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Elements With Mass Physical Properties

The elements in Table 3.5 should be assigned mass properties defined thus:

PROPERTY PHYSICAL GENERAL [propname] mass direction1 direction2

The mass value is required in all cases, direction1 is needed for MASS1, and direction1 and direction2 are needed for MASS2. The direction indicator is an integer 1, 2, or 3 indicating the global X, Y, or Z directions.


ELEMENT
TYPE ABAQUS Element Names
Mass MASS MASS1 MASS2
Table 3.5: Elements with Mass Physical Properties
 



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