Is there any possibiity to control consistent squence of pattern of element connectivity from the ABQUS mesh ?

Dear all, I tried to reconstruct the consistent sequence pattern of element connectivity (in order to use one type element formulation for all the elements) for the extracted mesh details from...

10 November 2018 6,301 0 View

How do we run ABAQUS python scripts through SPYDER or IPYTHON console ?

Dear all, How do we run ABAQUS python scripts through SPYDER ? Generally it is possible to run via command window or even in MATLAB but I am looking similar to run that code via SPYDER ipython...

10 November 2018 2,496 1 View

How element connectivity in local and global coordinate system are mapped in abaqus ?

Dear all, I have a question related to element connectivity in ABAQUS , while looking at the ABAQUS element connectivity in local coordinate system is not mapped identically to the element...

09 October 2018 9,538 17 View

How to maintain the same pattern of nodal connectivity for each elements in abaqus ?

Dear All, I am writing VAM based Finite element frame work numerical code and for which, I am taking the mesh details (C3D8- brick element) from ABAQUS through PYTHON program. The problem is...

09 October 2018 1,568 0 View

How to get the local order of node numbering system particularly for ABAQUS solid and plane elements?

Dear all, How to get the order of local node numbering system particularly for the case of ABAQUS solid (C3D8) and plane elements(CSP4/CPE4). This information is mainly required for me to find the...

09 October 2018 8,268 6 View

Why relative tangential displacement is more than normal displacement under pure opening mode linear elastic analysis ?

Dear all, I performed a micromechanical cantilever beam bending analysis on the reconstructed real sample of microstructure from the SEM image. This numerical analysis has been particularly...

06 July 2018 5,820 0 View

How to define different values of fracture for each mode using the mode independent principle in abaqus ?

Dear All, How to define different values of fracture energy for each mode by using the principle of pure mode independent behavior in abaqus. particularly using cohesive surface approach. Thank you

02 March 2018 7,731 4 View

How to control element distortion in the orphan mesh in abaqus standard?

07 August 2016 3,441 5 View

Issue of solution convergence in abaqus cohesive approach ?

05 June 2016 4,390 6 View

Modeling vicker indenter in abaqus ?

04 May 2016 5,140 7 View

What is the most Operating System (OS) which can be INSTALL on Tiny hard devices like Raspberry Pi (RPi) hardware ?

I'm targeting to deploy a mesh network and manually configure MANET routing protocols. I'm preparing scenarios, architectures, and hard devices needed to do that. Are there some step-by-step...

03 March 2021 1,931 5 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 model the battery pack in PSIM or PSCAD?

Hello, I have simulated a single battery cell using Thevenin equivalent circuit. For a battery pack, I have a large number of cells connected in series and parallel connections. Is there any way...

28 February 2021 2,116 1 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