Hi,

I am using Abaqus to simulate crack propagation during 3 point bend test. In the Materials section I am defining the Damage evolution and I have chosen to specify softening in tabulated data format. Tabulated data will include damage variable vs. displacement. 

I am having difficulty in providing this data. If anyone has done some related work and know of some thing similar then please let me know.

Thanks,

Gyanender

Hello,

 I need to write a python script that changes the inputs in my MDB file and then runs the abaqus code and gets the output and then goes on with another sets of inputs.

Since I am quite a beginner in abaqus-python scripting, does anyone has any clue how to do this automatically, I mean not changing the inputs in every run manually.

Thanks,

Omid

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hello everyone,

I model a reinforced concrete Beam column Joint in ansys .total 32 number of load steps inthe 20th load steps  the below error was appear .

Please guide me That Error What's meaning ?

 The supplied nonlinear material properties produced an incorrect       

 material tangent matrix.  Please check your TB input carefully.  A     

 very small yield stress may cause this failure.

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