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*POTENTIAL
Define an anisotropic yield/creep model.

This option is used to define stress ratios for anisotropic yield and creep behavior. It can be used only in conjunction with material models defined by the *CREEP option, the *CLAY PLASTICITY option, the *PLASTIC option (HARDENING=ISOTROPIC, KINEMATIC, or COMBINED; the *POTENTIAL option can be used in conjunction with COMBINED hardening only in Abaqus/Explicit), and/or the *VISCOUS option.

Products: Abaqus/Standard  Abaqus/Explicit  Abaqus/CAE  

Type: Model data

Level: Model  

Abaqus/CAE: Property module

References:

Optional parameter:

DEPENDENCIES

Set this parameter equal to the number of field variable dependencies included in the definition of in addition to temperature. If this parameter is omitted, it is assumed that the anisotropy ratios are constant or depend only on temperature. See “Specifying field variable dependence” in “Material data definition,” Section 21.1.2 of the Abaqus Analysis User's Guide, for more information.

Data lines used to define stress ratios: 

First line:

  1. .

  2. .

  3. .

  4. .

  5. .

  6. .

  7. Temperature.

  8. First field variable.

Subsequent lines (only needed if the DEPENDENCIES parameter has a value greater than one):

  1. Second field variable.

  2. Etc., up to eight field variables per line.

Repeat this set of data lines as often as necessary to define the dependence of on temperature and other field variables.