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Compiled By: Dawit M.

Introduction
 Abaqus contains an extensive library of elements that can model virtually any geometry.
 You may import geometry from a many different CAD software packages.
 Using Abaqus, you should be able to use various different material models to simulate the behavior
of most typical engineering materials including metals, rubber, polymers, composites, reinforced
concrete, crushable and resilient foams, and geotechnical materials such as soils and rock.
 Designed as a general-purpose simulation tool, Abaqus can be used to study more than just
structural (stress/displacement) problems. It can simulate problems in such diverse areas as heat
transfer, mass diffusion, thermal management of electrical components (coupled thermal-
electrical analyses), acoustics, soil mechanics (coupled pore fluid stress analyses), and
piezoelectric analysis.
 Abaqus offers a wide range of capabilities for simulation of linear and nonlinear applications.
Problems with multiple components are modeled by associating the geometry defining each
component with the appropriate material models and specifying component interactions. In a
nonlinear analysis Abaqus automatically chooses appropriate load increments and convergence
tolerances and continually adjusts them during the analysis to ensure that an accurate solution is
obtained efficiently.
 You can perform static as well as dynamic analysis (see both Abaqus/Standard and
Abaqus/Explicit).
Introduction
• Complete Abaqus analysis consists of three distinct stages:
• Preprocessing
• Simulation
• Postprocessing
Preprocessing(Abaqus/CAE)
• Define the model of the physical problem and create an
Abaqus input file.
• Model is usually created graphically using Abaqus/CAE or another
preprocessor
• Input file can be created directly using text editor
• Abaqus/Standard or Abaqus/Explicit solves the numerical problem
Postprocessing(Abaqus/CAE)
• Evaluation of results once the simulations are done
• Displacement, Stress or other fundamental variables have been
calculated
• Visualization module used in evaluation interactively
Abaqus/CAE
• Complete Abaqus Environment
• Provides a simple, consistent interface for creating Abaqus model, interactively
submitting and monitoring Abaqus jobs, and evaluating results from Abaqus
simulation
• CAE
• Is divided into modules, where each module defines a logical aspect of the modeling
process.
Abaqus/CAE/Procedure
• For example, defining the geometry, defining material properties, and
generating a mesh. As you move from module to module, you build up
the model.
• When the model is complete, Abaqus/CAE generates an input file that
you submit to the Abaqus analysis product. The input file may also be
created manually.
Starting Abaqus/CAE
1. Create Model Database allows you to begin a new analysis.

2. Open Database allows you to open a previously saved model or output
database file.
3. Run Script allows you to run a file containing Abaqus/CAE commands.
4. Start Tutorial allows you to begin an introductory tutorial from the
online documentation.
Components of the main window
• Title bar
The title bar indicates the version of Abaqus /CAE you are running and the name
of the current model database.
• Menu bar
The menu bar contains all the available menus; the menus give access to all the
functionality in the product. Different menus appear in the menu bar depending
on which module you selected from the context bar.
• Toolbars
The toolbars provide quick access to items that are also available in the menus.
• Context bar
Abaqus /CAE is divided into a set of modules, where each module allows you to
work on one aspect of your model; the Module list in the context bar allows you
to move between these modules. Other items in the context bar are a function of
the module in which you are working; for example, the context bar allows you to
retrieve an existing part while creating the geometry of the model.
Model Tree
The Model Tree provides you with a graphical overview of your model and
the objects that it contains, such as parts, materials, steps, loads, and output
requests. In addition, the Model Tree provides a convenient, centralized
tool for moving between modules and for managing objects.
If your model database contains more than one model, you can use the
Model Tree to move between models. When you become familiar with the
Model Tree, you will find that you can quickly perform most of the actions
that are found in the main menu bar, the module toolboxes, and the various
managers.
• Results Tree
The Results Tree provides you with a graphical overview of your output databases and other
session-specific data such as X–Y plots. If you have more than one output database open in your
session, you can use the Results Tree to move between output databases. When you become
familiar with the Results Tree, you will find that you can quickly perform most of the actions in
the Visualization module that are found in the main menu bar and the toolbox..
• Toolbox area
When you enter a module, the toolbox area displays tools in the toolbox that are appropriate for
that module. The toolbox allows quick access to many of the module functions that are also
available from the menu bar.
• Canvas and drawing area
The canvas can be thought of as an infinite screen or bulletin board on which you post
viewports. The drawing area is the visible portion of the canvas.
• Viewport
Viewports are windows on the canvas in which Abaqus /CAE displays your model.
• Prompt area
The prompt area displays instructions for you to follow during a procedure; for example, it asks
you to select the geometry as you create a set.

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