Hi Afsar,

You can add those to the input file by adding the key words "shear failure" or "tensile failure" in the material properties section using a text editor.

Refer to this for the details of what each subsequent line means:

https://www.sharcnet.ca/Software/Abaqus/6.13.3/books/key/default.htm?startat=ch19abk02.html#usb-kws-mtensilefailure

You can also add those *TENSILE FAILURE sections inside the Abaqus CAE interface by using the "edit keywords" option.

I would build your model and then add the material specific keywords once the geometry is complete. Make sure your elements are compatible with element deletion.

Try to look through one of the input files examples to see how and where exactly to put those keywords.

This is a good example of a standard tensile specimen with element deletion:

http://www.ewp.rpi.edu/hartford/~sissaa/Master's%20Project/Sissala%20-%20FEA%20Simple%20Tension%20Test%20Progressive%20Failure.docx

Hi Afsar,

You can add those to the input file by adding the key words "shear failure" or "tensile failure" in the material properties section using a text editor.

Refer to this for the details of what each subsequent line means:

https://www.sharcnet.ca/Software/Abaqus/6.13.3/books/key/default.htm?startat=ch19abk02.html#usb-kws-mtensilefailure

You can also add those *TENSILE FAILURE sections inside the Abaqus CAE interface by using the "edit keywords" option.

I would build your model and then add the material specific keywords once the geometry is complete. Make sure your elements are compatible with element deletion.

Try to look through one of the input files examples to see how and where exactly to put those keywords.

This is a good example of a standard tensile specimen with element deletion:

http://www.ewp.rpi.edu/hartford/~sissaa/Master's%20Project/Sissala%20-%20FEA%20Simple%20Tension%20Test%20Progressive%20Failure.docx