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ABAQUS is a suite of finite element analysis modules. The heart of ABAQUS are the analysis 2.1 Steps to launch ABAQUS
modules, ABAQUS/Standard and ABAQUS/Explicit, which are complementary and integrated 1) Click Start - All programs ABAQUS - ABAQUS 6.6.1 - ABAQUS Command in
analysis tools. Windows System. An ABAQUS Command window appears in DOS environment (see
figure 2 & 3).
ABAQUS/Standard is a general-purpose, finite element module. 2) Use general commands in DOS system to move to your directory on the hard disk. For
ABAQUS/Explicit is an explicit dynamics finite element module. example, if you have created a file in catalogue C:\Temp named ABAQUS WORK and
ABAQUS/CAE incorporates the analysis modules into a Complete ABAQUS you want all your ABAQUS results be saved in this file, you can type command CD
Environment for modeling, managing, and monitoring ABAQUS analysis and visualizing C:\Temp\ABAQUS WORK.
results. 3) Run command ABAQUS CAE to enter ABAQUS/CAE user interface as figure 1 shows.
The finite element program we use in the FEA room is ABAQUS/CAE, which is an intuitive and
consistent user interface throughout the system. Figure 1 shows the main user interface when
entering ABAQUS/CAE.
2) In the dialog box, create a 3D, deformable part with an extruded shell base feature to
represent the CHS (See Figure 5). Use an approximate part size of 1000, and name the
part CHS.
3) Click the button Create Circle: Center and Perimeter tool to sketch a circle with 400
mm diameter.
Yield Stress (MPa) Plastic Strain
400 0.00
400 0.03
460 0.05
500 0.08
Figure 9: The Yield Stress and Plastic Strain Data Input in ABAQUS
Material properties
Elastic properties:
To assign the SteelSection definition to the regions of the steel circular tube:
1) Click Assign Section.
2) Click the entire circular tube as the regions to be assigned a section, and press DONE.
3) Press Ok in the Edit Section Assignment dialog box.
You can click Section Assignment Manager to check or modify the section assignment in the
dialog box as Figure 12 shows.
You should carefully consider what type of element should be used before meshing a model.
Different element types may make significant difference. Check more details in relevant
ABAQUS manuals.
Figure 16: Set Manager Figure 17: Create Fixed Edge
3) Select BC Create, and create a boundary condition in the Initial step named Fixed Edge. 4) Select BC Create, and create another boundary condition in the Buckle step named
Select Mechanical Displacement/Rotation to be the type of step. Apply the boundary Moving edge. Select Mechanical Displacement/Rotation to be the type of step. Apply
condition to the set of Fixed by clicking Set in the right corner and selecting Fixed. In the the boundary condition to the set of Moving by clicking Set in the right corner and
Edit Boundary Condition dialog box, tick U1, U2, U3, UR1, UR2, UR3 to fully constrain selecting Moving. In the Edit Boundary Condition dialog box, keep the default settings
the set (U1 = U2 = U3 = UR1 = UR2 = UR3 = 0). Press OK. See Figure 17. and tick U1, U2, U3, UR1, UR2, UR3 and specify U3 as -2 (U1 = U2 = UR1 = UR2 =
UR3 = 0, U3 = -2). Press OK. See Figure 18.
3.2 Analysis - Estimating buckling stress
In this example, eigenvalue buckling analysis was generally used to estimate the critical bucking
loads of the CHS. An incremental loading pattern was defined in *BUCKLE step (Fixed edge: U1
= U2 = U3 = UR1 = UR2 = UR3 = 0; Moving edge: U1 = U2 = UR1 = UR2 = UR3 = 0, U3 = -2).
A general eigenvalue buckling analysis can provide useful estimates of collapse mode shapes and
calculate the buckling stress as well.
3.2.2 Postprocessing
3.2.2.1 Visualization of results
Enter the Visualization module, and open the .odb file created by this job (Buckle.odb).
You can view the following shapes or plots by clicking corresponding tool buttons:
Figure 18: Create Moving Edge Undeformed shape;
Deformed shape;
The boundary conditions applied is shown in Figure 19. Animation of results;
Contour plots;
Eigenvalue.
3.3.4 Postprocessing
3.3.4.1 Visualization of results
Enter the Visualization module, and open the .odb file created by this job (Analysis.odb).
You can view the following shapes or plots by clicking corresponding tool buttons:
Undeformed shape;
Figure 20: Contour Plot of Spatial Displacement at Nodes in Eigenvalue Analysis Deformed shape;
Animation of results;
3.2.2.2 Calculation of buckling stress Contour plots.
The equation for calculation of buckling stress can be written as follows: Figure 21 shows the deformed shape of CHS in the analysis.
'l
V cr E H E O
l
where E is the material Youngs modulus, O is the eigenvalue obtained from the results of FEA,
'l is the initial displacement at the movable end input in the boundary conditions (U3 = -2) in
ABAQUS, l is the length of the column.
The results show that O = 9.0471. Apply E 200 u109 Pa, 'L 2mm, L 1200mm in the
equation, and therefore the buckling stress can be calculated. As a result,
V cr 3.02GPa .
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