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CONNECTOR ELEMENTS

Thread starter studresearch
Start date Feb 21, 2008

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Feb 21, 2008

studresearch

Civil/Environmental

hello everybody,

i have a problem by using connector elements in a basically very simple situation in abaqus standard. I try to model the damage or failure of this translational connector element at a certain load level of 1000kN. bevor the system reaches this load level should the element be very stiff.

does anyone see the mistake ???.

*CONNECTOR SECTION, ELSET=connector, BEHAVIOR=Behavior
axial
*CONNECTOR BEHAVIOR, NAME=Behavior
*CONNECTOR ELASTICITY, COMPONENT=2
1000000000000
*CONNECTOR FAILURE, COMPONENT=2
,,1000000

thanks a lot,
edmundo