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*CONNECTOR SECTION
Specify connector attributes for connector elements.

This option is used to define the attributes of connector elements.

Products: ABAQUS/Standard  ABAQUS/Explicit  

Type: Model data

Level: Part  Part Instance  Assembly  

References:

Required parameter:

ELSET

Set this parameter equal to the name of the element set containing the connector elements for which the connection attributes are being defined.

Optional parameters:

BEHAVIOR

Set this parameter equal to the name of the connector behavior that defines these connector elements. If this parameter is omitted, the connector element's behavior is determined by kinematic constraints only.

ELIMINATION

This parameter applies only to ABAQUS/Explicit analyses.

Set ELIMINATION=NO if the constraint or kinetic forces/moments of the associated connector elements are to be solved for directly in the implicit constraint solver in ABAQUS/Explicit. This is the default setting for connectors that are not related to a *FASTENER definition.

Set ELIMINATION=YES if the constraint or kinetic forces/moments of the associated connector elements are to be solved for using a condensation technique. This is the default setting for connectors that are referred to by a *FASTENER definition.

Data lines to define the connection attributes: 

First line:

  1. Basic translational connection type, basic rotational connection type, assembled connection type, or complex connection type from “Connection-type library,” Section 17.1.5 of the ABAQUS Analysis User's Manual. If an assembled or a complex connection is selected, no additional data can be entered on this data line.

  2. Basic rotational or basic translational connection component. If the first entry of this data line is a basic translational connection component, the second entry (if provided) must be a basic rotational connection component. Similarly, if the first entry of this data line is a basic rotational connection component, the second entry (if provided) must be a basic translational connection component.

Second line (optional):

  1. Orientation name specifying the local directions at the first node (or ground node) of the connector element.

  2. Orientation name specifying the local directions at the second node (or ground node) of the connector element. If an orientation name is not specified, the local directions at the first node are used.

Omit the second line if neither of the two orientations is specified.