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VCCT- Example/Tutoriel for delamination of composite structures required

Submitted by gmaass on

Dear all,

I'm not an expert in using Abaqus. I need an example for modelling delamination with VCCT technique. My model always excited with errors and I dont understand the meaning of them. I posted a blog before, its still that problem. In Abaqus UsersManuel I do not find the right answers. Is it even possible to simulate delamination of a 3d-shell girder with VCCT?

Because VCCT is based on XFEM and I have read somewhere in the Manuel that XFEM is not for 3d-Shell elements. 

 

Thank you

 

Kind regards