Trademarks and Legal Notices

CAUTIONARYNOTICE TO USERS:
Thismanual is intended for qu alified users who will exercise sound engineering judgment an d expertise in the use of the ABAQUS Software. The ABAQUS
Software is inherently complex, and the examples and procedures in this manual are not inte nded to be exhaustive or to apply to any particular situation.
Usersare cautioned to satisfy themselves as to the accuracy and results of their analyses.
ABAQUS,Inc. will not be responsible for the accu racy or usefulness of any analysis performed using the ABAQUS Software or the procedures, examples,
orexplanat ions in this manual. ABAQUS, Inc. shall not be re sponsible for the consequences of any errors or omissions that ma y appear in this manual.
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OFMERCHA NTABILITYOR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL.
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BUSINESSINTER RUPTION, OR LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION)EVEN IF ABAQUS, INC . HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF SUCH DAMAGES.
TheABAQUS Softwa re described in this manual is available only under license from ABAQUS, Inc. and may be used or reproduced only in accordance
with the terms of such license.
Thism anual and the software described in this manual are subject to change without prior notice.
Nopart of this manua l may be reproduced or distributed in any form without prior written permission of ABAQUS, Inc.
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Printed in the United States of America.
U.S.GOVERNMENT USERS: The ABA QUSSoft ware and its documentation are “commercial items,” specifically “ commercial computer software” and
“commercial computer software documentation” and, consistent with FAR 12.212 and DFARS 227.7202, as applicable, are provided with restricted rights
inaccordance with license terms.
TRADEMARKS
The trademarks and service marks (“trademarks”) in this manual are the property of ABAQUS, Inc. or third parties. You are not permitted to use these
trademarks without the prior written consent of ABAQUS, Inc. or such third parties.
The following are trademarks or registered trademarks of ABAQUS, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States a nd/or other countries:
ABAQUS, ABAQUS/Standard, ABAQUS/Explicit, ABAQUS/CAE, ABAQUS/Viewer, ABAQUS/Aqua, ABAQUS/Design, ABAQUS/Foundation,
ABAQUS/AMS, ABAQUS for CATIA V5, VCCT for ABAQUS, DDAM for ABAQUS, Unified FEA, and the ABAQUS Logo. The 3DS logo and
SIMULIA are trademarks of Dassault Systèmes.
Other company, product, and service names may be trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. For additional information
concerning trademarks, copyrights, and licenses, see the Legal Notices in the ABAQ US Version 6.6 Release Notes and the notices at
http://www.abaqus.com/products/products_legal.html.
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