*DISTRIBUTION

Required parameters

LOCATION

Set LOCATION=ELEMENT to define a distribution on elements.

Set LOCATION=NODE to define a distribution on nodes.

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

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

NAME

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

TABLE

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

Optional parameters

DESIGN VARIABLE: Include this parameter to specify a spatial distribution of design variables in an adjoint design sensitivity analysis.
INPUT: Set this parameter equal to the name of the alternate input file containing the data lines for this option. See Input Syntax Rules for the syntax of such file names. If this parameter is omitted, it is assumed that the data follow the keyword line.

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

First line

Blank space to define default data for the first use of this data line. Element number or element set for subsequent data lines.
X-coordinate of point a.
Y-coordinate of point a.
Z-coordinate of point a.
X-coordinate of point b.
Y-coordinate of point b.
Z-coordinate of point b.

Repeat this data line as often as necessary to define the data for element numbers or element sets. The data can also be read directly from an output database file in SIM format (.sim) using the EXTERNAL FIELD option. The orientation output variable in the output database file is converted automatically to the coordinates of a and b.

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

First line

Blank space to define default data for the first use of this data line. Element number or element set for subsequent data lines.
Angle (in degrees).

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

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

First line

Blank space to define default data for the first use of this data line. Element number or element set for subsequent data lines.
Shell, membrane, or composite layer thickness.

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

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

First line

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

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

Data lines to define a distribution of shell offset

First line

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

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

Data lines to define a distribution of general section stiffnesses

First line

Blank space to define default data for the first use of this data line. Element number or element set for subsequent uses of this data line.
$D_{11}$ .
$D_{12}$ .
$D_{22}$ .
$D_{13}$ .
$D_{23}$ .
$D_{33}$ .
$D_{14}$ .

Second line

$D_{24}$ .
$D_{34}$ .
$D_{44}$ .
$D_{15}$ .
$D_{25}$ .
$D_{35}$ .
$D_{45}$ .
$D_{55}$ .

Third line

$D_{16}$ .
$D_{26}$ .
$D_{36}$ .
$D_{46}$ .
$D_{56}$ .
$D_{66}$ .

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

Data lines to define a distribution of initial contact clearances

First line

Node number or node set. Default data are not allowed.
Initial clearance.

Repeat this data line as often as necessary.

Data lines to define a distribution of isotropic elastic moduli

First line

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

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

Data lines to define a distribution of orthotropic elastic moduli

First line

Blank space to define default data for the first use of this data line. Element number or element set for subsequent uses of this data line.
$D_{1111}$ .
$D_{1122}$ .
$D_{2222}$ .
$D_{1133}$ .
$D_{2233}$ .
$D_{3333}$ .
$D_{1212}$ .

Second line

$D_{1313}$ .
$D_{2323}$ .

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

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

First line

Blank space to define default data for the first use of this data line. Element number or element set for subsequent uses of this data line.
$E_{1}$ .
$E_{2}$ .
$E_{3}$ .
$ν_{12}$ .
$ν_{13}$ .
$ν_{23}$ .
$G_{12}$ .

Second line

$G_{13}$ .
$G_{23}$ .

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

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

First line

Blank space to define default data for the first use of this data line. Element number or element set for subsequent data lines.
$E_{1}$ .
$E_{2}$ .
$ν_{12}$ .
$G_{12}$ .
$G_{13}$ . This shear modulus is needed to define transverse shear behavior in shells.
$G_{23}$ . This shear modulus is needed to define transverse shear behavior in shells.

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

Data lines to define a distribution of anisotropic elastic moduli

First line

Blank space to define default data for the first use of this data line. Element number or element set for subsequent uses of this data line.
$D_{1111}$ .
$D_{1122}$ .
$D_{2222}$ .
$D_{1133}$ .
$D_{2233}$ .
$D_{3333}$ .
$D_{1112}$ .

Second line

$D_{2212}$ .
$D_{3312}$ .
$D_{1212}$ .
$D_{1113}$ .
$D_{2213}$ .
$D_{3313}$ .
$D_{1213}$ .
$D_{1313}$ .

Third line

$D_{1123}$ .
$D_{2223}$ .
$D_{3323}$ .
$D_{1223}$ .
$D_{1323}$ .
$D_{2323}$ .

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

Data lines to define a distribution of mass density

First line

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

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

Data lines to define a distribution of isotropic thermal expansion

First line

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

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

Data lines to define a distribution of orthotropic thermal expansion

First line

Blank space to define default data for the first use of this data line. Element number or element set for subsequent data lines.
$α_{11}$ .
$α_{22}$ .
$α_{33}$ . (Not used for plane stress case.)

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

Data lines to define a distribution of anisotropic thermal expansion

First line

Blank space to define default data for the first use of this data line. Element number or element set for subsequent data lines.
$α_{11}$ .
$α_{22}$ .
$α_{33}$ . (Not used for plane stress case.)
$α_{12}$ .
$α_{13}$ .
$α_{23}$ .

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

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

First line

Blank space to define default data for the first use of this data line. Element number or element set for subsequent data lines.
$v_{f}$ .

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

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

First line

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

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

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

First line

Blank space to define default data for the first use of this data line. Element number or element set for subsequent data lines.
$a_{11}$ .
$a_{22}$ .
$a_{33}$ .
$a_{12}$ .
$a_{13}$ .
$a_{23}$ .

Repeat this data line as often as necessary to define the data for element numbers or element sets. Orientation tensor data can also be read directly from an output database file in SIM format (.sim) using the EXTERNAL FIELD option.

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

First line

Blank space to define default data for the first use of this data line. Element number or element set for subsequent data lines.
Scale factor.
Derivative of the scale factor divided by the scale factor.

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

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

First line

Blank space to define default data for the first use of this data line. Node number or node set for subsequent data lines.
X-displacement.
Y-displacement.
Z-displacement.

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

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

First line

Blank space to define default data for the first use of this data line. Element number or element set for subsequent data lines.
X-component of the local material direction.
Y-component of the local material direction.
Z-component of the local material direction.

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