Hello,
Can anyone suggest me on storing state variable values in an array at different time steps? I'm trying to make computations at TIME(1) = 0.1, 0.6 and 0.9. I am able to compute state variables but I need to make calculations at the end of TIME(1)= 0.9. When I want to call values at T(0.1), T(0.6) and T(0.9), I'm unable to do it. These values are stored in ODB but I would like to automate the process so the parameters are updated for the next steps.
Thanks in advance
In ABAQUS, state variables can be stored in arrays using the appropriate data type. To define an array of state variables, you need to use the `STATEV` keyword in the material definition. For example, if you have `n` state variables, you can define an array as `STATEV(n)`. To access the values of state variables within ABAQUS, you can use the appropriate variable names associated with the state variables. For example, if the state variable array is named `STATEV`, you can access the individual values using the notation `STATEV(1)`, `STATEV(2)`, and so on, depending on the index of the desired state variable.
To store state variable values at different time steps in an array, you can create an array with sufficient capacity to hold the values at each time step. Initialize the array and update its elements with the computed state variable values at the corresponding time steps. For your specific case, you can create an array with three elements to store the values at T(0.1), T(0.6), and T(0.9). After computing the state variables at each time step, assign the values to the corresponding array elements. Then, when you need to retrieve the values at T(0.1), T(0.6), and T(0.9), you can simply access the array elements at the desired indices. This automation ensures that the parameters are updated for subsequent steps, allowing for efficient calculations and retrieval of the required values.
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