Products: ABAQUS/Standard ABAQUS/CAE
| GK2D2 | 2-node, two-dimensional gasket element |
| GK2D2N | 2-node, two-dimensional gasket element with thickness-direction behavior only |
| GKPS4 | 4-node, plane stress gasket element |
| GKPE4 | 4-node, plane strain gasket element |
| GKPS4N | 4-node, two-dimensional gasket element with thickness-direction behavior only |
| GKPS6 | 6-node, plane stress gasket element |
| GKPE6 | 6-node, plane strain gasket element |
| GKPS6N | 6-node, two-dimensional gasket element with thickness-direction behavior only |
You must define the element's cross-sectional area (for link elements) or out-of-plane width (for general elements), initial gap, and initial void.
You can specify the thickness direction as part of the gasket section definition or by specifying a normal direction at the nodes; you can specify the element thickness as part of the gasket section definition. Otherwise, ABAQUS/Standard will calculate the thickness direction. For link elements the thickness direction is the direction from the first to the second node and the thickness is the distance between the nodes. For general elements the thickness direction is based on the midsurface of the element and the thicknesses at the integration points are based on the nodal positions. See “Defining the gasket element's initial geometry,” Section 18.6.4, for more details.
| Input File Usage: | *GASKET SECTION |
| ABAQUS/CAE Usage: | Property module: Create Section: select Other as the section Category and Gasket as the section Type |
S11 | Pressure or thickness-direction force in the gasket element. |
CS11 | Contact pressure in the gasket element (only available if S11 is the force in the gasket element and the gasket response is not defined using a material model). |
S12 | Shear stress or shear force. |
E11 | Gasket closure if the gasket response is defined directly using a gasket behavior model; strain if the gasket response is defined using a material model. |
E12 | Shear motion if the gasket response is defined directly using a gasket behavior model; strain if the gasket response is defined using a material model. |
NE11 | Effective thickness-direction strain in the gasket element. |
NE12 | Effective shear strain in the gasket element. |
S11 | Pressure or thickness-direction force in the gasket element. |
CS11 | Contact pressure in the gasket element (only available if S11 is the force in the gasket element and the gasket response is not defined using a material model). |
E11 | Gasket closure if the gasket response is defined directly using a gasket behavior model; strain if the gasket response is defined using a material model. |
NE11 | Effective thickness-direction strain in the gasket element. |
S11 | Pressure in the gasket element. |
E11 | Gasket closure if the gasket response is defined directly using a gasket behavior model; strain if the gasket response is defined using a material model. |
NE11 | Effective thickness-direction strain in the gasket element. |
S11 | Pressure in the gasket element. |
S22 | Direct membrane stress. |
S33 | Direct membrane stress (only available for plane strain elements). |
S12 | Shear stress. |
E11 | Gasket closure if the gasket response is defined directly using a gasket behavior model; strain if the gasket response is defined using a material model. |
E22 | Direct membrane strain. |
E33 | Direct membrane strain (only available for plane strain elements). |
E12 | Shear motion if the gasket response is defined directly using a gasket behavior model; strain if the gasket response is defined using a material model. |
NE11 | Effective thickness-direction strain in the gasket element. |
NE22 | Direct membrane strain. |
NE33 | Direct membrane strain (only available for plane strain elements). |
NE12 | Effective shear strain. |
