ProductsAbaqus/Standard Element types
Active degrees of freedomITT21: 1, 2 ITT31: 1, 2, 3 Additional solution variablesITT21: Two additional variables relating to the contact forces. ITT31: Three additional variables relating to the contact forces. Nodal coordinates requiredITT21: X, Y ITT31: X, Y, Z Element property definitionInput File Usage Use the following option to identify the second (outer) pipe with which the specified ITT contact elements on the first (inner) pipe can interact: SLIDE LINE Use the following option to give the radial clearance between the pipes as a positive number when modeling a tube sliding within another tube: INTERFACE When the elements are modeling contact between the exterior surfaces of two pipes, the sum of the external radii of the pipes is given as a negative number. Element-based loadingNone. Element outputStress components
Strain components
Node ordering and integration point numbering2D internal tube contact2D external tube contact3D internal tube contact3D external tube contact |