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How to launch ABAQUS from EOS (supercomputing facility)

How to use the ABAQUS manual
How to download an example file from ABAQUS manual and how to import it
into ABAQUS?
Preprocessing, running the analysis and post processing using the following
examples
a) Example 1: 3D stress analysis
b) Example 2: Transient Heat transfer Analysis
c) Example 3: Extrusion of metal (Dynamic Explicit Analysis)
d) Example 4: Frequency Analysis of Gear
e) Example 5: Modeling of 2D particle reinforced composite
f) Example 6: Modeling of 3D particle reinforced composite
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File type
Purpose
.cae
a) All the preprocessing can be done with this
b) Can be opened with ABAQUS CAE
.inp
a) Analysis input file.
b) One of the ways to generate an input file is by using ABAQUS CAE
c) Contains all the information related to the problem (ex: coordinates of nodes, element connectivity matrix, element type, material
props, step, type of analysis performed, boundary conditions, loads etc).
d) input file can be opened with wordpad and can be edited. It can also be imported into ABAQUS CAE.
e) Using the following command input file is run: abaqus job=jobname.inp
.odb
a) Results file written by the analysis.
b) Can be opened with ABAQUS viewer (opens in the visualization module) and any postprocessing can be performed.
.sta
a) Status file. The analysis writes incremental summaries to this file
b) We can know step time, total time, CPU time, increment number, # of equilibrium iterations, severe discontinuity iterations etc in a
tabular format
c) Can be opened with wordpad
d) You should see The analysis has completed successfully in the status file. otherwise analysis didnt complete and the errors can be
seen in .msg and .dat files if they exist
.msg
a)Message file written by the analysis
b)contains any error or warning messages, convergence checks, step time, total time, incrementation and other important information
written for each iteration and increment of each step
c) can be opened with wordpad
.dat
a)Print output file written by the analysis (you can use *Node Print, *El Print in the .inp file to write nodal and elemental ouputs in a
tabular format in the .dat file)
b)contains any error or warning messages with other important information written for each iteration and increment of each step
c) can be opened with wordpad
.fil
a) Results file written by the analysis
b) You can use *Node File, *El File in the .inp file to write nodal and elemental ouputs to the .fil file of one analysis, which can be used
in another analysis. Ex: sequentially coupled thermo-mechanical analysis
c) cant be opened with wordpad or ABAQUS viewer
Introduction
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Command Purpose
module load abaqus to invoke abaqus modules in EOS
abaqus cae to launch abaqus
abaqus cae -mesa to launch abaqus (if there is graphics
problem with above command)
abaqus job=jobname.inp to run the input file jobname.inp
module load intel-compilers to load fortran compilers in EOS
abaqus job=jobname.inp user=fortranname.f to run an input file jobname.inp
along with user subroutine
fortranname.f
abaqus fetch job=jobname.inp to copy an input file from abaqus
example problems manual to your
present working directory
man abaqus to get a detailed description of
various commands of abaqus on EOS
abaqus help some more commands
Before going into examples you should know the following things
Units:
Abaqus has no units built into it (except for rotational DOF (radians) and other angle measures(degrees)).
Therefore, the units chosen must be self-consistent >> Refer: 1.2.2 Analysis users manual
DOF: Primary variables
a) Ex: Temperature(for heat transfer analysis); Displacements-translational & rotational(for mechanical
analysis); Temperature + displacements (for thermomechanical analysis)
b) Displacements or other degrees of freedom are calculated at the nodes of the element. At any other point
in the element, the displacements are obtained by interpolating from the nodal displacements.
Stress and strain measures:
a) Stress is always reported as >> Cauchy or true stress
b) Shear strain is always reported as >> engineering shear strain
c) True strain is not that useful and therefore ABAQUS has different strain measures (Integrated strain,
Greens Strain, Nominal Strain, Logarithmic strain>> Refer: 1.2.2 Analysis users manual)
d) By default Stress and strains are calculated at integration points. If specified ABAQUS can interpolate these
values to obtain at nodes or centroid of the element
Time:
a) Step time>> measured from the beginning of each step
b) Total time>> starts at zero and is the total accumulated time over all the steps(except Linear perturbation)
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Incrementation:
Each step in an Abaqus analysis is divided into multiple increments. And 2 choices for incrementation.
a) Automatic Incrementation>> Just define the step and specify certain tolerances or error measures,
Abaqus then automatically selects the increment size as it develops the response in the step.
b) Fixed incrementation:>> Increment size is specified by the user. If you have a good feel for the
convergence behavior of the problem.
c) Automatic incrementation is recommended for most cases.
Types of Iterations:
ABAQUS attempts to perform multiple iterations for each increment until convergence is obtained
a) Equilibrium iterations >> the solution varies smoothly;
b) Severe discontinuity iterations (SDIs)>> abrupt changes in stiffness occur.
c) These can be seen in .sta file
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c) # of nodes in an element is clearly identified in its name.
(S4R>> 4 node shell element ; C3D8>> 8 node brick element)
a) Commonly used element families in a stress analysis.
b) The first letter indicates to which family the element belongs
(S4R>> shell element; C3D8>> continuum element)
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Example 1: 3D Stress Analysis
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The section property provides any additional data required to
define the geometry of the element and also identifies the
associated material property definition.
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Example 2: Transient Heat Transfer Analysis
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Refer: Section 2.11.1 Abaqus Theory manual
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Make sure BC-0temp is inactive (not propagated) in Step-1
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Example 3: Extrusion of metal (Dynamic explicit
analysis)
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This surface will be later used in Interaction module
to define contact between different surfaces
Choose magenta as metal is going to come in contact
with top surface of the bottom die
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This surface will be later used in Interaction module
to define contact between different surfaces
Choose yellow as metal is going to come in contact
with bottom surface of the top die
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These surfaces will be later used in Interaction
module to define contact between different surfaces
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Refer section
15.14.1 of CAE
users manual
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Refer section
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users manual
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Example 4: Frequency Analysis of Gear
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Refer: Section 2.5.1 Abaqus Theory manual
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Choose Y-axis
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When asked to choose edge or
axis, choose the datum axis
created in last slide
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Purpose of creating datum plane will be
explained in next slide
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When asked to
select a plane for
extrusion, select
the datum plane
as shown in the
picture (the
datum plane was
created in the
last slide for this
purpose)
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Refer: sections 7.5 and 7.6 of Getting
started with Abaqus interactive edition
manual >> for a more detailed post-
processing of a similar problem
Example 5: Modeling of 2D Particle Reinforced
Composite
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Example 6: Modeling of 3D Fiber Reinforced
Composite
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1) ABAQUS manual: http://sc.tamu.edu:2080/v6.9ef/
2) Matweb, online materials property database: www.matweb.com