Abaqus Introduction & Spatial Modeling Guide
Abaqus Introduction & Spatial Modeling Guide
Overview of the Abaqus Finite Element System
Demonstrating Abaqus Capabilities
Local Tangent Directions on Surfaces in Space
Convention Used for Stress and Strain Components
Including Model or History Data from an External File
Parametrization of Input Quantities
Execution of Parametrized Input
Assigning a Node Number to the Node
Specifying a Local Coordinate System in Which to Define Nodes
Defining Individual Nodes by Specifying Their Coordinates
Creating Nodes from Existing Nodes by Generating Them Incrementally
Creating Nodes by Copying Existing Nodes
Creating Nodes by Filling in Nodes between Two Bounds
Mapping a Set of Nodes from One Coordinate System to Another
Parametrization of Nodal Coordinates
Shape Change by Linear Combination of Shape Variations
Shape Parametrization Using Shape Variations
Shape Parametrization and Design Sensitivity Analysis
Specifying a Continuously Varying Thickness for Shell, Membrane, and Rigid Elements
Contact Surfaces in Abaqus/Standard
The Coordinate System in Which Normals Are Defined
Transformed Coordinate Systems
Defining a Local Coordinate System
Output at a Node Associated with a Coordinate Transformation
Assigning an Element Number to the Element
Defining Individual Elements by Specifying Their Nodes
Grouping Elements into Element Sets
Creating Elements from Existing Elements by Generating Them Incrementally
Creating Elements by Copying Existing Elements
Defining Element Foundation Behavior
Defining Rebar in Abaqus/Standard Beam Elements
Defining Rebar as an Element Property
Assigning a Name to the Rebar Set
Defining Rebars in Three-Dimensional Shell and Membrane Elements
Defining Rebars in Axisymmetric Shell and Membrane Elements
Defining Rebars in Continuum Elements
Assigning a Name to an Orientation
Defining a Local Coordinate System in a Model That Contains an Assembly of Part Instances
Defining a Local Coordinate System Directly
Defining Local Material Directions for Anisotropic Hyperelastic Materials
Defining Yarn Directions in the Reference Configuration for a Fabric Material
Defining a Local Coordinate System in Abaqus/Standard Using a User Subroutine
Multiple References to an Orientation Definition
Large-Displacement Considerations
Use with Two-Dimensional Solid Elements
Use with Shell, Continuum Solid Shell, Membrane, or Gasket Elements or with Contact Surfaces
Use with Laminated Three-Dimensional Solid and Continuum Solid Shell Elements
Use with Pipe-Soil Interaction Elements
Use with Beam, Frame, and Truss Elements
Use with the Fabric Material Model
Use with the Jointed Material Model
Use with Rotary Inertia and Connector Elements
Use with the Kinematic Coupling Constraint
Use with Surface-Based Coupling Constraints
Use with Distributed General Traction, Shear Traction, and General Edge Loads
Orientations Defined with Distributions
Element-Based Surface Definition
Defining Element-Based Surfaces
General Restrictions on Element-Based Surfaces
Creating Surfaces on Solid, Continuum Shell, and Cohesive Elements
Creating Surfaces on Structural, Surface, and Rigid Elements
Creating Surfaces on Gasket Elements
Creating Interior Cross-Section Surfaces
Whole-Model Free Surface in an Abaqus/Explicit Input File
Trimming the Perimeter of an Open Surface
Analytical Rigid Surface Definition
What Are Analytical Rigid Surfaces and Why Use Them?
Creating an Analytical Rigid Surface
Creating an Analytical Rigid Surface in a User Subroutine
Defining Analytical Rigid Surfaces When Drag Chain or Rigid Surface Elements Are Used
What Are Eulerian Surfaces and Why Use Them?
Determining When to Use a Rigid Body
Rigid Body Mass and Inertial Properties
Defining Loads on Rigid Bodies
Rigid Bodies with Temperature Degrees of Freedom
Thermal Expansion of a Rigid Body
Modeling Contact with a Rigid Body
Using Rigid Bodies in Geometrically Linear Abaqus/Standard Analysis
Integrated Output Section Definition
Creating an Integrated Output Section
Adjusting the Total Mass of an Element Set to a Known Value
Redistribution of Mass to Raise the Minimum Stable Time Increment to a Target Value
Redistribution of Mass Using a Scale Factor
Specifying the Location of a Distribution
Defining Distributions by Importing Field Data from an Output Database File
Using Display Bodies with Connectors
Defining Parts, Part Instances, and the Assembly
Organizing the Model Definition
Rules for Defining an Assembly