*UEL PROPERTY

Define property values to be used with a user element type.

This option is required to define the properties of a user element, where the element set must be provided. User element properties provided on the data line are relevant only for nonlinear user elements. The damping parameters provided via parameters on this option are relevant for all procedure types except for nonlinear user elements given by the user subroutine in direct-integration transient dynamic analyses.

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See Also
*USER ELEMENT
In Other Guides
User-Defined Elements

ProductsAbaqus/StandardAbaqus/Explicit

TypeModel data

LevelPartPart instanceModel

Required parameters

ELSET

Set this parameter equal to the name of the element set containing the user elements for which these property values are being defined.

Optional parameters

MATERIAL

This parameter applies only to Abaqus/Standard analyses.

Set this parameter equal to the name of the material to be used with these elements.

ORIENTATION

This parameter applies only to Abaqus/Standard analyses.

Set this parameter equal to the name of an orientation definition (Orientations) to be used to define a local coordinate system for material calculations in the elements in this set.

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

ALPHA

Set this parameter equal to the Rayleigh mass damping factor, α.

BETA

Set this parameter equal to the Rayleigh stiffness damping factor, β.

STRUCTURAL

Set this parameter equal to the structural stiffness proportional damping factor, s.

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

First line

  1. Enter the values of the element properties. Enter all floating point values first, followed immediately by the integer values.

Repeat this data line as often as necessary. Eight values per line are used for both real and integer values.