Can anyone give me some information regarding static Riks analysis for concrete models in ABAQUS?

04 May 2015 1,032 2 View

Are you familiar with concrete damage plasticity modelling in Abaqus?

I'm modelling a steel beam to reinforced concrete column joint in Abaqus/standard. I use concrete damage plasticity model for concrete modelling, but I don't know what value should I input for...

03 April 2015 9,399 16 View

Does anyone know about this error massage in ABAQUS analysis "Too many attempts made for this increment"?

I'm doing nonlinear static analysis to investigate cyclic behavior of a connection. when i use Quadratic type in mesh module to my model it takes too longer time than Linear one, and when i use...

03 April 2015 3,005 7 View

Is it possible to estimate steel stress-strain curve without having the experimental data?

03 April 2015 8,397 2 View

Is it possible to see concrete cracking in Abaqus?

I would like to model a RC connection in Abaqus and analyze that under cyclic loading. My question is that, can I see how the connection starts to cracking and when? Thanks.

02 March 2015 9,039 5 View

Anyone familiar with the reinforcement of a concrete beam?

When the reinforcement is in to the concrete everything is ok. But I need some part of reinforcement to be out of concrete. At that time the outer part has not no displacement and no...

31 December 2014 6,560 13 View

Can we cure concrete specimens using their own humidity?

I want to put my specimens in the nylon lacuna up to 28 days and actually I don't allow evaporation of their water to complete hydration procedure. Is that an acceptable method as curing procedure...

10 November 2014 1,175 0 View

What is the effect of decreasing PH on concrete properties?

10 November 2014 238 19 View

Is there any solution (like silica gel but liquid) that can protects another solution's activity (like bacteria culture) in environments with high PH?

10 November 2014 7,305 3 View

water absorption test

Does anyone know how can I access the RILEM 25 PEM(II-6)-water absorption test method? Or do you know another methods for doing this test?Please advise how can i get them? Thank you

09 October 2014 4,864 6 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