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Dear all,

Iam modelling a simply supported RC slab with Abaqus using Concrete Damaged Plasticity subjected to a concentrated load at the top surface of the slab. I have used element type C3D8R for concrete and truss elements to represent steel bars.

I found the result of FEM showed that the linear part of load versus deflection, i.e. from zero load up to yield load shows a very stiff curve compare to the experimental test results.

I see many interesting application for this embeded software !

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I mesh most of my parts in C3D8R. My simulation are quasi-static, and involve a lot of contacts. To model steel, I use a classic elastic-plastic behavior, coming from stress-strain curves we measured. I have the yield strength of the material and the strain at break. My questions concern post-processing.

dear all,

Finally i found out the way to simulate PMMA embossing using Mooney Revlin constants at several tempature. Now i am trying to include Prony model and shift function with Hyperelastic model in ansys. I tried using static and transient analysis but it is not giving viscoelastic flow behaviour. If anyone done this kind of simulation in Ansys please help me. I am sending mooney revlin and prony model constants in ansys WB.

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Hi,

I am working on a 3D contact problem where a spherical part is pressed against another spherical surface. I was wondering what variables may be interesting to study for this problem. I decided to look at the contact area CAREA, the contact pressure CPRESS and the stress S but I am not able to find how Abaqus defines and calculates these variables, does anyone know?

Thanks

Recently, I have worked on the creep crack growth coupled with CDM. In the references, it says that when the element reached to the critical damage, the E of the element was reduced to 0. However, when I used this method in my UMAT, it can achieved creep crack growth in some elements. As the number of damaged elements increases, the damaged eelments distorted too large,as shown in attachment. Therefore, the calculation is stoped.

Does anyone know how to resolove this problem.

Hello all,

I am trying to model concrete as an elastic material in ABAQUS. The model can be any simple structure (cube, beam or column) but the main feature is that concrete behaviour is elastic up to a limiting strain (St. Venant's theory). Which of the  Failure criteria in ABAQUS i should be using (Elasticity or brittle cracking)? if neither would you mind explaining other options?

Thanks

 Hussam