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Hi,

I would like to impose non zero initial displacements and velocities on a mesh using Abaqus/Explicit. I did not find any possibility in the Abaqus manual to impose non zero initial displacements. May be somebody knows how it can be done?

Thanks

Does anyone know of a tutorial to simulate a bird impact (e.g. on an aircraft component) using ANSYS?  Thankyou.

Dear All,

I am running an axisymmetric model of a parabola tip on rigid surface contact under external load controlled by CLOAD. However, the CPRESS value outputed integraded over the annular areadoesnot equal to theexternal load inputed. The reaction force from the system does though.

I am suspecting that there is shaer component in the numbers given by CPRESS, but CSHEAR are all zero. Could anyone give me a hint on this problem.

Thanks a lot,

Jingjing

Hi,

I'm working in a cyclic loding metal deformation, and I'm interesting about mixed hardening models.

I need help to know what is the "Lemaitre and chaboche(1990)" mixed hardening model, do enyone know? Is similar to the Amstrong-Frederic model??? How is represented the isotropic hardening?

Thanks!

Hi,

I am trying to run a acoustic wave propagation simulation in Abaqus. The model is a block surrounded by water. I got the following error message:

AN ACOUSTIC MEDIUM IS DEFINED FOR ELEMENT 47 INSTANCE WATER-1. ONLY ACOUSTIC ELEMENTS MAY HAVE THIS MATERIAL PROPERTY.

I researched on the web but nothing really states this problem. Any ideas?

Thanks.

Bo

hi, i want to model three-point-bend test frm abaqus tutorial workshop, but i only have the pdf file and it is not complete, do any one have the cae file, please help me....

Hi, I am working on modeling wave propagation in ABAQUS/CAE.

I am not expert on ABAQUS and trying to figure out how it works.

I have a 2D Shell steel plate (1 centimeter by 1 centimeter) and try to obtain wave speed at any points of plate.

I put the material properties in and used ABAQUS/Explicit analysis.

Time steps are 1E-009 seconds and there are 2 steps (impulsed at the first step and propagates at the second step).

The load pluged at the amplitude with equaily spaced for 0.1 micro seconds (so it becomes impulse load).

_{Hello everyone,}

_{I want to apply solid46 element for a variable-thickness laminated plate in ANSYS. The plate is composed of 15 layers and the three top laminas shape the tapering edge only.}

_{I have attached a picture of plate cross-section. However I have to mesh plate thickness other than its width for
obtaining more accurate results.}

_{I have this question:}

_{Is it possible to use solid46 for this plate and such discretization? If yes how?}

hi,

in static analysis [nastran/ansys], is it possible to run two or more different meshed models togeteher, which are not connected either by rigids or some other connector.

if the problem is solved,is it right?

kindly pls reply.

//kkreddy