- From the main menu bar, select .
A Create Section dialog box appears.
- Enter a section name. For more information on naming objects, see Using basic dialog box components.
- Select Other as the section Category and Gasket as the section Type, and click Continue.
The gasket section editor appears. - Select a material for the gasket section. If desired, click to create a material; see Creating or editing a material, for more information.
- Specify the Stabilization stiffness that is used to stabilize gasket elements that are not supported at all nodes, such as those that extend outside neighboring components.
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Toggle on Use default to use the default value of 10−9 times the initial compressive stiffness in the thickness direction. This default value is usually appropriate.
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Toggle on Specify, and enter a value for the desired stabilization stiffness in units of stress (FL−2).
- Specify the Initial thickness of the gasket.
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Toggle on Use nodal coordinates to obtain the initial gasket thickness from the nodal coordinates.
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Toggle on Specify, and enter a value for the initial gasket thickness.
- Enter a value for the Initial gap, which is the gasket closure that is needed to generate a pressure.
- Enter a value for the Initial void, which is the inter-layer spaces in a gasket.
- Enter a value for the Cross-sectional area, width, or out-of-plane thickness, depending on the gasket element type. For two- and three-dimensional link elements the cross-sectional area of the element should be given. For axisymmetric link elements and three-dimensional line elements the width of the element should be given. For general two-dimensional elements the out-of-plane thickness is required. For three-dimensional area elements no additional quantities are needed to define the element geometry.
- Click OK to save your changes and to close the gasket section editor.
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