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<table><tr><td>Record key</td><td>Record type</td><td>Attributes</td></tr><tr><td></td><td></td><td>3. Etc. (See Part VI, “Elements,” for a definition of the number and the type of the components for the element type.)</td></tr><tr><td> $423^{(E)}$ </td><td>Local cracking stressesOutput variable: CKLS</td><td>1. First stress component in local crack directions.2. Second stress component in local crack directions.3. Etc. (See Part VI, “Elements,” for a definition of the number and the type of the components for the element type.)</td></tr><tr><td> $424^{(E)}$ </td><td>Status of cracksOutput variable: CKSTAT</td><td>1. Status of first crack (if a 1D, 2D, or 3D analysis). CKSTAT can have the following values: 0.0=uncracked, 1.0=closed crack, 2.0=actively cracking, 3.0=crack closing/reopening.2. Status of second crack (if a 2D or 3D analysis).3. Status of third crack (if a 3D analysis).</td></tr><tr><td> $441^{(E)}$ </td><td>Cracking strain magnitudeOutput variable: CKEMAG</td><td>1. Magnitude of cracking strain.</td></tr></table>

Records for inelastic nonlinear response in a beam general section 

<table><tr><td> $42^{(S)}$ </td><td>Plastic strain componentsOutput variable: SPE</td><td>1. Axial plastic strain.2. Curvature change about the local 1-axis.3. Curvature change about the local 2-axis (available only for 3D beams).4. Twist of the beam (available only for 3D beams).</td></tr><tr><td> $47^{(S)}$ </td><td>Equivalent plastic strainsOutput variable: SEPE</td><td>1. Axial equivalent plastic strain.2. Curvature change about the local 1-axis.3. Curvature change about the local 2-axis (available only for 3D beams).4. Twist of the beam (available only for 3D beams).</td></tr></table>

Records for elastic-plastic response in frame elements 

<table><tr><td>462(S)</td><td>Elastic section strain componentsOutput variable: SEE</td><td>1. Elastic axial strain.2. Elastic curvature change about the local 1-axis.3. Elastic curvature change about the local 2-axis (available only for 3D frame elements).4. Elastic twist of the beam (available only for 3D frame elements).</td></tr></table>

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# Record Record type key

463(S) Plastic displacements at frame element’s ends Output variable: SEP

464(S) Generalized backstress components Output variable: SALPHA

# Attributes

1. Plastic axial displacement.   
2. Plastic rotation about the local 1-axis.   
3. Plastic rotation about the local 2-axis (available only for 3D frame elements).   
4. Plastic rotation about the element axis (available only for 3D frame elements).   
5. Actively yielding flag (yes or no, A8 format) for frame element’s end sections.   
6. Buckling flag (yes, no, or na; A8 format) for frame element’s end sections.

1. Axial backstress component.   
2. Bending backstress about the local 1-axis.   
3. Bending backstress about the local 2-axis (available only for 3D frame elements).   
4. Twist backstress of the beam (available only for 3D frame elements).

# Records for connector elements

495 Connector total force Output variable: CTF

496 Connector elastic force Output variable: CEF

497 Connector viscous force Output variable: CVF

498 Connector friction force Output variable: CSF

499 Connector lock and connector stop status flags Output variable: CSLST

500 Connector reaction force Output variable: CRF

1. First component of total force.   
2. Second component of total force.   
3. Etc.

1. First component of elastic force.   
2. Second component of elastic force.   
3. Etc.

1. First component of viscous force.   
2. Second component of viscous force.   
3. Etc.

1. First component of friction force.   
2. Second component of friction force.   
3. Etc.

1. Flag in the 1-direction.   
2. Flag in the 2-direction.   
3. Etc.

1. First component of reaction force.   
2. Second component of reaction force.   
3. Etc.

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<table><tr><td>Record key</td><td>Record type</td><td>Attributes</td></tr><tr><td>501</td><td>Connector concentrated forceOutput variable: CCF</td><td>1. First component of concentrated force.2. Second component of concentrated force.3. Etc.</td></tr><tr><td>502</td><td>Connector relative positionOutput variable: CP</td><td>1. First component of relative position.2. Second component of relative position.3. Etc.</td></tr><tr><td>503</td><td>Connector relative displacementOutput variable: CU</td><td>1. First component of relative displacement.2. Second component of relative displacement.3. Etc.</td></tr><tr><td>504</td><td>Connector constitutive displacementOutput variable: CCU</td><td>1. First component of constitutive displacement.2. Second component of constitutive displacement.3. Etc.</td></tr><tr><td>505</td><td>Connector relative velocityOutput variable: CV</td><td>1. First component of relative velocity.2. Second component of relative velocity.3. Etc.</td></tr><tr><td>506</td><td>Connector relative accelerationOutput variable: CA</td><td>1. First component of relative acceleration.2. Second component of relative acceleration.3. Etc.</td></tr><tr><td> $507^{(E)}$ </td><td>Connector failure status flagsOutput variable: CFAILST</td><td>1. Flag in the 1-direction.2. Flag in the 2-direction.3. Etc.</td></tr><tr><td>542</td><td>Connector friction-generating contact forceOutput variable: CNF</td><td>1. First component of friction-generating force.2. Second component of friction-generating force.3. Etc.</td></tr><tr><td>546</td><td>Connector relative velocity in the direction of instantaneous slipOutput variable: CIVC</td><td>1. Relative velocity in the direction of instantaneous slip.</td></tr><tr><td>548</td><td>Accumulated frictional slipOutput variable: CASU</td><td>1. First component of accumulated frictional slip.2. Second component of accumulated frictional slip.3. Etc.</td></tr><tr><td>556</td><td>Connector elastic displacementOutput variable: CUE</td><td>1. First component of elastic displacement.2. Second component of elastic displacement.3. Etc.</td></tr></table>

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<table><tr><td>Record key</td><td>Record type</td><td>Attributes</td></tr><tr><td>557</td><td>Connector plastic relative displacementOutput variable: CUP</td><td>1. First component of plastic relative displacement.2. Second component of plastic relative displacement.3. Etc.</td></tr><tr><td>558</td><td>Connector equivalent plastic relative displacementOutput variable: CUPEQ</td><td>1. First component of equivalent plastic relative displacement.2. Second component of equivalent plastic relative displacement.3. Etc.</td></tr><tr><td> $559^{(E)}$ </td><td>Connector overall damage variableOutput variable: CDMG</td><td>1. First component of overall damage variable.2. Second component of overall damage variable.3. Etc.</td></tr><tr><td> $560^{(E)}$ </td><td>Connector force-based damage initiation criterionOutput variable: CDIF</td><td>1. First component of connector force-based damage initiation criterion.2. Second component of connector force-based damage initiation criterion.3. Etc.</td></tr><tr><td> $561^{(E)}$ </td><td>Connector motion-based damage initiation criterionOutput variable: CDIM</td><td>1. First component of connector motion-based damage initiation criterion.2. Second component of connector motion-based damage initiation criterion.3. Etc.</td></tr><tr><td> $562^{(E)}$ </td><td>Connector plastic motion-based damage initiation criterionOutput variable: CDIP</td><td>1. First component of connector plastic motion-based damage initiation criterion.2. Second component of connector plastic motion-based damage initiation criterion.3. Etc.</td></tr><tr><td>563</td><td>Connector kinematic hardening shift forceOutput variable: CALPHAF</td><td>1. First component of connector kinematic hardening shift force.2. Second component of connector kinematic hardening shift force.3. Etc.</td></tr></table>

Record for plane stress orthotropic failure measures 

<table><tr><td rowspan="3">44(S)</td><td>Failure measures</td><td>1. Maximum stress theory.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">Output variable: CFAILURE</td><td>2. Tsai-Hill theory.</td></tr><tr><td>3. Tsai-Wu theory.</td></tr></table>

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# Record Record type key

# Attributes

4. Azzi-Tsai-Hill theory.   
5. Maximum strain theory.

# Record for equivalent plastic strain components for cap plasticity

45 Equivalent plastic strain components Output variable: PEQC

1. Equivalent plastic strain for Drucker-Prager failure surface.   
2. Actively yielding flag (yes or no, A8 format) for Drucker-Prager failure surface.   
3. Equivalent plastic strain for cap surface.   
4. Actively yielding flag (yes or no, A8 format) for cap surface.   
5. Equivalent plastic strain for transition surface.   
6. Actively yielding flag (yes or no, A8 format) for transition surface.   
7. Total volumetric inelastic strain.   
8. Actively yielding flag (yes or no, A8 format).

# Record for equivalent plastic strain components for jointed materials

45(S) Equivalent plastic strain components Output variable: PEQC

1. Equivalent plastic strain for joint 1.   
2. Actively yielding flag (yes or no, A8 format) for joint 1.   
3. Equivalent plastic strain for joint 2.   
4. Actively yielding flag (yes or no, A8 format) for joint 2.   
5. Equivalent plastic strain for joint 3.   
6. Actively yielding flag (yes or no, A8 format) for joint 3.   
7. Equivalent plastic strain for bulk material.   
8. Actively yielding flag (yes or no, A8 format) for bulk material.

# Record for equivalent plastic strain in uniaxial tension for cast iron plasticity

473(S) Equivalent plastic strain in uniaxial tension Output variable: PEEQT

1. Equivalent plastic strain in uniaxial tension for cast iron plasticity model.   
2. Actively yielding flag (yes or no, A8 format).

# Records for two-layer viscoplasticity

22(S) Plastic strains in the elasticplastic network Output variable: PE

1. First plastic strain component.   
2. Second plastic strain component.

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# Record Record type key

# Attributes

3. Etc.; followed by the equivalent plastic strain, actively yielding flag (yes or no, A8 format), and magnitude of plastic strain. (See Part VI, “Elements,” for a definition of the components for a given element type.)

524(S) Stresses in the elastic-viscous network Output variable: VS

1. First stress component. 2. Second stress component. 3. Etc. (See the element description in Part VI, “Elements,” for a definition of the number and type of the components for the element type.)

525(S) Stresses in the elastic-plastic network Output variable: PS

1. First stress component. 2. Second stress component. 3. Etc. (See the element description in Part VI, “Elements,” for a definition of the number and type of the components for the element type.)

526(S) Viscous strains in the elasticviscous network Output variable: VE

1. First viscous strain component. 2. Second viscous strain component. 3. Etc.; followed by the equivalent viscous strain.

# Record for elements with electric potential degrees of freedom

50(S) Electrical potential gradients Output variable: EPG

1. Magnitude. 2. First potential gradient. 3. Etc. (See the element description in Part VI, “Elements,” for a definition of the number and type of the components for the element type.)

# Records for rebar quantities

442 Force in rebar Output variable: RBFOR

1. Magnitude. 1. Angle in degrees between the reinforcing and the user-specified isoparametric direction. Available only for membrane, shell, and surface elements. 1. Change in angle in degrees between the reinforcing and the user-specified isoparametric direction. Available only for membrane, shell, and surface elements.

443 Rebar angle Output variable: RBANG

444 Change in rebar angle Output variable: RBROT

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Record Record type Attributes key   
Record for forced convection/diffusion heat transfer elements 

<table><tr><td rowspan="2">445 $^{(S)}$ </td><td>Mass flow rates</td><td>1. First mass flow rate.</td></tr><tr><td>Output variable: MFR</td><td>2. Etc.</td></tr></table>

Records for piezoelectric materials 

<table><tr><td> $46^{(S)}$ </td><td>Magnitudes and phases of potential gradients (linear dynamics only)Output variable: PHEPG</td><td>1. Magnitude of first electrical potential gradient.2. Magnitude of second electrical potential gradient.3. Etc. (See the element description in Part VI, “Elements,” for a definition of the number and type of the components for the element type.)4. Phase angle of first electrical potential gradient.5. Phase angle of second electrical potential gradient.6. Etc.</td></tr><tr><td> $49^{(S)}$ </td><td>Magnitudes and phases of electrical charge fluxes (linear dynamics only)Output variable: PHEFL</td><td>1. Magnitude of first charge flux.2. Magnitude of second charge flux.3. Etc. (See the element description in Part VI, “Elements,” for a definition of the number and type of the components for the element type.)4. Phase angle of first charge flux.5. Phase angle of second charge flux.6. Etc.</td></tr><tr><td> $51^{(S)}$ </td><td>Electrical charge fluxesOutput variable: EFLX</td><td>1. Magnitude.2. First charge flux.3. Etc. (See the element description in Part VI, “Elements,” for a definition of the number and type of the components for the element type.)</td></tr><tr><td> $60^{(S)}$ </td><td>Distributed electrical chargesOutput variable: CHRGS</td><td>1. Charge type.2. Magnitude.</td></tr></table>

Records for coupled thermal-electric elements 

<table><tr><td>425(S)</td><td>Electrical current densityOutput variable: ECD</td><td>1. Magnitude.2. First current density.3. Etc. (See the element description in Part VI, “Elements,” for a definition of the number and type of the components for the element type.)</td></tr></table>

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<table><tr><td>Record key</td><td>Record type</td><td>Attributes</td></tr><tr><td> $426^{(S)}$ </td><td>Distributed electrical current densityOutput variable: ECURS</td><td>1. Electrical current type.2. Magnitude.</td></tr><tr><td> $427^{(S)}$ </td><td>Nodal current due to electric conductionOutput variable: NCURS</td><td>1. Node number.2. Magnitude.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">Records for cohesive elements</td></tr><tr><td> $252^{(S)}$ </td><td>All active components of the damage initiation criteriaOutput variable: DMICRT</td><td>1. MAXSCRT, maximum nominal stress damage initiation criterion.2. MAXECRT, maximum nominal strain damage initiation criterion.3. QUADSCRT, quadratic nominal stress damage initiation criterion.4. QUADECRT, quadratic nominal strain damage initiation criterion.</td></tr><tr><td> $235^{(S)}$ </td><td>Overall scalar stiffness degradationOutput variable: SDEG</td><td>1. Magnitude.</td></tr><tr><td> $61^{(S)}$ </td><td>Element statusOutput variable: STATUS</td><td>1. Status of the element (the status of an element is 1.0 if the element is active, 0.0 if the element is not).</td></tr></table>

# Records for equivalent rigid body variables in direct-integration implicit dynamic analyses

Records 52–59 provide values summed over an element set. These variables are available only in directintegration implicit dynamic analyses (see “Implicit dynamic analysis using direct integration,” Section 6.3.2).

<table><tr><td>52(S)</td><td>Current coordinates of center of massOutput variable: XC</td><td>1. Coordinate 1.2. Coordinate 2.3. Etc. (The number of components depends upon the overall dimensionality of the element set.)</td></tr><tr><td>53(S)</td><td>Displacement of the center of massOutput variable: UC</td><td>1. Displacement 1.2. Displacement 2.3. Etc. (The number of components depends upon the overall dimensionality of the element set.)</td></tr><tr><td>54(S)</td><td>Equivalent rigid body velocityOutput variable: VC</td><td>1. Component 1.2. Component 2.3. Etc. (The number of components depends upon the overall dimensionality of the element set.)</td></tr></table>

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<table><tr><td>Record key</td><td>Record type</td><td>Attributes</td></tr><tr><td> $55^{(S)}$ </td><td>Angular momentum about center of massOutput variable: HC</td><td>1. Component 1.2. Component 2.3. Etc. (The number of components depends upon the overall dimensionality of the element set.)</td></tr><tr><td> $56^{(S)}$ </td><td>Angular momentum about originOutput variable: HO</td><td>1. Component 1.2. Component 2.3. Etc. (The number of components depends upon the overall dimensionality of the element set.)</td></tr><tr><td> $57^{(S)}$ </td><td>Rotary inertia about the originOutput variable: RI</td><td>1. Component 11.2. Component 22.3. Etc. (The number of components depends upon the overall dimensionality of the element set.)</td></tr><tr><td> $58^{(S)}$ </td><td>Current mass of element setOutput variable: MASS</td><td>1. Mass.</td></tr><tr><td> $59^{(S)}$ </td><td>Current volume of element setOutput variable: VOL</td><td>1. Volume. (Only available for continuum and structural elements not using general beam or shell section definitions.)</td></tr></table>

Record for transverse shear stress in thick shell elements such as S3R, S4R, S8R, and S8RT 

<table><tr><td>48</td><td>Transverse shear stresses in 13 and 23 planesOutput variable: TSHR</td><td>1. Component 13.2. Component 23.</td></tr></table>

Records for linear dynamics 

<table><tr><td>62(S)</td><td>Magnitude and phase angle of stress componentsOutput variable: PHS</td><td>1. Magnitude of first stress component.2. Magnitude of second stress component.3. Etc.4. Phase angle of first stress component.5. Phase angle of second stress component.6. Etc.</td></tr><tr><td>63(S)</td><td>RMS values of stress componentsOutput variable: RS</td><td>1. First component of stress.2. Second component of stress.3. Etc.</td></tr><tr><td>65(S)</td><td>Magnitude and phase angle of strain componentsOutput variable: PHE</td><td>1. Magnitude of first strain component.2. Magnitude of second strain component.3. Etc.4. Phase angle of first strain component.</td></tr></table>

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# Record Record type key

# Attributes

5. Phase angle of second strain component.

6. Etc.

$6 6 ^ { ( \mathrm { S ) } }$ RMS values of strain components Output variable: RE

1. First component of strain.   
2. Second component of strain.   
3. Etc.

Records for connector elements (available only for linear dynamics) 

<table><tr><td> $508^{(S)}$ </td><td>Magnitude and phase angle of connector total forcesOutput variable: PHCTF</td><td>1. Magnitude of the first component.2. Magnitude of the second component.3. Etc.4. Phase angle of the first component.5. Phase angle of the second component.6. Etc.</td></tr><tr><td> $509^{(S)}$ </td><td>Magnitude and phase angle of connector elastic forcesOutput variable: PHCEF</td><td>1. Magnitude of the first component.2. Magnitude of the second component.3. Etc.4. Phase angle of the first component.5. Phase angle of the second component.6. Etc.</td></tr><tr><td> $510^{(S)}$ </td><td>Magnitude and phase angle of connector viscous forcesOutput variable: PHCVF</td><td>1. Magnitude of the first component.2. Magnitude of the second component.3. Etc.4. Phase angle of the first component.5. Phase angle of the second component.6. Etc.</td></tr><tr><td> $511^{(S)}$ </td><td>Magnitude and phase angle of connector reaction forcesOutput variable: PHCRF</td><td>1. Magnitude of the first component.2. Magnitude of the second component.3. Etc.4. Phase angle of the first component.5. Phase angle of the second component.6. Etc.</td></tr><tr><td> $520^{(S)}$ </td><td>Magnitude and phase angle of connector friction forcesOutput variable: PHCSF</td><td>1. Magnitude of the first component.2. Magnitude of the second component.3. Etc.4. Phase angle of the first component.5. Phase angle of the second component.6. Etc.</td></tr></table>
