ABAQUS Keywords Reference Manual  

*TIME POINTS
Specify time points in the loading history at which the response of a structure will be evaluated in a direct cyclic analysis.

This option is used to specify time points in the loading history at which the response of a structure will be evaluated. It can be used only in conjunction with the *DIRECT CYCLIC option. The listed time points must include the starting time and ending time in a single loading cycle.

Product: ABAQUS/Standard  

Type: History data

Level: Step  

Reference:

Optional parameter:

GENERATE

If this parameter is included, each data line should give a starting time point, ; an ending time point, ; and the time increment between these two specified time points, . Then the response of the structure will be evaluated at all time points going from to in steps of in the analysis.

INPUT

Set this parameter equal to the name of the alternate input file containing the data lines for this option. See “Input syntax rules,” Section 1.2.1 of the ABAQUS Analysis User's Manual, for the syntax of such file names. If this parameter is omitted, it is assumed that the data follow the keyword line.

Data lines if the GENERATE parameter is omitted: 

First line:

  1. List of time points at which the response of the structure will be evaluated in an analysis. The points must be arranged in ascending order.

Repeat this data line as often as necessary. Up to eight entries are allowed per line.

Data lines if the GENERATE parameter is included: 

First line:

  1. Starting time point.

  2. Ending time point.

  3. Increment in time between the two specified time points.

Repeat this data line as often as necessary.