Abaqus/CAE(ver.6.

10)NonlinearBucklingTutorial
ProblemDescription
This is the NAFEMS1 proposed benchmark (Lees frame buckling) problem. The applied load is based on the normalized (EI/L2) value of F = 996.389 N. The analysis will investigate post-buckling nonlinear behavior of the frame at the applied load location. This tutorial will also describe x-y plotting capability in Abaqus/CAE, including combining variables to generate load-displacement plots. E = 71.74109 N/m2 = 0.0 L = 1.2 m

0.2 L

0.8 L

L
0.02

0.03

National Agency for Finite Element Methods and Standards, NAFEMS Non-Linear Benchmarks (Glasgow: NAFEMS, Oct., 1989., Rev. 1.) Test No. NL7.

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AnalysisSteps
1. StartAbaqusandchoosetocreateanewmodeldatabase 2. InthemodeltreedoubleclickonthePartsnode(orrightclickonpartsandselectCreate)

3. IntheCreatePartdialogbox(shownabove)namethepartand a. Select2DPlanar b. SelectDeformable c. SelectWire d. Setapproximatesize=10 e. ClickContinue 4. Createthegeometryshownbelow(notdiscussedhere)

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5. DoubleclickontheMaterialsnodeinthemodeltree

a. Namethenewmaterialandgiveitadescription b. ClickontheMechanicaltabElasticityElastic i. EnteraYoungsmodulusof71740000000,andPoissonsratioof0 c. ClickOK

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6. DoubleclickontheProfilesnodeinthemodeltree a. NametheprofileandselectRectangular b. ClickContinue c. Enter0.03foraand0.02forb d. ClickOK

7. DoubleclickontheSectionsnodeinthemodeltree a. NamethesectionbeamandselectBeamforthecategoryandBeamforthetype b. ClickContinue c. Selecttheprofilecreatedabove(rect_beam)andthematerialcreatedabove(Material1)

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d. ClickOK

8. ExpandthePartsnodeinthemodeltree,expandthenodeofthepartjustcreated,anddoubleclickon SectionAssignments a. SelecttheentiregeometryintheviewportandpressDoneinthepromptarea b. Selectthesectioncreatedabove(beam) c. ClickOK

9. InthetoolboxareaclickontheAssignBeamOrientationbutton a. Selectallthegeometry b. ClickDone

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c. d. e. f.

Leavethedefaultvaluesof0.0,0.0,1.0 PresstheEnterkey Thebeamnormalsshouldbeorientedasshownbelow. ClickOKtoconfirm

10. ExpandtheAssemblynodeinthemodeltreeandthendoubleclickonInstances a. SelectDependentfortheinstancetype b. ClickOK

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 11. DoubleclickontheStepsnodeinthemodeltree a. Namethestep,settheproceduretoGeneral,andselectStatic,Riks,ClickContinue b. OntheBasictab i. Givethestepadescriptionand ii. Setgeometricnonlinearitieson(Nlgeom=ON) iii. UnderStoppingcriteriacheckMaximumloadproportionalityfactorandsetto30

c. OntheIncrementationtab, i. Settheinitialarclengthincrementsizeto0.1 ii. Setthemaximumarclengthincrementsizeto2 iii. Setthemaximumnumberofincrementsto200

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d. ClickOK 12. DoubleclickontheBCsnodeinthemodeltree a. NametheboundaryconditionedPinnedandselectDisplacement/Rotationforthetype b. ClickContinue

c. SelectthetwofreeendsoftheframeandclickDone i. Note:toselectmultipleitems,holdtheshiftkey d. SelectU1andU2andsettozero,clickOK

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13. DoubleclickontheLoadsnodeinthemodeltree a. NametheloadandselectConcentratedforceasthetype b. ClickContinue

c. Selectthepointalongthetopbeamnearthecorner,ClickDone d. SetCF1to0andCF2to996.389 e. ClickOK

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14. InthemodeltreedoubleclickonMeshfortheframepart,andinthetoolboxareaclickontheAssign ElementTypeicon a. Selecttheentiregeometry b. SelectStandardforelementtype c. SelectLinearforgeometricorder d. SelectBeamforfamily e. Notethatthenameoftheelement(B21)anditsdescriptionaregivenbelowtheelementcontrols f. ClickOK

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15. InthetoolboxareaclickontheSeedParticon

a. Enter0.08forApproximateglobalsize,clickOK

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16. InthetoolboxareaclickontheMeshParticon,ClickYes

17. Createasetfortheuppercentervertex a. ExpandtheAssemblynodeinthemodeltree,andthendoubleclickonsets b. Namethesetandselectgeometryforthetype,ClickContinue c. Selectthevertexwheretheloadisapplied,ClickDone

18. ExpandtheHistoryOutputRequestsnodeinthemodeltree,andthenrightclickonHOutput1(HOutput1 wasautomaticallygeneratedwhencreatingthestep)andselectDelete

19. DoubleclickontheHistoryOutputRequestsnode a. NamethehistoryandselectContinue b. SetthedomaintoSetsandselectthesetcreatedabove

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c. Leavethefrequencysettoeveryincrement(n=1) d. FortheoutputvariablesselecttheU2displacement

20. InthemodeltreedoubleclickontheJobnode a. Namethejobframe_buckle b. Givethejobadescription

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21. InthemodeltreerightclickonthejobjustcreatedandselectSubmit a. WhileAbaqusissolvingtheproblemrightclickonthejobsubmitted,andselectMonitor

b. IntheMonitorwindowcheckthattherearenoerrorsorwarnings i. Ifthereareerrors,investigatethecause(s)beforeresolving ii. Iftherearewarnings,determineifthewarningsarerelevant,somewarningscanbesafely ignored iii. Inthefarrightcolumn,notehowAbaqusadjustedtheincrement

22. Inthemodeltreerightclickonthesubmittedandsuccessfullycompletedjob,andselectResults

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23. InthemenubarclickonViewportViewportAnnotationsOptions a. UnchecktheShowcompassoption b. ThelocationsofviewportitemscanbespecifiedonthecorrespondingtabintheViewport AnnotationsOptions

24. Displaythedeformedcontourofthe(Von)Misesstress a. Inthetoolboxareaclickonthefollowingicons i. PlotContoursonDeformedShape b. Notethatwhenincludingtheeffectsofgeometricnonlinearities,thedeformationscalefactor defaultstoavalueof1

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25. Clickonthearrowsonthecontextbartochangethetimestepbeingdisplayed a. Clickonthethreesquarestobringuptheframeselectorsliderbar

26. Ontheresultstree,expandtheHistoryOutputnodeanddoubleclickonthedisplacementhistorycreated

a. NoticethatdisplacementitplottedagainstArcLength,notLoadorLoadProportionalityFactor. b. Toplotloadagainstdisplacement,wewillneedtoextractthevaluesforLoadanddisplacementfrom theFieldOutputs.

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27. IntheToolboxareaclickontheCreateXYDataicon a. ChooseODBfieldoutputforSourceandclickContinue b. OntheVariablestab i. SelectUniqueNodalforPosition ii. ExpandCF:PointloadsandselectCF2 iii. ExpandU:SpatialdisplacementandselectU2

c. SelecttheElements/Nodestab i. SelectNodeSetsforMethod ii. SelectthesetcreatedearlierTop

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 d. ClickSave,thenOKonthenextwindow e. ClickDismissontheXYDatafromODBFieldOutputwindow 28. ExpandtheXYDatanodeontheresultstree. a. Thereshouldnowbetwosetsofdataunderthenodeasshown.

b. DoubleclicktheXYDatanode c. ForSourceselectOperateonXYdata d. From the Operators list select combine(X,X), It should appear in the expression box at the top of thewindow. i. Thecombine(X,X)operatorcombinestwosetsofsavedXYdata ii. TheYvaluesofthefirstargumentbecometheXvaluesofthenewXYdata iii. TheYvaluesofthesecondargumentbecometheYvaluesofthenewXYdata iv. ThevaluesarecombinedwherevertheXvaluesofthetwoargumentsalign v. For more detail see Abaqus/CAE Users Manual section 45.4.39, Combining two XY data objects
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 e. SelectU:U2P1:PART.FromtheXYDatasectionandclickAddtoExpression f. SelectCF:CF2PI:PART.FromtheXYDatasectionandclickAddtoExpression g. Since the load and displacement both increase in the negative direction, they need to be multiplied by1tomakeloadanddisplacementincreaseinthepositivedirection. h. Thefinalexpressionshouldlooklike:

i. j.

ClickSaveAs,nameitloaddisplacement,clickOK ClosetheOperateonXYDatawindow

29. RightclickonloaddisplacementundertheXYDatanodeandselect Plot a. Thebucklingbehaviorcanbeseenintheplot.

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 30. ThisdatacanalsobecopiedintoExcelorotherprograms. a. RightclickonloaddisplacementundertheXYDatanodeandselectEdit b. Selectallthedataintheeditwindow,rightclickandchooseCopy c. OpenExcel,rightclickinanemptycellandchoosePaste

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