ABAQUS read spring force and relative displacement with python scripting

[xli]

Hello,

How could I extract the force and displacement results (S11, E11) of all the spring elements in a model? Is it possible to identify the springs through python scripting?

Thank you!

 

[FEA way]

Might be easier to save history output for them and then access it in the database:

*OUTPUT, HISTORY
*ELEMENT OUTPUT, ELSET=SPRINGS
E11, S11

Of course, you have to define that elset with all spring element numbers.

 

[xli]

Thank you! And how can I define elset? I couldn't find their element numbers. Is there a place to look them up?

 

[FEA way]

They will be defined like this:

*ELEMENT, TYPE=SPRING…

The first number in each data line is element number.

Then you can define an elset like this:

*ELSET, ELSET=SPRINGS
list_spring_numbers_here

 

[xli]

Thank you so much!