8.7 Change in hourglass control for modified tetrahedral and triangular elements

Product: ABAQUS/Standard  

Benefits: You can now choose two different types of hourglass control approaches for modified tetrahedral and triangular elements.

Description: For modified tetrahedral and triangular elements in ABAQUS/Standard, you can now select the enhanced hourglass control method by specifying the HOURGLASS=ENHANCED parameter on the *SECTION CONTROLS option (default) or you can select the total stiffness approach by using the HOURGLASS=STIFFNESS parameter.

References:

ABAQUS Analysis User's Manual

ABAQUS Keywords Reference Manual