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I am performing quasi-static analysis on ABAQUS/Explicit and I would like to know how one can change the number of time frames used in calculation. It is my understanding that the default value is 20 frames, but I would like to increase this number, if possible.

Does anyone know how to do this?

Thanks for any input in advance.

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I am try to make a glass fiber compoite material if any one know how to make the model& help to complete my project

Nonlinear static in SAP 2000 (Problem with hinges assignment)

Submitted by hazrina on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 11:07

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Hi everyone,

Currently I am working with nonlinear static pushdown analysis in SAP 2000. I understand that when the analysis gives a warning 'unable to find a solution at step 20' means that the assigned hinges are compete to unload i.e where one hinges requires the applied load to increase while the other requires the load to decrease.

My question is, how are we going to overcome this warning?..Is there any better solution for this?

Looking forward for anyone to reply.

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Hazrina Mansor

RBF in meshless method

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Can anyone recommend books or papers that use RBF in meshless method? I will like to know more about how to use RBF in meshless methods to solve PDE. Matlab code on this subject will also be appreciated.

Modeling bond behavior between concrete and reinforcement bar - ABAQUS or LS-DYNA

Submitted by Manish Roy on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 15:03

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I am doing numerical simulation of bond behavior between concrete and reinforcement bar. I have to choose between two software, namely, ABAQUS and LS-DYNA. Can anybody suggest which software would be better for the simulation work?

How to create submodel using Abaqus scripting?

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Good day. I need to add a feature to create submodel in my script. The shape of submodel is parallepiped and I want to find the simplest way to do this. I have read Scripting Users Manual but I can't understand how to remove unused parts of the model. Please I need your help. Thanks

ABAQUS Explicit - defining boundary conditions and imposed displacement on rigid bodies

Submitted by pirs on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 18:46

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Hello there,

I am currently trying to model a cold-formed steel beam experiment, where load is applied through displacement control. I thought using ABAQUS/Explicit and perform a quasi-static analysis would be a good idea.

However, I have found an error I have not yet been able to overcome, and the results are not as I expected.

Here's the warning message: