ABAQUSTutorial

Partmodule

1 Creating the plate

To create the plate (the base feature), you create a three-dimensional, deformable, shell Planar part
and name it. You then sketch its profile (0.5 m 1.0 m).
 1. StartAbaqus/CAE,andcreateanewmodeldatabase.
2. IntheModelTree,doubleclickthePartscontainertocreateanewpart.
3. NamethepartPlate.Changetothefollowingsettings:
Athreedimensional,deformablebody
Ashellplanarbasefeature
4. IntheApproximatesizetextfield,type2.Youwillbemodelingtheplateusingmetersfortheunitof
length,anditsoveralllengthis1meter;therefore,2metersisasufficientlylargeapproximatesize
forthepart.ClickContinuetocreatethepart.
5. FromtheSketchertoolbox,selecttherectangletool .
6. Sketchanarbitraryrectangle,andclickmousebutton2intheviewporttoexittherectangletool.
7. Dimensionthelowerandleftedgessothatitis1mlongand0.5mhigh.
8. Clickmousebutton2toexittheSketcher.

PropertyModule
1. CreateMaterialandnameit,forexample:Aluminum.
Mechanical,Elastic,Youngsmodulus=70GPa,Poissonsratio=0.25.
General,Density=2500kg/m3.
2. CreateSectionandnameit,forexample:Aluminum_section,
Choose:Homogeneous,ShellSection,Thickness=3mm.
3. AssignSection,Assignsectiontoplate.

AssemblyModule
1. InstancePart,ChooseIndependent(MeshonInstance)=>OK

StepModule
1. Firstcreateasteptodeterminetheeigenfrequenciesandtheeigenmodes.
Proceduretype:Linearperturbation,Frequency>Continue.
ChooseNumberofeigenvaluesrequested:10

LoadModule
1. CreateBoundaryCondition,Symmetry/Antisymmetry/Encastre,
Selectleftboundaryline.
Chooseencastre(U1=U2=U3=UR1=UR2=UR3=0)=>OK

MeshModule
1. AssignMeshControl,Choose:
ElementShape=>Quad
Technique=>Structured
2. SeedPartInstance,ApproximateGlobalSize=0.05m.
3. MeshPartInstance=>Yes
JobModule
1. CreateJob=>Continue=>OK
2. JobManager=>Submit=>OK
3. Whentheanalysishascompleted,IntheJobManager=>Results

VisualizationModule
1. PlotContoursondeformedShape.
Push tochoosewhicheigenmodetovisualize.
Themodenumberandtheeigenfrequencyvalueisprintedonthescreen.
2. AnimatethemodesusingAnimate:Harmonic
UnderAnimationOptions,ScaleFactor:Fullcycle.

Changeanalysistype
Steadystatesolutionfromharmonicloading

1. Inthestepmodule,StepManager,deletethefrequencystep.
CreateProceduretype:Linearperturbation,Steadystatedynamics,Direct>Continue.
ChooseScale:Linear
Inthedatafield:chooseLowerFrequency1,UpperFrequency20,Numberofpoints20.
2. Intheloadmodule,
CreateBoundaryCondition,Symmetry/Antisymmetry/Encastre,
Selectleftboundaryline.
Chooseencastre(U1=U2=U3=UR1=UR2=UR3=0)=>OK
3. CreateaConcentratedForceatthetwocornerpointsthatareoppositefromtheencastered
boundary,Force=1000Ninthezdirection.
4. Remeshthepartifnecessary,runtheJobandshowtheresults.

Dynamicsolutionfromtransientloading

1. Inthestepmodule,StepManager,deletethesteadystatestep.
CreateProceduretype:General,Dynamic,Implicit>Continue.
Timeperiod:1
IntheIncrementationtab:chooseType:Automatic,Maximumnumberofincrements:1000,
Incrementsize:Initial=0.01,Minimum=0.0001,Maximum=0.01.
HalfStepresidualtolerance:500.
2. Intheloadmodule,
CreateBoundaryCondition,ChooseDisplacement/Rotation
Selectleftboundaryline.
Typein:U3=0.01m,U1=U2=UR1=UR2=UR3=0.
Amplitude:CreateSmoothstep:1:Time=0Amplitude=0;2:Time=0.05,Amplitude=1
Choosethecreatedamplitude.
3. RuntheJobandshowtheresults.