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beam elements

Submitted by S0606 on
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hello,

I am modelling a pipeline using beam elements in ABAQUS and I would like to introduce some strain to the model.

I would like to introduce this strain so the pipeline forms a specified radius of curvature.

Can anyone help please.

Regards,

Details About "NLGEOM"Command in ANSYS

Submitted by shrimad on
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I am developing an FEA code for a viscoelastic contact analysis. Right now the formulation is assuming small deformations. After deformation I am getting the volume of the body to be less than the original. I want to preserve the volume. ANSYS gives exact results as my code by carrying a normal contact analysis.

how to simulate fibre direction?

Submitted by yongtao lu on

Hi all

 I am modeling a complex muscle with fibre reinforced. The fibre direction is not constant in this muscle. It is changing with the integration point in the model. Is there anyone who got idea on how to simulate the variable fibre directions in Abaqus?  Can user subroutine ORIENT do this?

 Many thanks,

Ben

Cardiff University

 

abaqus umat

Submitted by yongtao lu on

hi

I constructed a head model, which includes muscle, soft tissue, skin and bone. I wrote user material subroutine (umat) for muscle and soft tissue, seperately. I am going to define the muscle and soft tissues properties by using my umats. However, I dont know how to define two user material subroutines (umat) in one model. The subroutines share the same name: subroutine umat(...). If I assign two umats, ABAQUS will be confused, wont know which subroutine to go. Is there anybody who knows how to sort this out?

Many thanks,

ben