ABAQUS Volume II: I–Z - Manual (Page 439)

*SOLID SECTION
18.22 *SOLID SECTION: Specify element properties for solid, infinite, acoustic, and truss
elements.
This option is used to define properties of solid (continuum) elements, infinite elements, acoustic finite and
infinite elements, and truss elements.
Products: ABAQUS/Standard ABAQUS/Explicit
Type: Model data
Level: Part, Part instance
References:
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“Solid (continuum) elements,” Section 22.1.1 of the ABAQUS Analysis User’s Manual
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“Infinite elements,” Section 22.2.1 of the ABAQUS Analysis User’s Manual
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“Truss elements,” Section 23.2.1 of the ABAQUS Analysis User’s Manual
Required parameters:
COMPOSITE
This parameter applies only to ABAQUS/Standard analyses.
This parameter can be used only with three-dimensional brick solid elements that have only
displacement degrees of freedom. Include this parameter if the solid is made up of several layers
of material.
The COMPOSITE and MATERIAL parameters are mutually exclusive.
ELSET
Set this parameter equal to the name of the element set containing the elements for which the material
behavior is being defined.
MATERIAL
Set this parameter equal to the name of the material to be used with these elements.
The COMPOSITE and MATERIAL parameters are mutually exclusive.
REF NODE
This parameter is required only for generalized plane strain elements and acoustic infinite elements;
it is ignored for all other element types.
Set this parameter equal to either the node number of the reference node or the name of a node
set containing the reference node. If the name of a node set is chosen, the node set must contain
exactly one node.
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