14.2 Defining wave kinematics via user subroutine VWAVE

Products: Abaqus/Explicit  Abaqus/Aqua  

Benefits: User subroutine VWAVE allows you to control the fluid variables that affect the loads in Abaqus/Aqua.

Description: User subroutine VWAVE is used to specify user-defined wave kinematics. You can compute the unsteady contribution, and Abaqus adds that to the steady component; or you can completely overwrite the fluid variables. You can also compute the free-surface elevation of the wave, which is used in Abaqus to determine the submergence of elements on which loads are applied.

References:

Abaqus Analysis User's Manual

Abaqus Keywords Reference Manual

Abaqus User Subroutines Reference Manual

Abaqus Verification Manual