*FOUNDATION
Prescribe element foundations.

This option is used to model foundations on elements.

Products: Abaqus/Standard  Abaqus/CAE  

Type: Model data

Level: Part,  Part instance,  Assembly  

Abaqus/CAE: Interaction module

Reference:
There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data lines to define element foundations: 

First line:

  1. Element number or element set label.

  2. Foundation type identification, Fn.

  3. Foundation stiffness per area (or per length for beams).

Repeat this data line as often as necessary to define foundations for various elements or element sets.