ABAQUS Volume II: I–Z - Manual (Page 458)

*SPRING
2. For SPRING2 elements give the degree of freedom with which the springs are associated at
their second nodes.
If the ORIENTATION parameter is included on the *SPRING option when defining spring elements
or on the *JOINT option when defining joint elements, the degrees of freedom specified here are in
the local system defined by the *ORIENTATION option referenced.
Second line:
1. Force.
2. Relative displacement.
3. Temperature.
4. First field variable.
5. Second field variable.
6. Etc., up to five field variables.
Subsequent lines (only needed if the DEPENDENCIES parameter has a value greater than five):
1. Sixth field variable.
2. Etc., up to eight field variables per line.
Repeat this set of data lines as often as necessary to define the spring stiffness as a function of
temperature and other predefined field variables.
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