How can I apply a damping ratio of concrete in ABAQUS?

In my building vibration response analysis, I need to apply damping ratio of concrete = 2% which equals to 0.02 in material damping section. However, im lack of understanding regarding on which...

04 May 2015 7,007 3 View

Which is better to be used for long duration of structural vibration response, implicit or explicit (ABAQUS)?

04 May 2015 4,349 5 View

How can I solve these issues (Frequency Extraction & applying load problem ) - ABAQUS?

Dear friends, Currently im having two issues and uncertainties regarding on Abaqus analysis process: i. Does Abaqus CAE has the capability to perform linear perturbation of Frequency and Modal...

03 April 2015 6,114 4 View

How to perform FE Dynamic Analysis of Collapse/fracture ( building structure) in ABAQUS?

03 April 2015 5,490 2 View

What are the mechanical properties of concrete masonry for continuum analysis approaches?

03 April 2015 5,101 4 View

Is there any way to create a node in Abaqus?

03 April 2015 6,199 5 View

Can anyone advise me to solve this issue of time history result (ABAQUS)?

03 April 2015 4,973 4 View

How can I input acceleration load into model and its boundary condition in ABAQUS?

03 April 2015 6,062 6 View

Is ABAQUS able to develop time history results?

03 April 2015 7,048 8 View

How to perform Vibration analysis of multi story masonry building with TimevsAcceleration (ABAQUS)?

Help needed , currently i'm trying to perform dynamic analysis/performance of multi story masonry building using ABAQUS program. i have obtained the vibrational data in "Time vs Acceleration" and...

03 April 2015 4,072 1 View

How to define and get results (stresses) for certain points of a model in abaqus, using python? When the size of the model changes?

I want to do a parameter study of a aixsymmetric cylinder in Abaqus. I want to create several jobs where I get the stresses for 3 different points in my model. These points are defined. I wrote a...

01 March 2021 10,078 1 View

Joint behaviour in Abaqus is not captured well?

I am working on roof joint and trying to simulate the behaviour in Abaqus. I am successful in running the model but the final graph does not follow the experimental curve in the negative direction...

01 March 2021 6,661 3 View

Which one is easier and better at modeling slender masonry structures? ANSYS or ABAQUS?

I need to model masonry and reinforced concrete minarets for my MSc thesis. Which one is easier and better at modeling slender masonry structures? ANSYS or ABAQUS? (Or any other program for just...

01 March 2021 736 3 View

How to assign different material properties to each element in Abaqus ?

Hello, I am writing a python script to generate my model and write the input file. The problem is I have 1000 elements in my mesh and I want to assign different material properties to each...

01 March 2021 9,511 3 View

How to define tie constraint between rigid body and another part in dynamic explicit model of Abaqus?

Hi dear researchers I connected a rigid body into the part of my structure by tie constraint and then I added displacement to rigid body, in static general step every thing is fine and these two...

28 February 2021 3,442 2 View

How to modify Johnson cook equation in ABAQUS?

I wanted to add an extra parameter to the existing Johnson cook equation in the ABAQUS simulation. How to add those extra parameters. Ref: A modified Johnson-Cook material model with strain...

28 February 2021 4,841 3 View

For modelling epoxy-based matrices (in composites), which model in ABAQUS is the most suitable, Concrete damaged plasticity or Drucker-Prager model?

I am working on developing a micromechanical FE model for predicting kink-band formation in UD composites. To model matrix plasticity, which model, out of Concrete Damaged Plasticity and...

28 February 2021 5,415 1 View

How to find the right number of integration points in second order 3d finite elements?

I am familiar with finite element simulations and numerical schemes like the Gauss Legendre quadrature. I also know that the Gauss integration yields exact values for polynomials up to degree 2n-1...

27 February 2021 6,818 3 View

How can we use a hybrid element in Abaqus Dynamic/Explicit for impressible materials?

Hi, all! How can we use a hybrid element in Abaqus Dynamic/Explicit for impressible materials? I have not find the choice for explicit element in Abaqus CAE. I am wondering whether it is possible...

25 February 2021 9,936 2 View

Is it possible to do optimization for a submodel in Abaqus?

I'm trying to run an optimization in Abaqus for a submodel with no luck, jobs are not being create for submission. Is this even possible? or is Abaqus limited to do Opt. for the model itself...

24 February 2021 4,908 5 View