Expansion(...)
This method creates an Expansion object.
Path
mdb.models[name].materials[name].Expansion session.odbs[name].materials[name].Expansion
Required arguments
None.
Optional arguments
- type
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A SymbolicConstant specifying the type of expansion. Possible values are ISOTROPIC, ORTHOTROPIC, ANISOTROPIC, and SHORT_FIBER. The default value is ISOTROPIC.
- userSubroutine
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A Boolean specifying whether a user subroutine is used to define the increments of thermal strain. The default value is OFF.
- zero
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A Float specifying the value of if the thermal expansion is temperature-dependent or field-variable-dependent. The default value is 0.0.
- temperatureDependency
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A Boolean specifying whether the data depend on temperature. The default value is OFF.
- dependencies
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An Int specifying the number of field variable dependencies. The default value is 0.
- table
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A sequence of sequences of Floats specifying the items described below. The default value is an empty sequence.
This argument is required only if type is not USER.
Table data
If type=ISOTROPIC, the table data specify the following:
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in Abaqus/Standard or Abaqus/Explicit analysis.
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Temperature, if the data depend on temperature.
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Value of the first field variable, if the data depend on field variables.
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Value of the second field variable.
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Etc.
If type=ORTHOTROPIC, the table data specify the following:
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.
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.
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.
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Temperature, if the data depend on temperature.
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Value of the first field variable, if the data depend on field variables.
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Value of the second field variable.
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Etc.
If type=ANISOTROPIC, the table data specify the following:
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.
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.
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. (Not used for plane stress case.)
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.
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.
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.
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Temperature, if the data depend on temperature.
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Value of the first field variable, if the data depend on field variables.
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Value of the second field variable.
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Etc.
If type=SHORT_FIBER, there is no table data.
Return value
An Expansion object.
Exceptions
RangeError.