Obtaining Physical Constants in an Abaqus/Standard Analysis

Utility routine GETPHYSICALCONSTANT can be called from any Abaqus/Standard user subroutine to obtain values of physical constants defined in an Abaqus/Standard analysis.

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See Also
*PHYSICAL CONSTANTS

Utility Routine Interface

include 'aba_phcon_param.inc'
...
call GETPHYSICALCONSTANT (jKey, value, jError)

Variables to Be Provided to the Utility Routine

jKey

Key identifier of the physical constant requested.

Key identifier (jKey) Physical constant
j_phcon_Abs0 Absolute zero
j_phcon_Boltzmann Ludwig Boltzmann constant
j_phcon_SplRef Reference pressure used for computing the sound pressure level
j_phcon_StefanB Stefan-Boltzmann constant
j_phcon_UnivGas Universal gas constant

Variables Returned from the Utility Routine

value

Value of the physical constant requested.

jError

Return code (0 indicates no error, 1 indicates that the physical constant requested is not defined).