This option is used to define the properties of gasket elements.
Product: ABAQUS/Standard
Type: Model data
Level: Part Part Instance
Set this parameter equal to the name of the element set containing the elements for which the gasket behavior is being defined.
Set this parameter equal to the name of the gasket behavior to which the specified element set refers.
Set this parameter equal to the name of the material of which the gasket is made.
Set this parameter equal to the name given for the *ORIENTATION option (“Orientations,” Section 2.2.5 of the ABAQUS Analysis User's Manual) to be used to define a local coordinate system for integration point calculations in the gasket elements in the specified element set.
This parameter is usually not needed. It is used to change the default stabilization stiffness used in all but link elements to stabilize gasket elements that are not supported at all nodes, such as those that extend outside neighboring components. The default value is set equal to 10–9 times the initial compressive stiffness in the thickness direction. To change the default, set this parameter equal to the desired stabilization stiffness. The units are stress (FL–2).
First (and only) line:
Initial gasket thickness (obtained from nodal coordinates if this field is blank or zero).
Initial gap (default of 0).
Initial void (default of 0).
Cross-sectional area, width, or out-of-plane thickness, depending on the gasket element type. The default is 1.0. The value is ignored for gasket elements that do not require this input.
First component of the thickness direction of the elements.
Second component of the thickness direction of the elements.
Third component of the thickness direction of the elements.