26.2.2 Dashpot element library

Products: ABAQUS/Standard  ABAQUS/Explicit  ABAQUS/CAE  

References

Element types

DASHPOTAAxial dashpot between two nodes, whose line of action is the line joining the two nodes
DASHPOT1(S)    Dashpot between a node and ground, acting in a fixed direction
DASHPOT2(S)    Dashpot between two nodes, acting in a fixed direction

Active degrees of freedom

DASHPOTA: 1, 2, 3. The translational degree of freedom in the 3-direction is not activated in an ABAQUS/Standard analysis if both nodes of the element are connected to two-dimensional entities such as two-dimensional analytical rigid surfaces, two-dimensional beam elements, etc.

DASHPOT1 or DASHPOT2: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6. If you specify a local orientation for the dashpot, these are local degrees of freedom. Otherwise, these are global degrees of freedom.

Additional solution variables

None.

Nodal coordinates required

DASHPOTA: X, Y, Z

DASHPOT1 or DASHPOT2: None needed since there is no geometry associated with these elements.

Element property definition

Input File Usage:           *DASHPOT

ABAQUS/CAE Usage: 

Property or Interaction module: SpecialSprings/DashpotsCreate


Element-based loading

None.

Element output

S11

The force in the dashpot.

E11

The relative displacement across the dashpot.

ER11

The relative velocity across the dashpot (available only from ABAQUS/Standard).


Node ordering on elements