Load Collectors

Load collectors collect and organize loads, constraints, and equations.

Abaqus Cards

Loads or constraints that are to be used as history data (under *STEP) should be collected into load collectors with the HISTORY card image. These load collectors also need to be added to the corresponding load steps (*STEP). In contrast, loads or constraints for model data should be collected into load collectors with INITIAL_CONDITION card image. They will automatically be written out in the model portion of the Abaqus input deck.
Note: All loads and boundary conditions on sets can be expanded to individual nodes and elements by selecting the Expand load on sets option in the File Options dialog, which is invoked upon importing a solver deck. If a **HMLOAD_SETS_EXPAND comment is found in the input file, all loads and boundary conditions on sets are expanded to individual nodes and elements.
Card Description
*CFILM Defines film coefficients and associated sink temperatures at one or more nodes or vertices.
Note: Only in HISTORY card image.
*CONNECTOR HARDENING
*CONNECTOR LOAD Specifies loads for available components of relative motion in connector elements.
Note: Only in HISTORY card image.
*CONNECTOR MOTION Specifies the motion of available components of relative motion in connector elements.
Note: In both HISTORY and INTIAL_CONDITION card image.
*DSLOAD Specifies distributed surface loads.
Note:
Only in HISTORY card image.
*INERTIA RELIEF Applies inertia-based load balancing.
Note:
Only in HISTORY card image of Standard template.
*INITIAL_CONDITION_FLUID_PRESSURE Specifies initial pressures for hydrostatic fluid filled cavities.
*INITIAL_CONDITION_TEMPERATURE Specifies initial temperatures for heat transfer analysis.
*INITIAL_CONDITION_TYPE_STRESS Specifies initial stresses.
*INITIAL_CONDITION_VELOCITY Specifies initial velocities for dynamic analysis.
*SFILM Define film coefficients and associated sink temperatures over a surface for heat transfer analysis.
Note:
Only in HISTORY card image.

EXODUS Cards

Card Description
Acceleration
Boundary
Force
Flux
Moment
Thermal
Velocity

LS-DYNA Cards

Load collector information is specified with a required $HMNAME comment card and an optional $HMCOLOR comment card. If an input translator encounters one of these comments while reading a load card, a new load collector is created. For the comments to be valid, they must follow a load keyword or the last line of the previous Structured block. The loads that follow a $HMNAME LOADCOLS comment are read into that collector. If there is a new keyword or structured block, the previous load collector information is ignored.

For non-HyperMesh generated input decks, loads are divided into collectors based on classification. The following load collectors are created:
  • Mechanical loads for forces and moments
  • Constraints/Displacements
  • Velocities
  • Accelerations
  • Pressures

If translational or rotational constraints are defined in the input model, they are placed in a separate load collector named Nodal Constraints.

Load collectors are not used by LS-DYNA, but are useful for visualization. Additional load collectors can be defined to describe other entities.

Card Description
*BOUNDARY_CONVECTION_SET Define convection boundary conditions for a thermal or coupled thermal/structural analysis. Two cards are defined for each option.
*BOUNDARY_NON_REFLECTING Define a non-reflecting boundary.
*BOUNDARY_NON_REFLECTING_2D Define a non-reflecting boundary.
*BOUNDARY_RADIATION_SET Defines surface segment sets that transfer energy by radiation to the environment.
*BOUNDARY_SPC_SET Define nodal single point constraints.
*BOUNDARY_SPC_SET_ID
*BOUNDARY_TEMPERATURE_SET Define temperature boundary conditions for a thermal or coupled thermal/structural analysis.
*CONSTRAINED_RIGID_BODY_STOPPERS Stops the motion based on a time dependent constraint. The stopper overrides prescribed motion boundary conditions, except relative displacement, operating in the same direction for both the master and slaved rigid bodies.
*DEFINE_CURVE_FEEDBACK Define information that is used as the solution evolves to scale the ordinate values of the specified load curve ID.
*DEFINE_CURVE_FEEDBACK_TITLE
*DEFORMABLE_TO_RIGID Define materials to be switched to rigid at the start of the calculation.
Note: Select an arraycount for the PSID and MRB pairs.
*DEFORMABLE_TO_RIGID_AUTOMATIC Define materials to be switched to rigid or to deformable at some stage in the calculation.
Note: Change the option to automatic and card edit. In the D2R fields enter the number of PIDs that need to be converted to Rigid. Create an entity set of comps of the slave PIDs and select the set.
*DEFORMABLE_TO_RIGID_INERTIA Inertial properties can be defined for the new rigid bodies that are created when the deformable parts are switched. These can only be defined in the initial input if they are needed in a later restart.
*INITIAL_AXIAL_FORCE_BEAM Initialize axial force in the beam for modeling bolt
*INITIAL_DETONATION Define points to initiate the location of high explosive detonations in part IDs which use the material (type 8) *MAT_HIGH_EXPLOSIVE_BURN.
*INITIAL_STRESS_SECTION Initialize stress in solid sections
*INITIAL_TEMPERATURE_SET Define initial nodal point temperatures using nodal set IDs or node numbers.
*INITIAL_VEHICLE_KINEMATICS Define initial kinematical information for a vehicle.
*INITIAL_VELOCITY Define initial nodal point translational velocities using nodal set IDs. This may also be used for sets in which some nodes have other velocities.
Note: InitialVel

This card changes the INITV definition on Control Card 11. Only the first card defined is valid for Structured.

*INITIAL_VELOCITY_GENERATION Define initial velocities for rotating and translating bodies.
*INITIAL_VELOCITY_GENERATION_START_TIME Define a time to initialize velocities after time zero.
*INITIAL_VELOCITY_RIGID_BODY Define the initial translational and rotational velocities at the center of gravity for a rigid body or a nodal rigid body.
*INTERFACE_SPRINGBACK Define a material subset for an implicit springback calculation in LS-DYNA and any nodal constraint to eliminate rigid body degrees-of-freedom.
*INTERFACE_SPRINGBACK_LSDYNA
*INTERFACE_SPRINGBACK_LSDYNA_NOTHICKNESS Define a material subset for an implicit springback calculation in LS-DYNA and any nodal constraints to eliminate rigid body degrees-of-freedom.
*INTERFACE_SPRINGBACK_LSDYNA_THICKNESS
*INTERFACE_SPRINGBACK_NASTRAN
*INTERFACE_SPRINGBACK_NASTRAN_NOTHICKNESS
*INTERFACE_SPRINGBACK_NASTRAN_THICKNESS
*INTERFACE_SPRINGBACK_SEAMLESS
*INTERFACE_SPRINGBACK_SEAMLESS_NOTHICKNESS
*INTERFACE_SPRINGBACK_SEAMLESS_THICKNESS
*LOAD_BEAM_SET Defines load on beam element set
*LOAD_BLAST Define an airblast function for the application of pressure loads due to explosives in conventional weapons.
*LOAD_BODY_GENERALIZED Define body force loads due to a prescribed base acceleration or prescribed angular velocity over a subset of the complete problem.
*LOAD_BODY_PARTS Define body force loads due to a prescribed base acceleration or angular velocity using global axes directions.
Note: Select component set.
*LOAD_BODY_X Define body force loads due to a prescribed base acceleration using global axes directions.
Note: Activate the proper option and enter the data. Only the first card defined is valid for Structured.
*LOAD_BODY_Y
Note: Activate the proper option and enter the data. Only the first card defined is valid for Structured.
*LOAD_BODY_Z
Note: Activate the proper option and enter the data. Only the first card defined is valid for Structured.
*LOAD_BODY_RX Define body force loads due to a prescribed angular velocity using global axes directions.
Note: Activate the proper option and enter the data. Only the first card defined is valid for Structured.
*LOAD_BODY_RY
Note: Activate the proper option and enter the data. Only the first card defined is valid for Structured.
*LOAD_BODY_RZ
Note: Activate the proper option and enter the data. Only the first card defined is valid for Structured.
*LOAD_BRODE Define Brode function for application of pressure loads due to explosion.
*LOAD_MASK Apply a distributed pressure load over a three-dimensional shell part.
*LOAD_NODE_SET Apply a concentrated nodal force to a node or a set of nodes.
*LOAD_RIGID_BODY
*LOAD_SEGMENT_SET Apply the distributed pressure load over each segment in a segment set.
*LOAD_SHELL_SET Apply the distributed pressure load over one shell element or shell element set.
*LOAD_SUPERELASTIC_FORMING
*LOAD_THERMAL_CONSTANT Define nodal sets giving the temperature that remains constant for the duration of the calculation.
*LOAD_THERMAL_LOAD_CURVE
*LOAD_THERMAL_VARIABLE Define nodal sets giving the temperature that is variable in the duration of the calculation.

Nastran Cards

Nastran supports specific and generic load collectors. Specific load collectors have a card image which can be edited to group other load collectors together for simultaneous application in a single subcase, or to provide special information for a specific analysis type, such as modal analysis. Use specific load collectors for specialized loading cards, such as SPCADD, MPCADD, EIGRL, EIGB, EIGC, EIGP, EIGR, FREQ, FREQ1, LOAD, GRAV, RFORCE, and TEMPD. Generic load collectors do not have a card image. Use generic load collectors to collect loads and constraints for display purposes and to assign an ID to the loads.

General boundary conditions, such as loads and constraints, should not be collected into specific load collectors. Organizing loads and constraints into a specific load collector may result in an error termination.

When a Nastran deck is imported into HyperMesh, loads that have the same SID are collected into the same load collector. If a load collector already exists in the database with the same SID, one of the following can occur:
  • If overwrite is off (default), the new load collector’s ID is offset and all loads in that collector will have a new SID upon export.
  • If overwrite is on, the new load collector replaces the existing load collector. The original load collector and the loads it contains are deleted.
Card Description
ACSRCE Defines the power versus frequency curve for a simple acoustic source.
AEFACT Defines real numbers for aeroelastic analysis.
AEPARM Defines a general aerodynamic trim variable degree-of-freedom (aerodynamic extra point).
AESTAT Specifies rigid body motions to be used as trim variables in static aeroelasticity.
AEFORCE Defines a vector of absolute or “per unit dynamic pressure” forces associated with a particular control vector.
BCPARA Defines contact parameters.
BCRPARA
BMFACE
DAMPING Defines a parameter and hybrid damping specification.
DELAY Defines the time delay term in the equations of the dynamic loading function.
Note: Supported as constraints.
DLOAD Defines a dynamic loading condition for frequency response or transient response problems as a linear combination of load sets defined via RLOAD1 or RLOAD2 entries for frequency response or TLOAD1 or TLOAD2 entries for transient response
DTI SPECSEL Defines table data blocks
EIGB Defines data needed to perform buckling analysis
EIGC Defines data needed to perform complex eigenvalue analysis
EIGP Defines poles that are used in complex eigenvalue extraction by the Determinant method
EIGR Defines data needed to perform real eigenvalue analysis
EIGRL Defines data needed to perform real eigenvalue (vibration or buckling) analysis with the Lanczos method
FLFACT Used to specify density ratios, Mach numbers, reduced frequencies, and velocities for flutter analysis.
FLUTTER Defines data needed to perform flutter analysis.
FREQ Defines a set of frequencies to be used in the solution of frequency response problems.
Note: Defined using FREQi.
FREQ1 Defines a set of frequencies to be used in the solution of frequency response problems by specification of a starting frequency, frequency increment, and the number of increments desired.
Note: Defined using FREQi.
FREQ2 Alternative form of frequency list. Defines a set of frequencies to be used in the solution of frequency response problems by specification of a starting frequency, final frequency, and the number of logarithmic increments desired.
Note: Defined using FREQi.
FREQ3 Frequency List, Alternate Form 3. Defines a set of frequencies for the modal method of frequency response analysis by specifying the number of frequencies between modal frequencies.
Note: Defined using FREQi.
FREQ4 Frequency List, Alternate Form 4. Defines a set of frequencies for the modal method of frequency response analysis by specifying the amount of "spread" around each modal frequency and the number of equally spaced frequencies within the spread.
Note: Defined using FREQi.
FREQ5 Frequency List, Alternate Form 5. Defines a set of frequencies for the modal method of frequency response analysis by specification of a frequency range and fractions of the natural frequencies within that range.
Note: Defined using FREQi.
GRAV Defines acceleration vectors for gravity or other acceleration loading
GUST Selects the gust field in an aeroelastic response problem.
HYBDAMP Defines a hybrid modal damping for direct dynamic solutions.
LOAD Defines a static load as a linear combination of load sets defined via FORCE, MOMENT, FORCE1, MOMENT1, FORCE2, MOMENT2, PLOAD, PLOAD1, PLOAD2, PLOAD4, PLOADX1, SLOAD, RFORCE, and GRAV entries.
LSEQ Defines a sequence of static load sets.
MARCOUT Selects output to be saved on the Marc t16 end/or t19 file(s) used in SOL 600 only.
MFLUID Defines the properties of an incompressible fluid volume for the purpose of generating a virtual mass matrix
MKAERO1 Provides a table of Mach numbers (m) and reduced frequencies (k) for aerodynamic matrix calculation.
MPCADD Defines a multipoint constraint set as a union of multipoint constraint sets defined via MPC entries.
NLAUTO Defines parameters for automatic or fixed load/time stepping used in SOL 600 only.
NLDAMP Defines damping constants for nonlinear analysis when Marc is executed from SOL 600 only.
NLPARM Defines a set of parameters for nonlinear static analysis iteration strategy
NLRGAP Defines a nonlinear radial (circular) gap for transient response or nonlinear harmonic response.
NLSTEP Describes the control parameters for Mechanical, Thermal and Coupled Analysis in SOL 400 and for Linear Contact Analysis in SOL 101.
NLSTRAT Defines strategy parameters for nonlinear structural analysis used in SOL 600 only.
NOLIN1 Defines a forcing function for transient responses or nonlinear harmonic responses.
NSMADD Defines non structural mass as the sum of the sets listed.
NTHICK Defines nodal thickness values for beams, plates and/or shells.
RADCAV Identifies the characteristics of each radiant enclosure.
RANDPS Defines load set power spectral density factors for use in random analysis having the frequency dependent form: S j k ( F ) = ( X + i Y ) G ( F )
RFORCE Defines a static loading condition due to an angular velocity and/or acceleration
RLOAD1 Defines a frequency-dependent dynamic load of the form: { P ( f ) } = { A } [ C ( f ) + i D ( f ) ] e i { 0 2 π f τ } for use in frequency response problems
RLOAD2 Defines a frequency-dependent dynamic excitation of the form: { P ( f ) } = { A } B ( f ) e i { ϕ ( f ) + 0 2 π f τ } for use in frequency response problems
RSPEC Defines a directional combination method, modal combination method, excitation direction(s), response spectra and scale factors for response spectrum analysis.
SPC1 Defines a single-point constraint, alternate form.
SPCADD Defines a single-point constraint set as a union of single-point constraint sets defined on SPC or SPC1 entries
SPCR Defines an enforced relative displacement value for a load step in SOL 400 and SOL 600.
TABDMP1 Defines modal damping as a tabular function of natural frequency
TABLED1 Defines a tabular function for use in generating frequency-dependent and time-dependent dynamic loads
TABLED2 Defines a tabular function for use in generating frequency-dependent and time-dependent dynamic loads. Also contains parametric data for use with the table
TABLED3 Defines a tabular function for use in generating frequency-dependent and time-dependent dynamic loads. Also contains parametric data for use with the table
TABLED4 Defines the coefficients of a power series for use in generating frequency-dependent and time-dependent dynamic loads. Also contains parametric data for use with the table
TABLEM1 Defines a tabular function for use in generating temperature-dependent material properties.
TABLEM2 Defines a tabular function for use in generating temperature-dependent material properties. Also contains parametric data for use with the table.
TABLEM3 Defines a tabular function for use in generating temperature-dependent material properties. Also contains parametric data for use with the table.
TABLEM4 Defines coefficients of a power series for use in generating temperature-dependent material properties. Also contains parametric data for use with the table.
TABLES1 Defines a tabular function for stress-dependent material properties such as the stress-strain curve (MATS1 entry), creep parameters (CREEP entry) and hyperelastic material parameters (MATHP entry).
TABLEST Specifies the material property tables for nonlinear elastic temperature-dependent materials
TABRND1 Defines power spectral density as a tabular function of frequency for use in random analysis. Referenced by the RANDPS entry.
TEMPD Defines a temperature value for all grid points of the structural model that have not been given a temperature on a TEMP entry.
TIC Defines values for the initial conditions of variables used in structural transient analysis. Both displacement and velocity values may be specified at independent degrees-of-freedom. This entry may not be used for heat transfer analysis.
TLOAD1 Defines a time-dependent dynamic load or enforced motion of the form:
{ P ( t ) } = { A F ( t τ ) }
for use in transient response analysis
TLOAD2 Defines a time-dependent dynamic excitation or enforced motion of the form:
{ P ( t ) } = { 0 { A } t ˜ B e C t ˜ cos ( 2 π F t ˜ + P )  ,   ,  t < ( T 1 + τ )  or  t > ( T 2 + τ ) ( T 1 + τ ) t ( T 2 + τ )
for use in a transient response problem, where: t ˜ = t T 1 τ
TRIM Specifies constraints for aeroelastic trim variables. The SPLINE1 and SPLINE4 entries need to be here for the finite plate spline.
TSTEP Defines time step intervals at which a solution will be generated and output in transient analysis
TSTEPNL Defines parametric controls and data for nonlinear transient structural or heat transfer analysis. TSTEPNL is intended for SOLs 129, 159, and 99.
UXVEC Specification of a vector of aerodynamic control point (extra point) values.
VIEW Defines radiation cavity and shadowing for radiation view factor calculations.
VIEW3D Defines parameters to control and/or request the Gaussian Integration method of view factor calculation for a specified cavity.

OptiStruct Cards

Specific load collectors are used for specialized loading cards, such as EIGRL, SPCADD, GRAV, RLOAD and DTABLEi. Specific load collectors have a card image which can be edited to group other load collectors together for simultaneous application in a single subcase, or to provide special information for a specific analysis type, such as modal analysis.

General boundary conditions, such as loads and constraints, should not be collected into specific load collectors. Organizing loads and constraints into a specific load collector may result in an error termination.

Card Description
ACSRCE Defines acoustic source as a function of power vs. frequency.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
CDSMETH Can be used in the component dynamic synthesis method for generating component dynamic matrices at each loading frequency.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
CMSMETH Defines the CMS (Component Mode Synthesis) method, frequency upper limit, number of modes, and starting SPOINT ID to be used in a CMS solution. The eigenvalue solver is also specified. In addition, preload as well as loads for reduction and residual vector generation can be defined. Also, an ASCII file containing CELAS4 and CDAMP3 element data and/or their corresponding design variable definitions can be generated for DMIG to allow the use of the component modes in optimization runs.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
CNTSTB Defines parameters for stabilization control of surface-to-surface contact and large displacement node-to-surface contact. A CNTSTB Bulk Data Entry should be referenced by a CNTSTB Subcase Information entry to be applied in a particular subcase.
Note: Bulk Data Entry

A CNTSTB Bulk Data Entry should be referenced by a CNTSTB Subcase Information entry to be applied in a particular subcase.

DLOAD Defines a dynamic loading condition for frequency response problems as a linear combination of load sets defined via RLOAD1 and RLOAD2 entries, or for transient problems as a linear combination of load sets defined via TLOAD1 and TLOAD2 entries, or acoustic source ACSRCE entries.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
DTI, SPECSEL Correlates spectra lines specified on TABLED1 entries with damping values.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
EIGC Defines data required to perform complex eigenvalue analysis.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
EIGRA Defines the data required to perform real eigenvalue analysis with the Automated Multi-Level Sub-structuring technique.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
EIGRD Defines data required to perform eigenvalue extraction using the Lapack-based dense solver.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
EIGRL Defines data required to perform real eigenvalue analysis (vibration or buckling) with the Lanczos Method.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
FATDEF Defines elements, and associated fatigue properties, for consideration in a fatigue analysis.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
FATEVNT Defines loading events for fatigue analysis.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
FATLOAD Defines fatigue loading parameters.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
FATMCRV Specifies the corresponding quantities (Ti) vs SN curve table ID’s via TABLEXN entries (TIDi).
Note: Bulk Data Entry
FATPARM Used to define parameters required for a Fatigue Analysis.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
FATSEAM Defines parameters and property identification data for Seam Weld Fatigue Analysis.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
FATSEQ Defines a loading sequence for a Fatigue Analysis.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
FLLWER Define parameters for the calculation of loads dependent on deformation. Two type of loads, pressure load (only PLOAD4 Bulk Data Entries) and concentrated force (only FORCE1/FORCE2 Bulk Data Entries) can use this entry to control the options for Follower Loads.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
FREQ Defines a set of frequencies to be used in the solution of frequency response problems.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
FREQ1 Defines a set of frequencies to be used in the solution of frequency response problems by specification of a starting frequency, frequency increment, and the number of increments desired.
Note: Bulk Data Entry

Defined using FREQi.

FREQ2 Defines a set of frequencies to be used in the solution of frequency response problems by specification of a starting frequency, final frequency, and the number of logarithmic increments desired.
Note: Bulk Data Entry

Defined using FREQi.

FREQ3 Defines a set of frequencies for the modal method of frequency response analysis by specifying the number of frequencies between modal frequencies.
Note: Bulk Data Entry

Defined using FREQi.

FREQ4 Defines a set of frequencies for the modal method of frequency response analysis by specifying the amount of "spread" around each modal frequency and the number of equally spaced frequencies within the spread.
Note: Bulk Data Entry

Defined using FREQi.

FREQ5 Defines a set of frequencies for the modal method of frequency response analysis by specification of a frequency range and fractions of the natural frequencies within that range.
Note: Bulk Data Entry

Defined using FREQi.

FSI Identifies a FSI Bulk Data Entry to run Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis with Altair AcuSolve for a Linear Transient Heat Transfer Subcase or Nonlinear Direct Transient Analysis Subcase.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
GRAV Defines the gravity vectors for use in determining gravity loading for the static structural model. It can also be used to define the EXCITEID field (Amplitude "A") of dynamic loads in RLOAD1, RLOAD2, TLOAD1, TLOAD2 and NLOAD1 Bulk Data Entries for dynamic solution sequences.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
HYBDAMP This Bulk Data Entry defines the application of modal damping to the residual structure in a Direct Transient or Frequency Response analysis.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
INVELB Defines initial velocity in a multibody situation.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
LOAD The LOAD is equivalent to the LOADADD.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
LOADJG Defines loading for joint connector JOINTG Bulk Data Entry.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
MBACT Defines the entity/set that needs to be activated in the multibody system for the subsequent simulation.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
MBDEACT Defines the entity/set that needs to be deactivated in the multibody system for the subsequent simulation.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
MBLIN Defines the parameters for a multibody system linear analysis.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
MBREQ Defines a multibody as a combination of request sets defined via MBREQE and MBREQM.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
MBREQE Defines a multibody solver output request to output the results of a set of expressions.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
MBREQM Defines a multibody solver output request to output displacement, velocity, acceleration, or force with respect to markers.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
MBSEQ Defines the simulation sequence for the multibody solver.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
MBSIM Defines the parameters for a multibody simulation.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
MBSIMP Defines the simulation parameters for subsequent multibody simulation.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
MBVAR Defines a multibody solver variable which can be referred to by multiple expressions.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
MFLUID Selects the MFLUID Bulk Data entries to be used to specify the fluid-structure interface
Note: Bulk Data Entry
MLOAD Defines a multibody as a linear combination of load sets defined via GRAV, MBFRC, MBFRCC, MBFRCE, MBMNT, MBMNTC, MBMNTE, MBSFRC, MBSFRCC, MBSFRCE, MBSMNT, MBSMNTC, and MBSMNTE.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
MOTION Defines a multibody as a combination of motion sets defined via MOTNJ, MOTNJC, MOTNJE, MOTNG, MOTNGC, and MOTNGE.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
MOTNJG Defines motion for joint connector JOINTG Bulk Data Entry.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
MPCADD Defines a multipoint constraint set as a union of multipoint constraint sets defined via MPC entries.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
NLADAPT The NLADAPT Bulk Data Entry defines parameters for time-stepping and convergence criteria in Nonlinear Analysis.
Note: Bulk Data Entry

Refers to Subcase information entry NLADAPT.

NLMON Defines the settings for runtime monitoring of nonlinear analysis.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
NLOAD Defines a loading condition for nonlinear problems as a linear combination of load sets defined via NLOAD1.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
NLOAD1 Defines a time-dependent load or enforced motion for use in geometric nonlinear analysis.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
NLOUT Defines incremental result output parameters for small displacement nonlinear analysis and large displacement analysis.
Note: Bulk Data Entry

Refers to Subcase information entry NLOUT.

NLPARM Defines parameters for Nonlinear Static Analysis, Nonlinear Direct Transient Analysis, and Heat Transfer Analysis solution control.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
NLPARMX Defines additional parameters for geometric nonlinear implicit static analysis.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
NOLIN1 Defines nonlinear transient forcing functions of the form: Pi(t)=S⋅T(uj(t)) (Function of displacement) and Pi(t)=S⋅T(˙uj(t)) (Function of velocity), where, uj(t) and ˙uj(t) are the displacement and velocity at point GJ in the direction of CJ. For more information, please refer to the OptiStruct Solver documentation.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
NOLIN2 Defines nonlinear transient forcing functions of the form: Pi(t)=S⋅Xj(t)⋅Xk(t), where, Xj(t) and Xk(t) can be either displacement or velocity at points GJ and GK, respectively, in the directions of CJ and CK, respectively. For more information, please refer to the OptiStruct Solver documentation.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
NOLIN3 Defines nonlinear transient forcing functions of the form: Pi(t)={S⋅[Xj(t)]A,Xj(t)>00,Xj(t)≤0, where, Xj(t) may be a displacement or a velocity at point GJ in the direction of CJ. For more information, please refer to the OptiStruct Solver documentation.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
NOLIN4 Defines nonlinear transient forcing functions of the form: Pi(t)={−S⋅[−Xj(t)]A,Xj(t)>00,Xj(t)≤0, where, Xj(t) may be a displacement or a velocity at point GJ in the direction of CJ. For more information, please refer to the OptiStruct Solver documentation.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
NSGEADD Defines non-structural material damping as the sum of the sets listed
Note: Bulk Data Entry
NSMADD Defines non-structural mass as the sum of the sets listed.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
PEAKOUT Defines criteria used for the automatic identification of loading frequencies at which result peaks occur. Other result output may then be requested at these "peak" loading frequencies. This feature is only supported for frequency response solution sequences.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
PFAT Defines element properties for fatigue analysis.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
PFPATH Defines a one-step transfer path analysis.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
PTADD Defines a pretension load as a linear combination of load sets defined via PTFORCE, PTFORC1, PTADJST and PTADJS1 entries.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
RANDPS Defines load set power spectral density factors for use in random analysis having the frequency dependent form Sjk (F) = (X + iY) G(F).
Note: Bulk Data Entry
RFORCE Defines a static loading condition due to a centrifugal force field. It can also be used to define the EXCITEID field (Amplitude "A") of dynamic loads in RLOAD1, RLOAD2, TLOAD1 and TLOAD2 Bulk Data Entries. RFORCE is used as a linear dead-load in Large Displacement Nonlinear Analysis.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
RGYRO Includes data required to perform Rotor Dynamics analysis in Modal Frequency Response Analysis and/or Modal Complex Eigenvalue Analysis. The RGYRO Bulk Data Entry is referenced by a corresponding RGYRO Subcase Information Entry in a specific subcase.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
RLOAD1 Defines a frequency-dependent dynamic load of the form: f ( Ω ) = A ( C ( Ω ) + i D ( Ω ) ) e i ( θ 2 π Ω τ ) for use in frequency response problems. RLOAD1 (Form 1) can be used when the frequency-dependent dynamic load input is available in real/imaginary number format.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
RLOAD2 Defines a frequency-dependent dynamic load of the form f ( Ω ) = A * B ( Ω ) e i ( ϕ ( Ω ) + θ 2 π Ω τ ) for use in frequency response problems. RLOAD2 (Form 2) can be used when the frequency-dependent dynamic load input is available in magnitude/phase number format.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
RSPEC Specifies directional combination method, modal combination method, excitation direction(s), response spectra and scale factors.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
RSPEED Specifies a set of reference rotor speed values for asynchronous analysis in Rotor Dynamics.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
SOLVTYP Defines the solver type to be used for static, dynamic analysis and geometric nonlinear implicit analysis.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
SPCADD Defines a single-point constraint set as a union of single-point constraint sets defined via SPC or SPC1 entries.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
TABDMP1 Defines modal damping as a tabular function of natural frequency.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
TABFAT Defines y values of each point on the loading time history.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
TABLED1 Defines a tabular function for use in generating frequency-dependent and time-dependent dynamic loads.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
TABLED2 Defines a tabular function for use in generating frequency-dependent and time-dependent dynamic loads. Also contains parametric data for use with the table.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
TABLED3 Defines a tabular function for use in generating frequency-dependent and time-dependent dynamic loads. Also contains parametric data for use with the table.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
TABLED4 Defines the coefficients of a power series for use in generating frequency-dependent and time-dependent dynamic loads. Also contains parametric data for use with the table.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
TABLEG Defines a general tabular function for use in supported reference entries.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
TABLEM1 Defines a tabular function for use in generating temperature-dependent material properties.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
TABLEM2 Defines a tabular function for use in generating temperature-dependent material properties. Also contains parametric data for use with the table.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
TABLEM3 Defines a tabular function for use in generating temperature-dependent material properties. Also contains parametric data for use with the table.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
TABLEM4 Defines coefficients of a power series for use in generating temperature-dependent material properties. Also contains parametric data for use with the table.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
TABLEMD Defines a multi-dimensional tabular function which identifies single or multiple X-values for a single Y-value.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
TABLES1 Defines a tabular function for use as stress-strain curve in elasto-plastic material properties MATS1, MATX33, MATX65, MATHF, as well as material curve in nonlinear material properties MATX36, MATX42, and MATX70. The TABLES1 entry can also be used to define the corresponding material curves on the MATHE Bulk Data Entry.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
TABLEST Specifies the material property tables for elasto-plastic, temperature-dependent materials.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
TABLEXN Defines a tabular function for Stress (X) - Life (Y) pairs to define an SN curve.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
TABRND1 Defines power spectral density as a tabular function of frequency for use in random analysis. Referenced on the RANDPS entry.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
TEMPD Defines a temperature value for all grid points of the structural model that have not been given a temperature on a TEMP entry.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
TICA Defines values for the initial velocity of a set of grids along and about an axis for explicit analysis.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
TLOAD1 Defines a time-dependent dynamic load or enforced motion.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
TLOAD2 Defines a time-dependent dynamic excitation or enforced motion.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
TSTEP Defines time step parameters for control and intervals at which a solution will be generated and output in transient analysis.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
TSTEPNL Defines parameters for geometric nonlinear implicit dynamic analysis strategy.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
TSTEPNX Defines additional parameters for geometric nonlinear implicit dynamic analysis.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
UNBALNC Defines the unbalanced rotating load during a rotor dynamic analysis in Frequency Response solution sequences. The unbalanced load is specified in a cylindrical system where the rotor rotation axis is the Z-axis.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
XHISADD Defines a time history output set as a union of time history outputs defined via XHIST entries.
Note: Bulk Data Entry
XSTEP Defines explicit analysis control.
Note: Bulk Data Entry

PAM-CRASH Cards

Card Description
ACC3D / Imposed translational accelerations
Note: Keyword input
ACFLD / Acceleration field
Note: Keyword input
ACTUA / Joint Actuator
Note: Keyword input
BDFOR / Body force cards
Note: Keyword input
BDFOR / AFIELD Body force cards, KEYWORD = AFIELD: Acceleration field
Note: Keyword input
BDFOR / VOLUME Body force cards, KEYWORD = AFIELD: VOLUME: volumetric force
Note: Keyword input
BDFOR / INPRES Body force cards, KEYWORD = INPRES: Imposed pressure body force type
Note: Keyword input
BDFOR / RADIAL Body force cards, KEYWORD = RADIAL: Centrifugal force arisen from angular velocity
Note: Keyword input
BDFOR / ROTACC Body force cards, KEYWORD = ROTACC: Centrifugal force arisen from angular acceleration
Note: Keyword input
BDFOR / PRSTRS Body force cards, KEYWORD = PRSTRS: Bolt preload stress
Note: Keyword input
BDFOR / PRFORC Body force cards, KEYWORD = PRFORC: Bolt preload force
Note: Keyword input
BDFOR /PREND Body force cards, KEYWORD = PREND: Bolt preload end (Implicit only)
Note: Keyword input
BOUNC / Displacement Boundary Condition (Constraints)
Note: Keyword input
CONLO / Concentrated nodal load, force or moment vs. time or frequency
Note: Keyword input
DAMP / Nodal damping group (Time-Controlled Activation and Sensor-Controlled Activation)
Note: Keyword input
DIS3D / Imposed translational displacement
Note: Keyword input
DIS3DM / Imposed minimum translational displacement
Note: Keyword input
DIS3DX / Imposed maximum translational displacement
Note: Keyword input
INTEM / Initial temperature, one or several nodes
Note: Keyword input
INVEL / Initial velocity definition, one or several nodes
Note: Keyword input
PFSURF / Porous flow exchange surface
Note: Keyword input
PREFA / Pressure boundary condition on solid, tetrahedral, shell and membrane elements
Note: Keyword input
PREBM / Pressure boundary condition on beams
Note: Keyword input
RAC3D / Imposed rotational acceleration
Note: Keyword input
RAN3D / Imposed rotational displacement
Note: Keyword input
RAN3DM Imposed minimum angular displacement
Note: Keyword input
RAN3DX / Imposed maximum angular displacement
Note: Keyword input
RDA3D / RDA3D
Note: Keyword input
RDD3D / RDD3D
Note: Keyword input
RDV3D / RDV3D
Note: Keyword input
RVE3D / Imposed rotational velocities
Note: Keyword input
TEMBC / Imposed temperature
Note: Keyword input
VEL3D / Imposed velocities
Note: Keyword input

Permas Cards

Card Description
$ADDMODES Definition of static mode shapes to be added to the set of eigenmodes used for transformation to modal space.
Note: Available as a load collector when the source = loads.

To change the LPAT = field, set the AddmodeLoads toggle to LOADSELECT, which ensures that each data line will define different ADDMODES.

In the NoOfLoads_AddMode = field, enter the number of load patterns to assign the ADDMODES to.

$CONTVAL Assignment of properties to contacts referenced by contact identifier or name.
Note: Supported as a load collector (card image LOADS). To create a card, use an existing load collector or create a new one with card image LOADS and select the CONTVAL check box.

A maximum number of 5 keywords are allowed per load collector (load pattern).

$PRETENSION LOAD Assignment of load properties to pretension threads/areas referenced by identifier or name.
Note: Supported as a load collector (card image LOADS). To create a card, use an existing load collector or create a new one with card image LOADS and select the PRETENSION checkbox.
$SUPPRESS Definition of suppressed degrees of freedom. The degrees of freedom given on the header line are suppressed for all nodes listed within the data block.

Radioss Cards

Assign loads to a collector by creating individual loads, all of the same type and degree of freedom, and storing them in the appropriate load collector, or by identifying the nodes on which loads/BCs act by selecting them through a set. The selection of the set is possible by editing the card image of the load collector.
Card Description
/ACTIV Describes the deactivation/activation of element groups.
Note: Block Format Keyword
/SPH/INOUT Describes the SPH inlet/outlet conditions.
Note: Block Format Keyword