ABAQUS Volume II: I–Z - Manual (Page 309)

*PRE-TENSION SECTION
16.27 *PRE-TENSION SECTION: Associate a pre-tension node with a pre-tension section.
This option is used to associate a pre-tension node with a pre-tension section.
Product: ABAQUS/Standard
Type: Model data
Level: Part, Part instance, Assembly
Reference:
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“Prescribed assembly loads,” Section 27.5.1 of the ABAQUS Analysis User’s Manual
Required parameter:
NODE
Set this parameter equal to either the pre-tension node number or the name of a node set containing
the pre-tension node. If the name of a node set is chosen, the node set must contain exactly one
node.
Required, mutually exclusive parameters:
ELEMENT
Set this parameter equal to either the element number of the truss or beam element used to define
the pre-tension section or the name of an element set containing the truss or beam element used to
define the pre-tension section. If the name of an element set is chosen, the element set must contain
exactly one element.
SURFACE
Set this parameter equal to the name of the surface definition (*SURFACE) that defines the pre-
tension section (when continuum elements are used).
Data line to define the normal to the section (optional):
First (and only) data line:
1. First component of the normal.
2. Second component of the normal.
3. Third component of the normal.
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