26.5.2 Choosing a cohesive element

Products: ABAQUS/Standard  ABAQUS/Explicit  

References

Overview

The ABAQUS cohesive element library includes:

  • elements for two-dimensional analyses;

  • elements for three-dimensional analyses; and

  • elements for axisymmetric analyses.

Naming convention

The cohesive elements used in ABAQUS are named as follows:

For example, COH2D4 is a 4-node, two-dimensional cohesive element.