to define the coefficient of friction if the ANISOTROPIC BEHAVIOR=SURFACE PROPERTY parameter is used and the USER, ROUGH, and EXPONENTIAL DECAY parameters are omitted

Data line to define the static and kinetic friction coefficients if the EXPONENTIAL DECAY parameter is used and the decay coefficient is specified directly

Data lines if the EXPONENTIAL DECAY and TEST DATA parameters are used

There are no data lines when the ROUGH parameter is used

Data lines to define the user subroutine properties if the PROPERTIES parameter is used

There are no data lines when the USER parameter is used without the PROPERTIES parameter

G

*GAP

Required parameters

Data line for GAPUNI and GAPUNIT elements

Data line for GAPCYL elements

Data line for GAPSPHER elements

Data line for DGAP elements

*GAP CONDUCTANCE

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the gap conductance (k) directly

There are no data lines when the USER parameter is used. Instead, define the gap conductance in user subroutine GAPCON

*GAP CONVECTION

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the temperature and/or field variable-dependent Nusselt number for TYPE=TABULAR

*GAP ELECTRICAL CONDUCTANCE

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the gap electrical conductance directly

*GAP FLOW

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the pore fluid viscosity (μ) (TYPE=NEWTONIAN)

Data lines to define the consistency, K, and exponent, α (TYPE=POWER LAW)

Data lines to define the consistency, K, and the yield stress, τ0 (TYPE=BINGHAM PLASTIC)

Data lines to define the consistency, K; exponent, α ; and yield stress, τ 0 (TYPE=HERSCHEL-BULKLEY)

*GAP HEAT GENERATION

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data line to define the gap heat generation

*GAP RADIATION

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines to define surface constants for radiative heat transfer

*GASKET BEHAVIOR

Required parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*GASKET CONTACT AREA

Optional parameters

Data lines to define a contact area for average pressure output

*GASKET ELASTICITY

Optional parameters

Data lines for COMPONENT=TRANSVERSE SHEAR

Data lines for COMPONENT=MEMBRANE

*GASKET SECTION

Required parameters

Required, mutually exclusive parameters

Optional parameters

Data line to define the attributes of gasket elements

*GASKET THICKNESS BEHAVIOR

Optional parameters

The following parameters are optional, mutually exclusive, and can be used only with DIRECTION=LOADING

Data lines to define the loading in terms of pressure versus closure (DIRECTION=LOADING and VARIABLE=STRESS)

Data lines to define the loading in terms of force or force per unit length per closure (DIRECTION=LOADING and VARIABLE=FORCE)

Data lines to define the unloading in terms of pressure versus closure for an elastic-plastic model (TYPE=ELASTIC-PLASTIC, DIRECTION=UNLOADING, and VARIABLE=STRESS)

Data lines to define the unloading in terms of force or force per unit length versus closure for an elastic-plastic model (TYPE=ELASTIC-PLASTIC, DIRECTION=UNLOADING, and VARIABLE=FORCE)

Data lines to define the unloading in terms of pressure versus closure for a damage model (TYPE=DAMAGE, DIRECTION=UNLOADING, and VARIABLE=STRESS)

Data lines to define the unloading in terms of force or force per unit length versus closure for a damage model (TYPE=DAMAGE, DIRECTION=UNLOADING, and VARIABLE=FORCE)

*GAS SPECIFIC HEAT

Optional parameters

Data lines to specify the reacted product's specific heat

*GEL

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data line to define a swelling gel

*GEOSTATIC

Optional parameters

Data line to define automatic time incrementation

*GLOBAL DAMPING

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*GLOBAL RESPONSE

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines

H

*HEADING

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines to print a heading

*HEATCAP

Required parameters

Data lines to define the capacitance magnitude

*HEAT GENERATION

Optional parameters

There are no parameters or data lines associated with this option in Abaqus/Standard analyses

Data lines to define properties in Abaqus/Explicit analyses

*HEAT TRANSFER

Optional parameters

Optional parameter for cavity radiation analysis

Data line to control incrementation and steady-state conditions in a pure heat transfer analysis

*HOURGLASS STIFFNESS

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data line to define a nondefault hourglass stiffness

*HYPERELASTIC

Optional, mutually exclusive parameters

Required parameters if the USER parameter is included

Optional parameters

To define the material behavior by giving test data

Data lines to define the material constants for the ARRUDA-BOYCE model

Data lines to define the material constants for the MOONEY-RIVLIN model

Data lines to define the material constants for the NEO HOOKE model

Data lines to define the material constants for the OGDEN strain energy potential

Data lines to define the material constants for the POLYNOMIAL strain energy potential

Data lines to define the material constants for the REDUCED POLYNOMIAL strain energy potential

Data lines to define the material properties for the USER hyperelasticity model

Data lines to define the material constants for the VAN DER WAALS model

Data lines to define the material constants for the YEOH model

*HYPERFOAM

Optional parameters

To define elastomeric foam behavior by giving test data

Data lines to define the elastic properties directly

*HYPOELASTIC

Optional parameters

Data lines to define hypoelasticity by specifying the material constants directly

To define hypoelasticity by a user subroutine

*HYSTERESIS

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data line to define the creep behavior

I

*IMPEDANCE

Required, mutually exclusive parameters

Optional parameters

Data line to define an impedance for PROPERTY, NONREFLECTING=PLANAR, or NONREFLECTING=IMPROVED

Data line to define an absorbing boundary impedance for NONREFLECTING=CIRCULAR or NONREFLECTING=SPHERICAL

Data line to define an absorbing boundary impedance for NONREFLECTING=ELLIPTICAL or NONREFLECTING=PROLATE SPHEROIDAL

*IMPEDANCE PROPERTY

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to define an impedance using DATA=ADMITTANCE (default)

Data lines to define an impedance using DATA=IMPEDANCE

*IMPERFECTION

Optional parameters (mutually exclusive—if neither parameter is specified, Abaqus assumes that the imperfection data will be entered directly on the data lines)

Required parameter if the FILE parameter is used

Optional parameters if the FILE parameter is used

Optional parameter if the FILE parameter is omitted

Data lines to define the imperfection as a linear superposition of mode shapes from the results file

Data line to define the imperfection based on the solution of a static analysis from the results file

Data lines to define the imperfection if the FILE and INPUT parameters are omitted

*IMPORT

Required parameters

Required parameters if the imported elements are to be renamed (not applicable for import of part instances)

Required parameter if importing from multiple previous analyses (Abaqus/Explicit only; not applicable for import of part instances); optional parameter if importing from a single analysis

Optional, mutually exclusive parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to specify the elements to be imported and optionally repositioned

There are no data lines for importing a part instance

*IMPORT CONTROLS

Required parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*IMPORT ELSET

Required parameter if the imported element sets are to be renamed

Data lines to specify the element set definitions to be imported but not renamed

Data lines to specify the element set definitions to be imported and renamed

*IMPORT NSET

Required parameter if the imported node sets are to be renamed

Data lines to specify the node set definitions to be imported but not renamed

Data lines to specify the node set definitions to be imported and renamed

*IMPORT SURFACE

Required parameter if the imported surfaces are to be renamed

Optional data lines to specify the surface definitions to be imported but not renamed

Data lines to specify the surface definitions to be imported and renamed

*INCIDENT WAVE

Required parameters

Required, mutually exclusive parameters

Data lines to define an incident wave

*INCIDENT WAVE FLUID PROPERTY

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data line to define incident wave fluid properties

*INCIDENT WAVE INTERACTION

Required parameters

Required, mutually exclusive parameters

Optional, mutually exclusive parameters for matrix generation and steady-state dynamics analysis (direct or subspace)

Data line to define an incident wave when the CONWEP parameter is omitted

Data line to define an incident wave when the CONWEP parameter is included

*INCIDENT WAVE INTERACTION PROPERTY

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data line to define an incident wave interaction property with TYPE=PLANE, TYPE=SPHERE (acoustic decay), or TYPE=SPHERE used in conjunction with the UNDEX CHARGE PROPERTY option

Data line to define an incident wave interaction property with TYPE=SPHERE and generalized spatial decay

Data line to define incident wave loading from diffuse sources (TYPE=DIFFUSE)

No data lines are required for TYPE=AIR BLAST or TYPE=SURFACE BLAST used in conjunction with the CONWEP CHARGE PROPERTY option

*INCIDENT WAVE PROPERTY

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to define an incident wave property

*INCIDENT WAVE REFLECTION

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines to define an incident wave reflection

*INCLUDE

Required parameters

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*INCREMENTATION OUTPUT

Optional parameters

Data lines to request incrementation output

*INELASTIC HEAT FRACTION

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data line to define the inelastic heat fraction

*INERTIA RELIEF

Optional parameters

Optional, mutually exclusive parameters

Optional data lines to specify global (or local, if the ORIENTATION parameter is used) degrees of freedom that define the free directions along which inertia relief loads are applied

There are no data lines when the FIXED or REMOVE parameters are specified

*INITIAL CONDITIONS

Required parameters

Optional parameters

No data lines are required if the initial conditions are read from a file (the FILE parameter is included) unless the DRIVING ELSETS parameter is used; if the initial conditions are defined with the EXTERNAL FIELD option; or if the initial conditions are defined in a user subroutine (the USER parameter is included)

Data line for TYPE=ACOUSTIC STATIC PRESSURE

Data lines for TYPE=ACTIVATION

Data lines for TYPE=CONCENTRATION

Data lines for TYPE=CONTACT

Data lines for TYPE=DAMAGE INITIATION, CRITERION=DUCTILE or CRITERION=SHEAR if the REBAR and SECTION POINTS parameters are omitted

Data lines for TYPE=DAMAGE INITIATION, CRITERION=DUCTILE or CRITERION=SHEAR with the REBAR parameter included

Data lines for TYPE=DAMAGE INITIATION, CRITERION=DUCTILE or CRITERION=SHEAR with the SECTION POINTS parameter included

Data lines for TYPE=DAMAGE INITIATION, CRITERION=MSFLD

Data lines for TYPE=ENRICHMENT

Data lines for TYPE=ESDV

Data lines for TYPE=FIELD, VARIABLE=n

Data lines for TYPE=FIELD, SECTION SPECIFICATION=UNIFORM

Data lines for TYPE=FLUID ELECTRIC POTENTIAL

Data lines for TYPE=FLUID PRESSURE

Data lines to prescribe initial equivalent plastic strain or backstresses using TYPE=HARDENING if the REBAR, SECTION POINTS, and USER parameters are omitted

Data lines to prescribe initial volumetric compacting plastic strain for the crushable foam model using TYPE=HARDENING

Data lines for TYPE=HARDENING, REBAR

Data lines for TYPE=HARDENING, SECTION POINTS

Data lines for TYPE=INITIAL GAP

Data lines for TYPE=ION CONCENTRATION

Data lines for TYPE=MASS FLOW RATE

Data lines for TYPE=NODE REF COORDINATE

Data lines to prescribe initial plastic strains using TYPE=PLASTIC STRAIN if the REBAR and SECTION POINTS parameters are omitted

Data lines for TYPE=PLASTIC STRAIN, REBAR

Data lines for TYPE=PLASTIC STRAIN, SECTION POINTS

Data lines for TYPE=PORE PRESSURE if the USER parameter is omitted

Data lines for TYPE=PORE PRESSURE, FILE=file, STEP=step, INC=inc, INTERPOLATE, DRIVING ELSETS

Data lines for TYPE=POROSITY

Data lines for TYPE=PRESSURE STRESS

Data lines for TYPE=RATIO if the USER parameter is omitted

Data lines for TYPE=RATIO, FILE=file, STEP=step, INC=inc, INTERPOLATE, DRIVING ELSETS

Data lines for TYPE=REF COORDINATE

Data lines for TYPE=RELATIVE DENSITY

Data lines for TYPE=ROTATING VELOCITY, DEFINITION=COORDINATES

Data lines for TYPE=ROTATING VELOCITY, DEFINITION=NODES

Data lines for TYPE=SATURATION

Data lines for TYPE=SOLID ELECTRIC POTENTIAL

Data lines for TYPE=SOLUTION if the USER and REBAR parameters are omitted

Data lines for TYPE=SOLUTION, REBAR

Data lines for TYPE=SPECIFIC ENERGY

Data lines for TYPE=SPUD EMBEDMENT

Data lines for TYPE=SPUD PRELOAD

Data lines for TYPE=STRESS if the GEOSTATIC, REBAR, SECTION POINTS, and USER parameters are omitted

Data lines for TYPE=STRESS, GEOSTATIC

Data lines for TYPE=STRESS, REBAR

Data lines for TYPE=STRESS, SECTION POINTS

Data lines for TYPE=TEMPERATURE

Data lines for TYPE=TEMPERATURE, FILE=file, STEP=step, INC=inc, INTERPOLATE, DRIVING ELSETS

Data lines for TYPE=TEMPERATURE, SECTION SPECIFICATION=UNIFORM

Data lines for TYPE=UNFOLD COORDINATE

Data lines for TYPE=VELOCITY

Data lines for TYPE=VOLUME FRACTION

*INSTANCE

Required parameters if the instance is not imported from a previous analysis

Required parameter if the instance is to be imported once from a previous analysis

Required parameters if the instance is to be imported more than once from a previous analysis

Required parameter if importing instances from multiple previous analyses (Abaqus/Explicit only); optional parameter if importing instances from a single previous analysis

Data line to translate an instance

Data lines to translate and/or rotate an instance

*INTEGRATED OUTPUT

One of the following mutually exclusive parameters is required when the INTEGRATED OUTPUT option is used in an Abaqus/Explicit analysis

One of the following mutually exclusive parameters is required when the INTEGRATED OUTPUT option is used in an Abaqus/Standard analysis

Optional parameters

Data lines to request integrated output

*INTEGRATED OUTPUT SECTION

Required parameters

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*INTERFACE

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data line for ITT-type elements

There are no data lines for ISL21A and ISL22A elements

There are no data lines for IRS-type elements for use with axisymmetric elements

Data line for ASI1 elements

Data line for ASI-type elements for use with 2D elements

There are no data lines for ASI-type elements for use with axisymmetric elements or 3D elements

*ISOTROPIZATION PARAMETERS

Optional parameters

Data lines to define isotropization parameters

*ITS

Required parameters

Data line for ITSUNI elements

Data line for ITSCYL elements

J

*JOINT

Required parameters

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option; instead, include SPRING and DASHPOT options as needed to define the joint behavior

*JOINT ELASTICITY

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines for MODULI=SPUD CAN and NDIM=2

Data lines for MODULI=SPUD CAN and NDIM=3

Data lines for MODULI=GENERAL and NDIM=2

Data lines for MODULI=GENERAL and NDIM=3

*JOINT PLASTICITY

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines for TYPE=SAND

Data lines for TYPE=CLAY

Data lines for TYPE=MEMBER

*JOINTED MATERIAL

Optional parameters

Data lines defining failure surface and flow parameters (SHEAR RETENTION omitted)

Data lines defining the shear retention in open joints (SHEAR RETENTION included)

*JOULE HEAT FRACTION

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data line to define the joule heat fraction

K

*KAPPA

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the Soret effect factor (TYPE=TEMP)

Data lines to define the pressure stress factor (TYPE=PRESS)

*KINEMATIC

Optional parameters

Data lines to specify the degrees of freedom to be constrained

*KINEMATIC COUPLING

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to specify the nodes and degrees of freedom to be constrained

L

*LATENT HEAT

Optional parameters

Data lines to define a material's latent heat

*LOAD CASE

Required parameters

Required parameter for load cases that include nodal pressure loading

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*LOADING DATA

Defining the loading response data for uniaxial behavior in connectors

Defining the loading response data from uniaxial tests of fabric materials

*LOW DENSITY FOAM

Optional parameters

Data line to specify the relaxation coefficients for low-density foams in Abaqus/Explicit

M

*M1

Optional parameters (if neither ELASTIC nor LINEAR is included, elastic-plastic response is assumed)

Data lines if the LINEAR parameter is included

Data lines if the LINEAR parameter is omitted

*M2

Optional parameters (if neither ELASTIC nor LINEAR is included, elastic-plastic response is assumed)

Data lines if the LINEAR parameter is included

Data lines if the LINEAR parameter is omitted

*MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY

Optional parameters

Data lines to define isotropic magnetic permeability (TYPE=ISOTROPIC) if the FREQUENCY and NONLINEAR parameters are omitted

Data lines to define isotropic magnetic permeability (TYPE=ISOTROPIC) if the FREQUENCY parameter is included

Data lines to define orthotropic magnetic permeability (TYPE=ORTHOTROPIC) if the FREQUENCY and NONLINEAR parameters are omitted

Data lines to define orthotropic magnetic permeability (TYPE=ORTHOTROPIC) if the FREQUENCY parameter is included

Data lines to define anisotropic magnetic permeability (TYPE=ANISOTROPIC) if the FREQUENCY and NONLINEAR parameters are omitted

Data lines to define anisotropic magnetic permeability (TYPE=ANISOTROPIC) if the FREQUENCY parameter is included

There are no data lines associated with this option if the NONLINEAR parameter is used

*MAGNETOSTATIC

Optional parameters

Data line for a magnetostatic analysis

*MANIFEST

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the input files associated with a multiple nonlinear load case analysis

*MAP SOLUTION

Optional parameters

Data line to translate an old-model mesh

Data lines to translate and/or rotate an old-model mesh

*MASS

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data line to define the magnitude of an isotropic mass (not weight)

Data line to define the three principal values of an anisotropic mass tensor (not weight)

*MASS ADJUST

Optional parameters

Data lines to adjust and/or redistribute the mass of element sets

*MASS DIFFUSION

Optional parameters

Data line to define time stepping in a mass diffusion analysis

*MASS FLOW RATE

Optional parameters

Data lines to define mass flow rates

Data lines to define mass flow rates using user subroutine UMASFL

*MATERIAL

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Optional and mutually exclusive parameters in Abaqus/Explicit

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*MATRIX

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the matrix

*MATRIX ASSEMBLE

At least one of the following parameters is required

Optional parameters

Data lines to translate a matrix subassembly

Data lines to rotate a matrix subassembly

Data lines to reflect a matrix subassembly

Data lines to reflect a matrix subassembly using the Euler angles ϕ, θ, and ψ

*MATRIX CHECK

Optional parameters

Data line to modify the matrix check tolerances

*MATRIX EXPORT

Required parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*MATRIX GENERATE

At least one of the following parameters is required

The following parameter is required if the model contains solid continuum infinite elements

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*MATRIX INPUT

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the matrix in sparse format (only nonzero terms)

*MATRIX OUTPUT

At least one of the following parameters is required

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*MEAN FIELD DAMAGE

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data line for a user-defined overall damage variable (DEGRADATION=USER)

*MEAN FIELD HOMOGENIZATION

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*MEDIA TRANSPORT

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines to define a periodic media

*MEMBRANE SECTION

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data line for a constant thickness membrane

To define a continuously varying thickness membrane

*MODAL DAMPING

Optional, mutually exclusive parameters (if no parameter is specified, Abaqus assumes that the modal damping coefficients are provided on the data lines)

Optional parameters

Data lines to define a fraction of critical damping by specifying mode numbers (if no parameters are specified or if VISCOUS=FRACTION OF CRITICAL DAMPING and DEFINITION=MODE NUMBERS)

Data lines to define Rayleigh damping by specifying mode numbers (VISCOUS=RAYLEIGH and DEFINITION=MODE NUMBERS)

Data lines to define composite modal damping (VISCOUS=COMPOSITE)

Data lines to define structural damping by specifying mode numbers (STRUCTURAL and DEFINITION=MODE NUMBERS)

Data lines to define a fraction of critical damping by specifying frequency ranges (VISCOUS=FRACTION OF CRITICAL DAMPING and DEFINITION=FREQUENCY RANGE)

Data lines to define Rayleigh damping by specifying frequency ranges (VISCOUS=RAYLEIGH and DEFINITION=FREQUENCY RANGE)

Data lines to define structural damping by specifying frequency ranges (STRUCTURAL and DEFINITION=FREQUENCY RANGE)

*MODAL DYNAMIC

Optional parameters

Data line for a transient modal dynamic analysis

*MODAL FILE

Optional parameters

Data lines to request modal output in the results file during mode-based dynamic procedures

To write eigendata during an eigenvalue extraction procedure

*MODAL OUTPUT

Optional parameters

Data lines to request modal output

*MODAL PRINT

Optional parameters

Data lines to request modal output in the data file

*MODEL CHANGE

Required, mutually exclusive parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to remove/reactivate elements (TYPE=ELEMENT)

Data lines to remove/reactivate contact pairs (TYPE=CONTACT PAIR)

No data lines are used with this option when the ACTIVATE parameter is included

*MOHR COULOMB

Optional parameters

Data lines to define a Mohr-Coulomb plasticity model

*MOHR COULOMB HARDENING

Optional parameters

Data lines to define Mohr-Coulomb hardening

*MOISTURE SWELLING

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines to define moisture-driven swelling

*MOLECULAR WEIGHT

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data line to define the molecular weight

*MONITOR

Required parameters

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*MOTION

Specifying motion during cavity radiation heat transfer analysis, steady-state transport analysis, or static analysis

Specifying motion during an eddy current analysis

*MPC

Optional parameters

Data lines to define multi-point constraints

*MULLINS EFFECT

Optional, mutually exclusive parameters

Optional parameters

To define the material behavior by giving test data

Data lines to define the material constants if both the TEST DATA INPUT and USER parameters are omitted

Data lines to define the material properties if the USER parameter is specified

N

*NCOPY

Required parameters

Required, mutually exclusive parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines if the SHIFT parameter is included

Data line if REFLECT=LINE

Data lines if REFLECT=MIRROR

Data line if REFLECT=POINT

Data line if the POLE parameter is included

*NETWORK STIFFNESS RATIO

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the stiffness ratio if N=1

Data lines to define the stiffness ratio if N=2

Data lines to define the stiffness ratio for higher values of N

*NFILL

Optional parameters

Data lines to fill in nodes between two bounds

*NGEN

Optional parameters

Data lines to generate nodes incrementally

*NMAP

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines for TYPE=ROTATION, DEFINITION=COORDINATES

Data lines for TYPE=ROTATION, DEFINITION=NODES

Data lines for TYPE=TRANSLATION, DEFINITION=COORDINATES

Data lines for TYPE=TRANSLATION, DEFINITION=NODES

Data lines for TYPE=SCALE, DEFINITION=COORDINATES

Data lines for TYPE=SCALE, DEFINITION=NODES

Data lines for TYPE=RECTANGULAR, CYLINDRICAL, DIAMOND, SPHERICAL, or TOROIDAL with DEFINITION=COORDINATES

Data lines for TYPE=RECTANGULAR, CYLINDRICAL, DIAMOND, SPHERICAL, or TOROIDAL with DEFINITION=NODES

Data lines for TYPE=BLENDED

*NO COMPRESSION

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*NODAL ENERGY RATE

Optional parameters

Data lines when the GENERATE parameter is omitted

Data lines when the GENERATE parameter is included

*NODAL THICKNESS

Optional parameters

Data lines when the GENERATE parameter is omitted

Data lines when the GENERATE parameter is included

*NODE

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the node

*NODE FILE

Optional parameters

Data lines to request nodal output in the results or selected results file

*NODE OUTPUT

One of the following mutually exclusive parameters is required when the NODE OUTPUT option is used in conjunction with the OUTPUT, HISTORY option for Abaqus/Standard or Abaqus/Explicit

Optional parameters when the NODE OUTPUT option is used in conjunction with the OUTPUT, FIELD option

Optional parameter when the NODE OUTPUT option is used in conjunction with the OUTPUT, HISTORY option

Optional parameters

Data lines to request nodal output

*NODE PRINT

Optional parameters

Data lines to request nodal output in the data file

*NODE RESPONSE

Optional parameters

Data lines to request nodal response value and sensitivity output

*NONLINEAR BH

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to define nonlinear magnetic behavior

*NONSTRUCTURAL MASS

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data line for UNITS=TOTAL MASS

Data line for UNITS=MASS PER VOLUME

Data line for UNITS=MASS PER AREA

Data line for UNITS=MASS PER LENGTH

*NORMAL

Optional parameters

Data lines to define normals for elements (TYPE=ELEMENT)

Data lines to define normals for contact surfaces (TYPE=CONTACT SURFACE)

*NO TENSION

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*NSET

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines if the GENERATE parameter is omitted

Data lines if the GENERATE parameter is included

There are no data lines when the ELSET parameter is specified

O

*ONE-STEP INVERSE

Required parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*ORIENTATION

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to define an orientation using DEFINITION=COORDINATES

Data lines to define a spatially varying orientation using a distribution when DEFINITION=COORDINATES

Data lines to define an orientation using DEFINITION=NODES

Data lines to define an orientation using DEFINITION=OFFSET TO NODES

To define an orientation using a user subroutine (SYSTEM=USER)

*ORNL

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*OUTPUT

Defining output requests in an Abaqus/Standard analysis

Defining output requests in an Abaqus/Explicit analysis

P, Q

*PARAMETER

Optional keyword parameters to define tabularly dependent parameters (if any is specified, they must all be specified)

Data lines to define independent or expressionally dependent parameters if the DEPENDENT, INDEPENDENT, and TABLE keyword parameters are omitted

*PARAMETER DEPENDENCE

Required parameters

Data lines to define the parameter dependence table

*PARAMETER SHAPE VARIATION

Required parameters

Optional parameters (mutually exclusive—if neither parameter is specified, Abaqus assumes that the shape variation data will be entered directly on the data lines)

Required parameter if the FILE parameter is used

Optional parameters if the FILE parameter is used

Optional parameter if the FILE parameter is omitted

Data lines to define the shape variation if the FILE and INPUT parameters are omitted

*PARAMETER TABLE

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the values of parameters

*PARAMETER TABLE TYPE

Required parameters

Data lines to define the data types (INTEGER, FLOAT, or STRING) of the parameters

*PART

Required parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*PARTICLE GENERATOR

Required parameters

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*PARTICLE GENERATOR FLOW

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines for particle generator flow

*PARTICLE GENERATOR INLET

Required parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*PARTICLE GENERATOR MIXTURE

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines to define a particle generator mixture

*PARTICLE OUTLET

Required parameters

Data line to define a particle outlet

*PARTICLE OUTLET FLOW

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data line for particle outlet flow

*PERFECTLY MATCHED LAYER

Required parameters

Data lines to define the start of the perfectly matched layer domain

*PERIODIC

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data line to define periodic symmetry of a two-dimensional cavity (TYPE=2D)

Data lines to define periodic symmetry of a three-dimensional cavity (TYPE=3D)

Data line to define periodic symmetry of an axisymmetric cavity (TYPE=ZDIR)

*PERIODIC MEDIA

Required parameters

Data lines to define a periodic media

*PERMANENT MAGNETIZATION

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the coercivity vector

*PERMEABILITY

Defining permeability in Abaqus/Standard analyses

*PHYSICAL CONSTANTS

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*PIEZOELECTRIC

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the piezoelectric stress coefficient matrix (TYPE=S)

Data lines to define the piezoelectric strain coefficient matrix (TYPE=E; for the shear components these coefficients relate the engineering, and not the tensorial, shear strain components to the components of the potential gradient vector)

*PIEZOELECTRIC DAMPING

Required and mutually exclusive parameters

Data lines to define temperature-dependent stiffness proportional Rayleigh damping

Data lines to define temperature-dependent stiffness proportional structural damping

*PIPE-SOIL INTERACTION

Required parameters

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*PIPE-SOIL STIFFNESS

Optional parameters

The following optional parameters can be used only in combination with TYPE=USER

Data lines to define linear constitutive behavior (TYPE=LINEAR)

Data lines to define nonlinear constitutive behavior (TYPE=NONLINEAR)

Data lines to define constitutive behavior using the ASCE formula for sand in the axial direction (TYPE=SAND, DIRECTION=AXIAL)

Data lines to define constitutive behavior using the ASCE formula for clay in the axial direction (TYPE=CLAY, DIRECTION=AXIAL)

Data lines to define constitutive behavior using the ASCE formula for sand in the vertical direction (TYPE=SAND, DIRECTION=VERTICAL)

Data lines to define constitutive behavior using the ASCE formula for clay in the vertical direction (TYPE=CLAY, DIRECTION=VERTICAL)

Data lines to define constitutive behavior using the ASCE formula for sand in the horizontal direction (TYPE=SAND, DIRECTION=HORIZONTAL)

Data lines to define constitutive behavior using the ASCE formula for clay in the horizontal direction (TYPE=CLAY, DIRECTION=HORIZONTAL)

Data lines if the constitutive behavior is defined in user subroutine UMAT (TYPE=USER)

*PLANAR TEST DATA

Using planar test data to define a hyperelastic material

Using planar test data to define an elastomeric foam

Using planar test data to define the Mullins effect material model

*PLASTIC

Optional parameters

Optional parameter for use with HARDENING=ISOTROPIC or HARDENING=COMBINED

Optional parameters for use with HARDENING=ISOTROPIC

Optional parameters for use with HARDENING=COMBINED

Optional parameter for use with HARDENING=USER

Data lines for HARDENING=ISOTROPIC or HARDENING=COMBINED with DATA TYPE=HALF CYCLE

Data lines for HARDENING=COMBINED with DATA TYPE=STABILIZED

Data lines for HARDENING=COMBINED with DATA TYPE=PARAMETERS

Data lines for HARDENING=COMBINED with DATA TYPE=PARAMETERS and STATIC RECOVERY

Data lines for HARDENING=KINEMATIC

Data lines for HARDENING=MULTILINEAR KINEMATIC

Data line for HARDENING=JOHNSON COOK

Data lines for HARDENING=USER with PROPERTIES

*PLASTIC AXIAL

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines to define the variation of axial yield force with plastic displacement

*PLASTICITY CORRECTION

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines for DEFINITION=RAMBERG-OSGOOD

Data lines for DEFINITION=TABULAR

*PLASTIC M1

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines to define the variation of yield moment M10 with plastic rotation

*PLASTIC M2

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines to define the variation of yield moment M20 with plastic rotation

*PLASTIC TORQUE

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines to define the variation of torsional yield moment with plastic rotation

*PLY FABRIC FAILURE

Optional parameters

Data line to define failure strains

*PLY FABRIC HARDENING

Optional parameters

Data lines to define ply fabric shear plasticity (TYPE=JOHNSON COOK)

Data lines to define ply fabric shear plasticity (TYPE=TABULAR)

*PML COEFFICIENT

Required parameters

Data line to define coefficients

*PORE FLUID PRESSURE

Required parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*POROUS BULK MODULI

Optional parameters

Data lines to define bulk moduli

Data line for cohesive elements

*POROUS ELASTIC

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the deviatoric behavior with a constant shear modulus G for SHEAR=G and TYPE=LOGARITHMIC

Data lines to define the instantaneous shear modulus from the bulk modulus and Poisson's ratio for SHEAR=POISSON and TYPE=LOGARITHMIC

Data lines for TYPE=POWER LAW

*POROUS ELECTRODE THEORY

There are no parameters or data lines associated with this option.

*POROUS FAILURE CRITERIA

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data line to define material failure criteria

*POROUS METAL PLASTICITY

Optional parameters

Data lines to define porous metal plasticity

*POST OUTPUT

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to request output from specified increments if both the ITERATION and the CYCLE parameters are omitted

To recover additional output from a previous direct cyclic analysis when the ITERATION parameter is included

To recover additional output from a previous low-cycle fatigue analysis when the CYCLE parameter is included

*POTENTIAL

Optional parameters

Data lines used to define stress ratios for the Hill stress potential (TYPE=HILL)

Data lines used to define coefficients for the Barlat Yld2004-18p stress potential (TYPE=BARLAT)

Data lines used to define coefficients for the Barlat Yld91 stress potential (TYPE=BARLAT91)

There are no data lines associated with the Hosford stress potential (TYPE=HOSFORD) or the Tresca stress potential (TYPE=TRESCA)

*PREPRINT

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*PRESSURE PENETRATION

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Optional, mutually exclusive parameters for matrix generation and steady-state dynamics analysis (direct or modal)

Data lines to define the pressure penetration loads

*PRESSURE STRESS

Optional parameters for using the data line format

Required parameter for reading equivalent pressure stresses from the results file

Optional parameters for reading equivalent pressure stresses from the results file

Required parameter for defining data in user subroutine UPRESS

Data lines to define pressures using the data line format

To read pressures from an Abaqus/Standard results file (FILE)

Data lines to define equivalent pressure stresses using user subroutine UPRESS

*PRESTRESS HOLD

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines to hold the prestress constant

*PRE-TENSION SECTION

Required parameters

Required, mutually exclusive parameters

Optional parameters

Data line to define the normal to the section (optional)

*PRINT

Optional parameters in Abaqus/Standard analyses

Optional parameters in Abaqus/Explicit analyses

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION

Required parameters

Data line to define a uniform probability density function (TYPE=UNIFORM)

Data line to define a normal probability density function (TYPE=NORMAL or LOGNORMAL)

Data lines to specify a histogram (TYPE=PIECEWISE LINEAR)

Data line to define a constant probability density function (TYPE=DISCRETE)

*PROPERTY TABLE

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to define properties as a function of independent variables, temperature, and/or field variables

*PROPERTY TABLE TYPE

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Optional data lines

*PSD-DEFINITION

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines for TYPE=BASE or TYPE=FORCE

Data lines for TYPE=DB

To define the frequency function by a user subroutine (USER parameter included)

R

*RADIATE

Optional parameters

Data lines to define radiation conditions

*RADIATION FILE

Optional, mutually exclusive parameters (if not specified, output will be provided for all cavities in the model)

Optional parameters

Data lines to request results file output

*RADIATION OUTPUT

Optional, mutually exclusive parameters (if not specified, output will be provided for all cavities in the model)

Optional parameters

Data lines to request cavity radiation output

*RADIATION PRINT

Optional, mutually exclusive parameters (if not specified, output will be provided for all cavities in the model)

Optional parameters

Data lines to request printed output

*RADIATION SYMMETRY

Required parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*RADIATION VIEW FACTOR

Optional parameters

Optional parameters (for use with the MOTION option)

Data lines to define blocking surfaces (BLOCKING=PARTIAL)

There are no data lines associated with this option if BLOCKING=PARTIAL is not specified

*RANDOM RESPONSE

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines for a random response analysis

*RATE DEPENDENT

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the overstress power law parameters (TYPE=POWER LAW)

Data lines to define the overstress power law parameters (TYPE=CHABOCHE)

Data line to define the Johnson-Cook rate parameters (TYPE=JOHNSON COOK)

Data lines to define yield stress ratios (TYPE=YIELD RATIO)

*RATIOS

Optional parameter when the RATIOS option is used with the SWELLING option

Data lines to define anisotropic swelling ratios

*REACTION RATE

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines to define the reaction rate

*REBAR

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to define rebar in beam elements

Data lines to define isoparametric rebar in three-dimensional shell elements

Data lines to define isoparametric rebar in three-dimensional membrane elements

Data lines to define skew rebar in three-dimensional shell elements

Data lines to define skew rebar in three-dimensional membrane elements

Data lines to define rebar in axisymmetric shell elements

Data lines to define rebar in axisymmetric membrane elements

Data lines to define a layer of uniformly spaced rebar in continuum elements (SINGLE parameter omitted) when the layer is parallel to two isoparametric directions in the element's local (isoparametric) coordinate system (GEOMETRY=ISOPARAMETRIC)

Data lines to define a layer of uniformly spaced rebar in continuum elements (SINGLE parameter omitted) when the layer is parallel to only one isoparametric direction in the element's local (isoparametric) coordinate system (GEOMETRY=SKEW)

Data lines to define a single rebar in continuum elements (SINGLE parameter included)

*REBAR LAYER

Optional parameters

Data lines to define rebar layers

*REFLECTION

Required parameters

Data line to define reflection of a two-dimensional cavity (TYPE=LINE)

Data lines to define reflection of a three-dimensional cavity (TYPE=PLANE)

Data line to define reflection of an axisymmetric cavity (TYPE=ZCONST)

*RELEASE

Optional parameters

Data lines to prescribe the released degrees of freedom

*RESPONSE SPECTRUM

Optional parameters

Data lines for a response spectrum analysis

*RESTART

Controlling the writing and reading of restart data in an Abaqus/Standard analysis

Controlling the writing and reading of restart data in an Abaqus/Explicit analysis

*RETAINED NODAL DOFS

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the retained degrees of freedom

*RIGID BODY

Required parameters

At least one of the following parameters is required

Optional parameters

Optional parameters (use only when the element set specified contains rigid elements)

There are no data lines associated with this option in an Abaqus/Standard analysis

Data line for R2D2 elements in an Abaqus/Explicit analysis

Data line for RAX2, R3D3, and R3D4 elements in an Abaqus/Explicit analysis

*RIGID SURFACE

Required parameters

Optional parameters

No data lines are needed for TYPE=USER

Data lines to define surfaces created with TYPE=SEGMENTS

Data lines to define surfaces created with TYPE=CYLINDER

Data lines to define surfaces created with TYPE=REVOLUTION

Data lines that define the line segments that form the rigid surface for TYPE=SEGMENTS, TYPE=CYLINDER, and TYPE=REVOLUTION

*ROTARY INERTIA

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data line to define the rotary inertia

S

*SCALE MASS

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines

*SCALE STIFFNESS

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines

*SCALE STRESS DESIGN

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines

*SCALE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines

*SECTION CONTROLS

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the hourglass control, bulk viscosity, drill stiffness, and smoothed particle hydrodynamics-related controls

*SECTION CURVATURE

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data line to define the beam centerline precurvatures and pretorsion

*SECTION FILE

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Optional data lines

*SECTION INERTIA

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data line

*SECTION ORIGIN

Optional parameters

Data line to define the location of the beam node if the ORIGIN parameter is omitted

*SECTION POINTS

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines to locate section points for output when used in conjunction with the BEAM GENERAL SECTION option and a predefined library section

Data lines to locate elements and integration point numbers for meshed sections when used in conjunction with the BEAM GENERAL SECTION, SECTION=MESHED option

Data lines to locate elements and integration point numbers in the cross-section model when used in conjunction with the BEAM SECTION GENERATE option

*SECTION PRINT

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Optional data lines

*SECTION STIFFNESS

Optional parameter in Abaqus/Standard

Data line if the FULL COUPLING parameter is omitted

Data lines if the FULL COUPLING parameter is included

*SECTION TANGENT

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data line to define the beam centerline tangent direction

*SELECT CYCLIC SYMMETRY MODES

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*SELECT EIGENMODES

Optional parameters

Data lines if DEFINITION=MODE NUMBERS and the GENERATE parameter is omitted

Data lines if DEFINITION=MODE NUMBERS and the GENERATE parameter is included

Data lines if DEFINITION=FREQUENCY RANGE

*SFILM

Optional parameters

Data lines to define sink temperatures and film coefficients

*SFLOW

Optional parameters

Data lines to define uniform seepage

Data lines to define drainage-only seepage

Data lines to define nonuniform seepage

*SHEAR CENTER

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data line to define the shear center

*SHEAR FAILURE

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the failure strain in tabular form (TYPE=TABULAR)

Data line to define the Johnson-Cook shear failure criterion (TYPE=JOHNSON COOK)

*SHEAR RETENTION

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the shear retention behavior

*SHEAR TEST DATA

Using shear test data to define a viscoelastic material

*SHELL GENERAL SECTION

Required parameters

Required parameter in Abaqus/Explicit, optional parameter in Abaqus/Standard

Optional parameters

The following parameters are optional, mutually exclusive, and used only if the section is not defined by its general stiffness on the data lines

The following parameters are optional, mutually exclusive, and can be used only in combination with the MATERIAL, the COMPOSITE, or the USER parameter

The following optional parameters can be used only in combination with the USER parameter

Optional parameter for use when the MATERIAL, the COMPOSITE, and the USER parameters are omitted

Data line if the MATERIAL parameter is included

Data lines if the COMPOSITE parameter is included

Data lines to define the shell section directly if the MATERIAL, the COMPOSITE, and the USER parameters are omitted

Data lines to define spatially varying shell section stiffness with a distribution if the MATERIAL, the COMPOSITE, and the USER parameters are omitted

Data lines if the USER parameter is included

*SHELL SECTION

Required parameters

Required, mutually exclusive parameters

Optional parameters

Data line to define a homogeneous shell (the MATERIAL parameter is included)

Data lines to define a composite shell (the COMPOSITE parameter is included)

*SHELL TO SOLID COUPLING

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the surfaces forming the coupling definitions

*SIMPEDANCE

Required, mutually exclusive parameters

Optional parameters

Data line to define an impedance for PROPERTY, NONREFLECTING=PLANAR, or NONREFLECTING=IMPROVED

Data line to define an absorbing boundary impedance for NONREFLECTING=CIRCULAR or NONREFLECTING=SPHERICAL

Data line to define an absorbing boundary impedance for NONREFLECTING=ELLIPTICAL or NONREFLECTING=PROLATE SPHEROIDAL

*SIMPLE SHEAR TEST DATA

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines to specify simple shear test data for a hyperfoam

*SLIDE LINE

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines if the GENERATE parameter is omitted

Data lines if the GENERATE parameter is included

*SLOAD

Optional parameters

Optional, mutually exclusive parameters for steady-state dynamic analysis

Data lines to define the loading

*SOFT ROCK HARDENING

Optional parameters

Data lines to define hardening for soft rock plasticity

*SOFT ROCK PLASTICITY

Optional parameters

Data lines to define soft rock plasticity

*SOFTENING REGULARIZATION

Optional parameters

Data lines to define softening regularization

*SOILS

Optional parameters

Data line to define incrementation for a soils analysis

*SOLID SECTION

Required parameters

Required parameter for anisotropic materials; optional parameter for isotropic materials

Optional parameters

Data line to define homogeneous solid elements, infinite elements, acoustic elements, particle, or truss elements

Data lines to define a composite solid

*SOLUBILITY

Optional parameters

Data lines to define solubility

*SOLUTION TECHNIQUE

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data line for TYPE=LCP CONTACT

*SOLVER CONTROLS

Optional parameters

Data line to define control parameters for the iterative solver

*SORPTION

Optional parameters

Data lines for TYPE=ABSORPTION or TYPE=EXSORPTION and LAW=TABULAR

Data line for TYPE=ABSORPTION or TYPE=EXSORPTION and LAW=LOG

Data line for TYPE=SCANNING

*SPECIFIC HEAT

Optional parameters

Data lines to specify a material's specific heat

*SPECTRUM

Defining a spectrum using values of S as a function of frequency and damping

Creating a spectrum from a user-specified amplitude

*SPH SURFACE BEHAVIOR

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*SPRING

Required parameter if the behavior of spring elements is being defined

Optional parameters

Data lines to define linear spring behavior for SPRINGA or ITS elements

Data lines to define nonlinear spring behavior for SPRINGA or ITS elements

Data lines to define linear spring behavior for SPRING1, SPRING2, or JOINTC elements

Data lines to define nonlinear spring behavior for SPRING1, SPRING2, or JOINTC elements

Data lines to define linear spring behavior for SPRINGA elements with COMPLEX STIFFNESS

Data lines to define linear spring behavior for SPRING1 and SPRING2 elements with COMPLEX STIFFNESS

*SRADIATE

Optional parameters

Data lines to define surface radiation conditions

Data lines to define approximate cavity radiation (available only in Abaqus/Standard)

*STATIC

No parameters or data lines are used in a linear perturbation analysis

Optional parameters for a general static analysis

Data line for a general static analysis

Data line for the Riks method

*STEADY STATE CRITERIA

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines to define steady-state detection norms SSPEEQ and SSSPRD

Data lines to define steady-state detection norms SSFORC and SSTORQ

*STEADY STATE DETECTION

Required parameters

Data line to define primary direction and cutting plane position

*STEADY STATE DYNAMICS

Optional and mutually exclusive parameters (used only if the dynamic response is not based on modal superposition)

Optional parameters

Data lines for a steady-state dynamics analysis if INTERVAL=EIGENFREQUENCY

Data lines for a steady-state dynamics analysis if INTERVAL=RANGE

Data lines for a steady-state dynamics analysis if INTERVAL=SPREAD

*STEADY STATE TRANSPORT

Optional parameters

Data line to define a steady-state transport analysis

*STEP

Beginning a step in an Abaqus/Standard analysis

Beginning a step in an Abaqus/Explicit analysis

*SUBCYCLING

Required parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*SUBMODEL

Optional, mutually exclusive parameters

Required parameter for SHELL TO SOLID submodeling

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the driven boundary for general and shell-to-solid submodeling

Data lines to define the driven boundary for acoustic-to-structure submodeling

Data lines to define the driven surfaces for surface-based submodeling

*SUBSTRUCTURE CHANGE

Required parameters

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*SUBSTRUCTURE DAMPING

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*SUBSTRUCTURE DAMPING CONTROLS

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*SUBSTRUCTURE GENERATE

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*SUBSTRUCTURE LOAD CASE

Required parameters

Required parameter for substructure load cases that include nodal pressure loading

To define the loads

*SUBSTRUCTURE MATRIX OUTPUT

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*SUBSTRUCTURE MODAL DAMPING

Optional, mutually exclusive parameters (if no parameter is specified, Abaqus assumes that the modal damping coefficients are provided on the data lines)

Optional parameters

Data lines to define a fraction of critical damping by specifying mode numbers (if no parameters are specified or if VISCOUS=FRACTION OF CRITICAL DAMPING and DEFINITION=MODE NUMBERS)

Data lines to define Rayleigh damping by specifying mode numbers (VISCOUS=RAYLEIGH and DEFINITION=MODE NUMBERS)

Data lines to define structural damping by specifying mode numbers (STRUCTURAL and DEFINITION=MODE NUMBERS)

Data lines to define a fraction of critical damping by specifying frequency ranges (VISCOUS=FRACTION OF CRITICAL DAMPING and DEFINITION=FREQUENCY RANGE)

Data lines to define Rayleigh damping by specifying frequency ranges (VISCOUS=RAYLEIGH and DEFINITION=FREQUENCY RANGE)

Data lines to define structural damping by specifying frequency ranges (STRUCTURAL and DEFINITION=FREQUENCY RANGE)

*SUBSTRUCTURE OUTPUT

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*SUBSTRUCTURE PATH

At least one of the following parameters is required

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*SUBSTRUCTURE PROPERTY

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data line to translate a substructure

Data lines to translate and/or rotate a substructure

Data lines to translate and/or reflect a substructure

Data lines to translate, rotate, and reflect a substructure

*SUPERELASTIC

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the superelastic model

*SUPERELASTIC HARDENING

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines to specify hardening of martensite

*SUPERELASTIC HARDENING MODIFICATIONS

Optional parameters

Optional parameter when the USER parameter is included

Data lines when the USER parameter is omitted

Data lines when the USER and PROPERTIES parameters are included

*SURFACE

Required parameters

Required parameter for cavity radiation simulations

Optional parameters

Additional optional parameters used for contact pair analyses in Abaqus/Explicit

Data lines for COMBINE=UNION

Data line for COMBINE=INTERSECTION or COMBINE=DIFFERENCE

Data lines to define a surface when the CROP parameter is included

Data lines to define a surface using elements or element sets when the TYPE=ELEMENT parameter is used

Data lines to define a surface using nodes or node sets when the TYPE=NODE parameter is used

Data lines to define a surface using a plane cutting through the given element sets when TYPE=CUTTING SURFACE, DEFINITION=COORDINATES

Data lines to define a surface using a plane cutting through the given element sets when TYPE=CUTTING SURFACE, DEFINITION=NODES

Data line to define surfaces created with TYPE=EULERIAN MATERIAL

Data lines to define a crack surface created with TYPE=XFEM

No data lines are needed for TYPE=USER

Data lines to define surfaces created with TYPE=SEGMENTS

Data lines to define surfaces created with TYPE=CYLINDER

Data lines to define surfaces created with TYPE=REVOLUTION

Data lines that define the line segments that form the analytical surface for TYPE=SEGMENTS, TYPE=CYLINDER, and TYPE=REVOLUTION

*SURFACE BEHAVIOR

Optional, mutually exclusive parameters

Optional parameters

Optional data line for AUGMENTED LAGRANGE and PENALTY=LINEAR

Optional data line for PENALTY=NONLINEAR

Data line for PRESSURE-OVERCLOSURE=EXPONENTIAL

Data line for PRESSURE-OVERCLOSURE=LINEAR

Data line for PRESSURE-OVERCLOSURE=SCALE FACTOR

Data lines for PRESSURE-OVERCLOSURE=TABULAR

Optional data line for PRESSURE-OVERCLOSURE=HERTZ

Optional data line for PRESSURE-OVERCLOSURE=JKR

There are no data lines if PRESSURE-OVERCLOSURE=LKM

*SURFACE FLAW

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the flaw

*SURFACE INTERACTION

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Optional data line for two-dimensional models in Abaqus/Standard or for contact pairs involving node-based surfaces in Abaqus/Standard, if the USER parameter is omitted

Data lines to define the surface interaction in an Abaqus/Standard analysis if the USER parameter is used

Data lines to define the surface interaction in an Abaqus/Explicit analysis if the PROPERTIES parameter is used

*SURFACE PROPERTY

Required parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*SURFACE PROPERTY ASSIGNMENT

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines for PROPERTY=BEAM SMOOTHING

Data lines for PROPERTY=CRUSH TRIGGER

Data lines for PROPERTY=DISTRIBUTION FACTOR

Data lines for PROPERTY=FEATURE EDGE CRITERIA in Abaqus/Standard

Data lines for PROPERTY=FEATURE EDGE CRITERIA in Abaqus/Explicit

Data lines for PROPERTY=FRICTION

Data lines for PROPERTY=GEOMETRIC CORRECTION, DEFINITION=COORDINATES to define smoothing on regions of surfaces

Data lines for PROPERTY=GEOMETRIC CORRECTION, DEFINITION=NODES to define smoothing on regions of surfaces

Data lines for PROPERTY=OFFSET FRACTION

Data lines for PROPERTY=ORIENTATION

Data lines for PROPERTY=THICKNESS

Data lines for PROPERTY=VERTEX CRITERIA

*SURFACE SECTION

Required parameters

Optional, mutually exclusive parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*SURFACE SMOOTHING

Required parameters

Data lines to define the surface regions on which smoothing is applied

*SWELLING

Optional parameters

Data lines for LAW=INPUT

*SYMMETRIC MODEL GENERATION

Required, mutually exclusive parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines if each generated sector in the periodic model has a constant angle (PERIODIC=CONSTANT)

Data lines if each generated sector in the periodic model has a variable angle (PERIODIC=VARIABLE)

Data line if REFLECT=LINE

Data lines if REFLECT=PLANE

Data lines if the REVOLVE parameter is included

*SYMMETRIC RESULTS TRANSFER

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*SYSTEM

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines to define a local coordinate system

T

*TABLE COLLECTION

Required parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*TEMPERATURE

Optional parameters for using the data line format

Required parameter for reading temperatures from the results or output database file

Optional parameters for reading temperatures from the results or output database file

Required parameter for defining data in user subroutine UTEMP

Data lines to define gradients of temperature in beams and shells

Data lines to define temperatures at temperature points in beams and shells

Data lines to define temperatures for solid or frame elements using the data line format

Data lines to define uniform temperature (SECTION SPECIFICATION=UNIFORM)

No data lines are needed if temperatures are read from an Abaqus results or output database file (except when the DRIVING ELSETS parameter is present) and a user subroutine is not used (FILE parameter included, USER parameter omitted)

Data lines to define temperatures using user subroutine UTEMP using the data line format (FILE parameter omitted, USER parameter included)

Data lines to define temperatures using user subroutine UTEMP when temperatures are read from an Abaqus results or output database file (FILE and USER parameters included)

Data lines to define temperatures when the FILE, INTERPOLATE, and DRIVING ELSETS parameters are included

*TENSILE FAILURE

Optional parameters

Required parameters for use with ELEMENT DELETION=NO

Data lines to specify a tensile failure model

*TENSION CUTOFF

Optional parameters

Data lines to define tension cutoff

*TENSION STIFFENING

Optional parameters

Data lines if the parameter TYPE=STRAIN is included (default)

Data lines if the parameter TYPE=DISPLACEMENT is included

*THERMAL EXPANSION

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the thermal expansion behavior

*TIE

Required parameters

Optional, mutually exclusive parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the surfaces forming the constraint pairs

*TIME POINTS

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines if the GENERATE parameter is omitted

Data lines if the GENERATE parameter is included

*TORQUE

Optional parameters (if neither ELASTIC nor LINEAR is included, elastic-plastic response is assumed)

Data lines if the LINEAR parameter is included

Data lines if the LINEAR parameter is omitted

*TORQUE PRINT

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*TRACER PARTICLE

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the tracer particles associated with the tracer set

*TRANSFORM

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data line to define a transformed coordinate system

*TRANSPORT VELOCITY

Optional parameters

Data lines to define rotational motion

*TRANSVERSE SHEAR

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the isotropic transverse shear modulus (TYPE=ISOTROPIC)

Data lines to define orthotropic transverse shear moduli (TYPE=ORTHOTROPIC)

Data lines to define anisotropic transverse shear moduli (TYPE=ANISOTROPIC)

*TRANSVERSE SHEAR STIFFNESS

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data line when used with cohesive sections, shell sections, and BEAM GENERAL SECTION, SECTION=MESHED

Data line when used with all other beam sections

*TRIAXIAL TEST DATA

Optional parameters

Data lines to specify triaxial test data

*TRS

Optional parameters

Data line to define the shift function by the Williams-Landel-Ferry approximation

Data line to define the shift function by the Arrhenius approximation by specifying the reference temperature and the activation energy

Data line to define the shift function by the Arrhenius approximation by specifying the reference temperature and the ratio of the activation energy to the universal gas constant

Data lines to define material properties for a user-defined shift function (DEFINITION=USER)

Data lines to define the shift and response functions for the TNM model

Data lines to define the shift function in tabular form

U

*UEL PROPERTY

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Optional parameters (relevant for mode based procedures, direct steady-state dynamic analyses, and direct-integration transient dynamic analysis with linear user elements)

There are no data lines required to define the properties of linear user elements

Data lines to define the properties of nonlinear user elements if the PROPERTIES and/or I PROPERTIES parameters are used on the USER ELEMENT option with a value of one or more

*UNDEX CHARGE PROPERTY

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines to define the UNDEX charge

*UNIAXIAL

Required parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*UNIAXIAL TEST DATA

Using uniaxial test data to define a hyperelastic material

Using uniaxial test data to define an elastomeric foam

Using uniaxial test data to define a low-density foam material

Using uniaxial test data to define the Mullins effect material model

*UNIT SYSTEM

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Optional data lines to define units for the physical dimensions

*UNLOADING DATA

Defining the unloading response for uniaxial behavior in connectors

Defining the unloading response data from uniaxial tests of fabric materials

*USER DEFINED FIELD

Optional parameters

Data lines to define material properties when PROPERTIES is used

Data lines to redefine the field variables when TYPE=SPECIFIED

*USER ELEMENT

Introducing a linear user-defined element (Abaqus/Standard only)

Introducing a general user-defined element

*USER MATERIAL

Required parameters

Optional parameters

Data lines to define material constants

*USER OUTPUT VARIABLES

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data line to specify the number of user variables

V

*VARIABLE MASS SCALING

Optional parameters

Required, mutually exclusive parameters if the DT parameter or the TYPE=ROLLING parameter is used

Required parameters for TYPE=ROLLING

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*VIEW FACTOR OUTPUT

Required parameters

Optional parameters

There are no data lines associated with this option.

*VISCO

Optional parameters

Data line for a transient, quasi-static analysis

*VISCOELASTIC

Required, mutually exclusive parameters

Required parameters when the NONLINEAR parameter is included

Optional parameters

Optional parameters when test data are given to define time domain viscoelasticity with TIME=CREEP TEST DATA, TIME=RELAXATION TEST DATA, or TIME=FREQUENCY DATA or when test data are given to define frequency domain viscoelasticity with FREQUENCY=CREEP TEST DATA or FREQUENCY=RELAXATION TEST DATA

Data line to define continuum material properties for FREQUENCY=FORMULA

Data lines to define continuum material properties for FREQUENCY=TABULAR without the PRELOAD parameter or for TIME=FREQUENCY DATA

Data lines to define continuum material properties for FREQUENCY=TABULAR, PRELOAD=UNIAXIAL

Data lines to define continuum material properties for FREQUENCY=TABULAR, PRELOAD=VOLUMETRIC

Data lines to specify continuum material properties with the Prony series parameters directly using TIME=PRONY or FREQUENCY=PRONY

Data lines to define viscoelastic properties for cohesive elements with elastic traction-separation behavior using TIME=PRONY in Abaqus/Explicit

Data lines to define viscoelastic properties for cohesive elements with elastic traction-separation behavior using TIME=FREQUENCY DATA in Abaqus/Explicit

To specify viscoelastic behavior via test data

Data lines to define effective thickness-direction gasket properties for PRELOAD=UNIAXIAL

Data lines to define effective thickness-direction gasket properties if PRELOAD=UNIAXIAL is not included

Data lines for LAW=BB POWER LAW

Data lines for LAW=BERGSTROM-BOYCE

Data lines for LAW=HYPERB

Data lines for LAW=POWER LAW

Data lines for LAW=STRAIN

Data lines for LAW=USER

*VISCOSITY

Optional parameters

Data lines to define the Bingham plastic viscous shear behavior (DEFINITION=BINGHAM PLASTIC)

Data lines to define the Carreau-Yasuda viscous shear behavior (DEFINITION=CARREAU-YASUDA)

Data lines to define the Cross viscous shear behavior (DEFINITION=CROSS)

Data lines to define the Ellis-Meter viscous shear behavior (DEFINITION=ELLIS-METER)

Data lines to define the Herschel-Bulkley viscous shear behavior (DEFINITION=HERSCHEL-BULKLEY)

Data lines to define Newtonian viscous shear behavior (DEFINITION=NEWTONIAN)

Data lines to define the Powell-Eyring viscous shear behavior (DEFINITION=POWELL-EYRING)

Data lines to define the power law viscous shear behavior (DEFINITION=POWER LAW)

Data lines to define the viscous shear behavior in tabular form (DEFINITION=TABULAR)

Data lines to define the material properties for the user-defined viscosity model (DEFINITION=USER)

*VISCOUS

Optional parameters

Data lines for LAW=TIME or LAW=STRAIN

Data lines for LAW=USER

Data lines for LAW=ANAND

Data lines for LAW=DARVEAUX

Data lines for LAW=DOUBLE POWER

Data lines for LAW=POWER LAW

Data lines for LAW=TIME POWER LAW

*VOID NUCLEATION

Optional parameters

Data lines to define void nucleation

*VOLUMETRIC TEST DATA

Hyperelastic material model

Hyperfoam material model

Viscoelastic material model

W, X, Y, Z

*WAVE

Optional parameters

Optional parameter for TYPE=AIRY

Required parameter for TYPE=GRIDDED

Optional parameters for TYPE=GRIDDED

Optional parameter for TYPE=USER

Data line to define Stokes fifth-order waves (TYPE=STOKES)

Data lines to define Airy waves (TYPE=AIRY)

Data line to define gridded wave data (TYPE=GRIDDED)

Data lines to define frequency versus wave amplitude data for stochastic user wave theory (TYPE=USER) in an Abaqus/Standard analysis

Data lines to define wave theory (TYPE=USER) in an Abaqus/Explicit analysis

*WIND

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data line to define the wind velocity profile

Product Index

Abaqus/Standard

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P, Q

R

S

T

U

V

Abaqus/Explicit

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

K

L

M

N

O

P, Q

R

S

T

U

V

Abaqus/AMS

F

S

Abaqus/Aqua

A

C

D

I

S

W, X, Y, Z

Abaqus/Design

C

D

E

N