I am trying to simulate the work carried out by Ilki et al. in 2008 on FRP Retrofit of Low and Medium Strength Circular and Rectangular Reinforced Concrete Columns. Within his research, the experimental load rate was 2.5x10^-5 mm/mm/sec. How do I add this load rate on the rectangular specimen on Abaqus?
Mohammad Zaid How do I do that? Please advise.
Also should I assume the step as dynamic implicit or static general?
Since, your loading is changing with time, therefore, use dynamic explicit.
Create a table in excel, and input it as an amplitude in load module in Abaqus
Mohammad Zaid If I consider it as dynamic explicit and I put this as the table
Is this correct?
Time Ampli
0 0
1 2.5e-5
2 5e-5
3 7.5e-5
4 1e-4
5 1.25e-4
Also could you please advise on what should I take as the time and the increment size?
Also do I need to consider a time scale factor?
Do I also need to define the data for mass scaling?
Please advise.
Thank you.
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