Element Face Variables

You can request element face variable output to the output database file. These variables are available only for shell, membrane, and solid elements.

See Also
Writing Element Output to the Output Database

The output variables listed below are available in Abaqus/Explicit.

P
Field: yes  History: no  .fil: no  

Uniformly distributed pressure load on element faces. When the pressure is defined using DLOAD, the variable name is changed automatically to PDLOAD.

STAGP
Field: yes  History: no  .fil: no  

Stagnation pressure load on element faces.

VP
Field: yes  History: no  .fil: no  

Viscous pressure load on element faces.

IWCONWEP
Field: yes  History: no  .fil: no  

Air blast pressure load from the CONWEP model on element faces.

TRNOR
Field: yes  History: no  .fil: no  

Normal component (component along face normal) of traction load on element faces.

TRSHR
Field: yes  History: no  .fil: no  

Shear component (component along face tangent) of traction load on element faces.