This option is used to input seepage flows (pore fluid velocities normal to surfaces of the model) in consolidation problems.
Products: Abaqus/Standard Abaqus/CFD Abaqus/CAE
Type: History data
Level: Step
Abaqus/CAE: Load module
Set this parameter equal to the name of the *AMPLITUDE curve that defines the magnitude of the seepage flow during the step. If this parameter is omitted for uniform seepage types, the reference magnitude is applied immediately at the beginning of the step or linearly over the step, depending on the value assigned to the AMPLITUDE parameter on the *STEP option (see “Defining an analysis,” Section 6.1.2 of the Abaqus Analysis User's Guide). Amplitude references are ignored for flows defined in user subroutine DFLOW.
First line:
Element number or element set label.
Distributed seepage type label (see Part VI, “Elements,” of the Abaqus Analysis User's Guide).
Reference seepage magnitude. (Units of LT–1.) The seepage magnitude is the pore fluid effective velocity crossing the surface at this point in an outward direction.
Repeat this data line as often as necessary to define uniform seepage for various elements or element sets.
First line:
Element number or element set label.
Distributed seepage type label (see Part VI, “Elements,” of the Abaqus Analysis User's Guide).
Seepage magnitude (optional). If given, this value is passed into user subroutine DFLOW in the variable used to define the seepage magnitude.
Nonuniform seepage magnitudes are defined via user subroutine DFLOW.
Repeat this data line as often as necessary to define nonuniform seepage for various elements or element sets.