Abaqus Analysis User's Manual  


26.1.2 Mass element library

Products: Abaqus/Standard  Abaqus/Explicit  Abaqus/CAE  

References

Element type

MASSPoint mass

Active degrees of freedom

1, 2, 3

Additional solution variables

None.

Nodal coordinates required

X, Y, Z

Element property definition

Input File Usage:          
*MASS

Abaqus/CAE Usage:   

Property or Interaction module: SpecialInertiaCreate: Point mass/inertia: select point: Magnitude: Mass


Element-based loading

Distributed loads

Distributed loads are specified as described in “Distributed loads,” Section 29.4.3.


Load ID (*DLOAD):  CENTRIF(S)

Abaqus/CAE Load/Interaction:  Rotational body force

Units:  T–2

Description:  Centrifugal load (magnitude is input as , where is the angular velocity).


Load ID (*DLOAD):  GRAV

Abaqus/CAE Load/Interaction:  Gravity

Units:  LT–2

Description:  Gravity loading in a specified direction.


Load ID (*DLOAD):  ROTA(S)

Abaqus/CAE Load/Interaction:  Rotational body force

Units:  T–2

Description:  Rotary acceleration load (magnitude is input as , where is the rotary acceleration).

Element output

ELKE

Element kinetic energy (available only from Abaqus/Standard).


Nodes associated with the element

1 node.