ABAQUS Volume II: I–Z - Manual (Page 517)

*SURFACE FLAW
18.48 *SURFACE FLAW: Define geometry of surface flaws.
This option is used with line spring elements to define the geometry of the part-through crack of the shell.
Product: ABAQUS/Standard
Type: Model data
Level: Part, Part instance
Reference:
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“Line spring elements for modeling part-through cracks in shells,” Section 26.10.1 of the
ABAQUS Analysis User’s Manual
Required parameter:
SIDE
Set SIDE=POSITIVE or SIDE=NEGATIVE to indicate which surface is cracked.
Optional parameter:
INPUT
Set this parameter equal to the name of the alternate input file containing the data lines for this
option. See “Input syntax rules,” Section 1.2.1 of the ABAQUS Analysis User’s Manual, for the
syntax of such file names. If this parameter is omitted, it is assumed that the data follow the keyword
line.
Data lines to define the flaw:
First line:
1. Node number or node set label. This node or node set can be at either side of the crack for
element LS6.
2. Crack depth at this location.
Repeat this data line as often as necessary to define the crack depth at all nodal locations along the
crack.
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