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*DISCRETE SECTION
Specify element properties for discrete elements.

This option is used to define properties of discrete elements.

Product: Abaqus/Explicit  

Type: Model data

Level: Part,  Part instance  

Reference:

Required parameters:

ELSET

Set this parameter equal to the name of the element set containing the elements for which the section is being defined.

DENSITY

Set this parameter equal to a numerical value or to the name of a distribution (see “Distribution definition,” Section 2.8.1 of the Abaqus Analysis User's Guide) to be used with these elements.

SHAPE

This parameter is used to specify the shape of the discrete element.

Set this parameter equal to SPHERE (default).

Optional parameter:

ALPHA

Set this parameter equal to the value of the mass proportional damping factor for discrete elements. The default value is 0.0.

CONTROLS

Set this parameter equal to the name of a section controls definition (see “Section controls,” Section 27.1.4 of the Abaqus Analysis User's Guide) to be used to specify the size of the particle tracking box.

Data line for discrete elements: 

First (and only) line:

  1. Enter the name of the distribution table or the probability density function for the radius of the discrete elements or the value of the radius.