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ABQMechConnBehavior (Object)

Represents an Abaqus mechanical connection behavior (ABQMechConnBehavior) object.
Role: Access an Abaqus mechanical connection behaviour object or determine its properties.

Property Index

AllowSeparation
Sets or returns the seperation status for the hard contact pressure overclosure.
ApplyUserSubroutine
Sets or returns the user subroutine flag.
AugmentedLagrange
Sets or returns the augmented lagrange formulation in a mechanical connection.
ClearanceContactPressureValue
Sets or returns the clearance at which contact pressure is zero in a mechanical connection.
ContactStiffnessScaleFactorValue
Sets or returns the contact stiffness scale factor value in a mechanical connection.
ContactStiffnessValue
Sets or returns the contact stiffness value for hard contact pressure overclosure.
ContactStiffness
Sets or returns the contact stiffness type hard contact pressure overclosure.
Description
Sets or returns the description.
Formulation
Sets or returns the formulation in a mechanical connection.
FrictionCoefficient
Sets or returns the friction coefficient if the formulation is PENALTY.
MaxStiffnessValue
Sets or returns the max stiffness value for mechanical connection.
MaxStiffness
Sets or returns the contact stiffness type hard contact pressure overclosure.
PenaltyMethod
Sets or returns the penalty method formulation in a mechanical connection.
PressureOverclosure
Sets or returns the pressure overclosure in a mechanical connection.

Method Index

AddPressureOverclosureTable
Adds a list of tabular pressure overclosure in the connection behavior.
GetPressureOverclosureTable
Returns a list of tabular pressure overclosure in connection behavior.

Properties


o Property AllowSeparation() As
Sets or returns the seperation status for the hard contact pressure overclosure.
Returns:
A boolean specifying whether seperation status is on or off.
o Property ApplyUserSubroutine() As
Sets or returns the user subroutine flag.
Returns:
A boolean specifying whether a user subroutine will be applied.
o Property AugmentedLagrange() As
Sets or returns the augmented lagrange formulation in a mechanical connection.
Returns:
A boolean specifying whether augmented lagrange formulation is applied.
o Property ClearanceContactPressureValue() As
Sets or returns the clearance at which contact pressure is zero in a mechanical connection.
Returns:
clearance at which contact pressure is zero.
o Property ContactStiffnessScaleFactorValue() As
Sets or returns the contact stiffness scale factor value in a mechanical connection.
Returns:
contact stiffness scale factor value.
o Property ContactStiffnessValue() As
Sets or returns the contact stiffness value for hard contact pressure overclosure.
Returns:
The stiffness value.
o Property ContactStiffness() As
Sets or returns the contact stiffness type hard contact pressure overclosure.
Returns:
The contact stiffness

Legal values:
DEFAULT
STIFF_VALUE
o Property Description() As
Sets or returns the description.
Returns:
The description of the step.
o Property Formulation() As
Sets or returns the formulation in a mechanical connection.
Returns:
The formulation.

Legal values:
FRICTIONLESS
PENALTY
o Property FrictionCoefficient() As
Sets or returns the friction coefficient if the formulation is PENALTY.
Returns:
The friction coefficient.
o Property MaxStiffnessValue() As
Sets or returns the max stiffness value for mechanical connection.
Returns:
The stiffness value.
o Property MaxStiffness() As
Sets or returns the contact stiffness type hard contact pressure overclosure.
Returns:
The contact stiffness

Legal values:
DEFAULT
STIFF_VALUE
o Property PenaltyMethod() As
Sets or returns the penalty method formulation in a mechanical connection.
Returns:
A boolean specifying whether penalty method formulation is applied.
o Property PressureOverclosure() As
Sets or returns the pressure overclosure in a mechanical connection.
Returns:
The pressure overclosure.

Legal values:
HARD
EXPONENTIAL
LINEAR
TABULAR

Methods


o Sub AddPressureOverclosureTable( iPressure,
iOverclosure)
Adds a list of tabular pressure overclosure in the connection behavior. The number of values in both of the parameters should match. If either list contains extra values, the extra values are discarded.
Parameters:
iPressure
The list of pressure values.
iOverclosure
The list of overclosures.
o Sub GetPressureOverclosureTable( oPressure,
oOverclosure)
Returns a list of tabular pressure overclosure in connection behavior.
Parameters:
oPressure
The list of pressure values.
oOverclosure
The list of overclosures.

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