ABAQUS Analysis User's Manual  


26.4.2 Distributing coupling element library

Product: ABAQUS/Standard  

References

Element types

DCOUP2DTwo-dimensional distributing coupling element
DCOUP3DThree-dimensional distributing coupling element

Active degrees of freedom

DCOUP2D: 1, 2, 6

DCOUP3D: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Additional solution variables

None.

Nodal coordinates required

DCOUP2D: X, Y

DCOUP3D: X, Y, Z

Element property definition

You must identify a minimum of two nodes to which the distributing coupling element distributes loads and mass; in addition, you can specify the element mass.

Input File Usage:           
*DISTRIBUTING COUPLING

Element-based loading

None.

Element output

ELKE

Element kinetic energy.

NFORC

Element nodal forces.


Nodes associated with the element

1 node is defined with the element. Additional nodes forming the coupling are defined in the element property definition.