Introduction to ABAQUS

1. Overview
(1) General-purpose simulation tool: heat transfer,
mass diffusion, thermal management of electrical
components (coupled thermal-electrical analyses),
acoustics, soil mechanics (coupled pore fluid-stress
analyses), piezoelectric analysis
(2) Material models: metals, rubber, polymers,
composites, reinforced concrete, crushable &
resilient foams, soils & rock
(3) Products:
a) ABAQUS/Standard: linear & nonlinear problems
involving static, dynamic, thermal, electrical
response of components
b) ABAQUS/Explicit: use explicit dynamic FE
formulation
c) ABAQUS/CAE (Complete ABAQUS
Environment): interactive, graphical environment
4) Documents: Getting Started with ABAQUS,
ABAQUS Analysis User’s Manual,
ABAQUS/CAE User’s Manual, Example Problems
/ Benchmarks / Verification Manuals, Theory
2. ABAQUS Basics

-CAE
window
3. Example 1: Tapered Beam
- Abaqus/CAE
(1) Creating a part

Module Part

Main Part → Create

Create Part Name(Beam), 2D Planar, Deformable, Shell, Approximate size(20) →

Continue
Create Lines Lines: connected → (0,-2) (10,-0.25) (10,0.25) (0,2) (0,-2) → Esc→ Done

File Save → Name(Beam.cae) → OK

(2) Creating a material

Module Property

Main Material → Create

Edit Name(MAT1) → Mechanical → Elasticity → Elastic → E(1.0), ν(0.3) → OK

Material → Save
(3) Defining & assigning section properties

Main Section → Create

Create Section Name(BeamSection), Solid, Homogeneous → Continue

Edit Section Plane stress/strain thickness(0.01) → OK

Main Assign → Section → Drag the section plane → Done

Edit Section Assignment OK

(4) Defining the assembly

Module Assembly

Main Instance → Create

Create Instance Independent → OK

(5) Configuring the analysis

Module Step

Main Step → Create

Create Step Name(Apply pressure), Initial, General, Static/General → Continue

Edit Step Description(1 kN/m2 distribution load) → OK

(6) Applying BC & loads to the model

Module Load

Main BC → Create

Create BC Name(FixedX), Step(Initial), Mechanical, Displacement/Rotation →

Continue
Screen Select boundary region → Done

Edit BC U1 &/ U2 → OK

Main Load → Manager

Load Manag. Create

Create Load Name(Pressure) → Step(Apply Pressure), Mechanical, Pressure → Continue

Screen Select load region → Done

Edit Load Uniform, Magnitude(-1.0) → OK

Load Manag. Dismiss

(7) Meshing

Module Mesh

Main Mesh → Element Type

Element Type Standard, Linear, Plane stress, Unclick reduced integration (CPS4) → OK

Main Seed → Instance

Global Seeds Global size(0.25) → OK

Main Mesh → Instance → Yes

(8) Creating an analysis job & Running the analysis

Module Job

Main Job → Manager

Job Manager Create

Create Job Name(Beam) → Continue

Edit Job Description (2D plane stress problem), Full analysis → OK

Job Manager Submit → Dismiss

(9) Postprocessing with Abaqus/CAE

Module Visualization

Main File → Open → Beam.odb → OK

Main Viewport → Viewport Annotation Options → OK

Main Plot → Undeformed shape, Plot → Deformed shape

Main Results → Field output

Field output S → OK

Main Report → Field output → S → Setup(Name: Beam.rpt) → Apply

4. Example 2: 2D Plate
- A rectangular plate with a hole in 2D plane stress

-Modeling: symmetry
(1) Creating a part

Module Part

Main Part → Create

Create Part Name(Plate), 2D Planar, Deformable, Shell, Approximate size(20) →

Continue
Create Lines Lines: connected → (1,0) (5,0) (5,2) (0,2) (0.1) → Esc

Create Arc Center & 2 endpoints → (0,0) (0,1) (1,0) → Esc → Done

File Save → Name(Plate.cae) → OK

(2) Creating a material

Module Property

Main Material → Create

Edit Name(Steel) → Mechanical → Elasticity → Elastic → E(200.0E9), ν(0.3) →

Material OK → Save
(3) Defining & assigning section properties

Main Section → Create

Create Section Name(PlateSection), Solid, Homogeneous → Continue

Edit Section Plane stress/strain thickness(0.01) → OK

Main Assign → Section → Drag the section plane → Done

Edit Section Assignment OK

(4) Defining the assembly

Module Assembly

Main Instance → Create

Create Instance Independent → OK

(5) Configuring the analysis

Module Step

Main Step → Create

Create Step Name(Apply pressure), Initial, General, Static/General → Continue

Edit Step Description(10 kN/m2 distribution load) → OK

(6) Applying BC & loads to the model

Module Load

Main BC → Create

Create BC Name(FixedY/X), Step(Initial), Mechanical, Displacement/Rotation →

Continue
Screen Select boundary region → Done

Edit BC U2/U1 → OK (repeat FixedX &U1)

Main Load → Manager

Load Manag. Create

Create Load Name(Pressure) → Step(Apply Pressure), Mechanical, Pressure → Continue

Screen Select load region → Done

Edit Load Uniform, Magnitude(-10000) → OK

Load Manag. Dismiss

(7) Meshing

Module Mesh
Main Mesh → Element Type
Element Type Standard, Linear, Plane stress, Unclick reduced integration (CPS4) → OK
Main Seed → Instance
Global Seeds Global size(1.0) → OK
Main Mesh → Instance → Yes
Main Mesh → Delete instance Mesh → Yes
(8) Remeshing & changing element types

Main Seed → Instance

Global Seeds Global size(0.1) → OK → Done

Main Mesh → Instance → Yes

(9) Creating an analysis job & Running the analysis

Module Job

Main Job → Manager

Job Manager Create

Create Job Name(Plate) → Continue

Edit Job Description (2D plane stress problem), Full analysis → OK

Job Manager Submit → Dismiss

(10) Postprocessing with Abaqus/CAE

Module Visualization

Main File → Open → Plate.odb → OK

Main Viewport → Viewport Annotation Options

Main Plot → Undeformed shape, Plot → Deformed shape

Main Results → Field output

Field output S → OK

Main Report → Field output → S → Setup(Name: Plate.rpt) → Apply