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For those of you who are just starting out with FEA, or need a refresher
Sunday, 29 April 2012 S S Rao
Common Errors and Warnings in Convergence Problems
Abaqus
ERROR: TOO MANY INCREMENTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE STEP
Check the message file for any warning messages, such as numerical singularity or
zero pivot warnings, that may be causing slow convergence
If there appear to be no convergence issues, then you may need to increase the limit FEM
to the number of increments for that step
ERROR: TOO MANY ATTEMPTS MADE FOR THIS INCREMENT –ANALYSIS TERMINATED
This is just an error message which gives reason for why Abaqus finally aborted ERROR
Do not modify the solver controls to increase the number of allowable attempts per
increment The
Check the message file for warning messages that could cause convergence requested
difficulties URL
Check the model definition, and make sure that the model can actually withstand the could
applied loads
not
ERROR: TIME INCREMENT REQUIRED IS LESS THAN MINIMUM SPECIFIEDANALYSIS be
ENDS
retrieved
Again, this is just an error message which gives reason for why Abaqus finally aborted
it is not a suggestion by Abaqus to reduce the minimum allowable increment size
Check the message file for warning messages that could cause convergence
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difficulties
Check the model definition, and make sure that the model can actually withstand the ▼ 2012 (37)
applied loads ► May (4)
WARNING: THE STRAIN INCREMENT HAS EXCEEDED FIFTY TIMES THE STRAIN TO ▼ April (33)
CAUSE FIRST YIELD AT 500 POINTS Common Errors and Warnings in
Convergence Problems...
Indicates excessive plastic yielding in the given increment
Possible causes would be: Helping Abaqus Find a Converged
Solution
· Excessive or unrealistic loading (inconsistent units, for example)
Reasons for cutback in load increment
· Incorrect or insufficient stressstrain plastic data of a converg...
· Insufficient mesh refinement
Causes of convergence problems
· Unstable deformation, such as buckling
NOTE: The factor ‘fifty’ mentioned in the warning message cannot be modified Symptoms of convergence problems in
Abaqus
WARNING: ELEMENT 441 IS DISTORTING SO MUCH THAT IT TURNS INSIDE OUT Why Abaqus Fails to Find a Converged
Solution in N...
Possible causes would be:
Meshing Methods in FEA
· Insufficient mesh refinement
· Hourglassing in firstorder reduced integration elements How the results are achieved in FEA
· Inconsistent units for material properties and/ or loads Basic steps in the FEA
· Excessive or unrealistic loads FEA Solver background of Modal
· Adjusting slave nodes of severely overclosed surfaces for contact pairs or tie analysis
constraints FEA Solver background of Linear static
(initial overclosures) analysis
WARNING: THE SYSTEM MATRIX HAS 9 NEGATIVE EIGENVALUES When to go for a static analysis
Possible causes would be: Elements selection in different
conditions
. Some form of loss of stiffness suggesting that the stiffness matrix is assembled
minimum number of elements should
about a
have through thi...
nonequilibrium state:
. Geometrical instability: buckling, compression what is hourglassing in 1st order solid
elements
. Material instability: inappropriate hyperelastic material models, onset
of perfect What is shear locking in 1st order solid
elements
plasticity
. Numerically, the use of Lagrange multipliers in certain cases may also lead to these What is stress stiffening
warning messages When to use 1st order tetrahedral
. Use of 3D secondorder elements as contact (slave) surfaces elements
Typically, these warning messages do not appear in converged iterations How to activate Large Strain Effect in
Static anal...
. If they do, ensure that the solution is physically acceptable
Small Strain Vs Large Strain
WARNING: SOLVER PROBLEM. NUMERICAL SIGULARITY WHEN PROCESSING NODE 1 What is the difference between a shell
element and...
D.O.F. 3 RATIO=3.141E+15
How to find the positive normal of a shell
Typically suggests an unconstrained rigid body motion element...
Even if the analysis runs to completion with these warnings, the results may not be What units are used in ABAQUS?
accurate
Analysis Guidelines for beginners
WARNING: SOLVER PROBLEM. ZERO PIVOT WHEN PROCESSING NODE 1 D.O.F.1 Properties of stiffness matrix
Typically suggests an overconstraint Importance of stiffness matrix
Even if the analysis runs to completion with these warnings, the results will not be What is stiffness and why do we need it
accurate in FEA?
Linear Vs Non linear
Posted by Dams at 05:49 Difference between Kinematic coupling
in Abaqus an...
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Membrane Elements
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Hexa Vs Tetra Elements
2 comments: What is FEA? Why FEA? What do you
get from FEA?….
Dmitry Volynkin 6 December 2012 at 20:10
Excellent post, very helpful. I've been getting the second error above "ERROR: TOO MANY About Me
ATTEMPTS MADE FOR THIS INCREMENT –ANALYSIS TERMINATED".
Dams
It seems that before this, the automatic increment size increases to quite high values and FEA is getting popular day
Abaqus carries on despite many severe discontinuity iterations. But then it seems to want to by day and is a sought after
correct this only in later steps and only then decreases step size. In my case it did not manage to dream career for
decrease step size to the minimum specified, although did need to use the minimum at times. It mechanical engineers.
ran out of allowable attempts per increment.
Enthusiastic engineers and beginners who
want to refresh or update the knowledge on
It is funny behaviour to me for Abaqus to sometimes increase increment sizes at very critical FEA are come across with lots of published
points in the analysis. E.g. when inelastic action is taking place. books. Often all these books deal with
Reply theoretical concepts which are too
mathematical. The main Intention of this blog
is to share the knowledge and practices used
in industry with engineers who are passionate
Satish Pandey 6 August 2013 at 01:06
to develop a feel of FEA which is essential for
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NODES IN COMMON WITH ITS MASTER SURFACE ASSEMBLY__PICKEDSURF35. View my complete profile
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