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*DEPVAR
Specify solution-dependent state variables.

This option is used to allocate space at each integration point for solution-dependent state variables. If the *DEPVAR option is used, it must appear within the *MATERIAL definition for which solution-dependent state variables are needed.

Products: ABAQUS/Standard  ABAQUS/Explicit  

Type: Model data

Level: Model  

References:

Optional parameter:

DELETE

This parameter applies only to ABAQUS/Explicit analyses.

Set this ABAQUS/Explicit parameter equal to the state variable number controlling the element deletion flag (see “User-defined mechanical material behavior,” Section 12.8.1 of the ABAQUS Analysis User's Manual).

Data line to specify the number of solution-dependent state variables: 

First (and only) line:

  1. Number of solution-dependent state variables required at each integration point.