Training Course Contents
This course emphasizes practical skills and techniques that are needed for analyses with Abaqus/Explicit. The course uses examples derived from actual industrial applications to reinforce the concepts and issues discussed in the lessons.
The course covers the following topics:
- The explicit dynamics method
- General contact
- Automatic mass scaling for impact problems
- Automatic mass scaling for quasi-static problems
- Using Abaqus/Explicit and Abaqus/Standard together to solve difficult problems, including results transfer and co-simulation
- Modeling high-strain-rate deformation and failure
- Output filtering
- Managing large models
Intended Audience
This course is recommended for relatively new Abaqus/Explicit users and Abaqus/Standard users who want to learn Abaqus/Explicit, regardless of industry or application.
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SIMULIA Abaqus/Explicit Advanced Topics Lessons
This course will concentrate on the following topics:
Lesson 1: Overview of Abaqus/Explicit
- What is Explicit Dynamics?
- Abaqus/Explicit vs. Abaqus/Standard
- Some Challenging Problems
- Defining an Abaqus/Explicit Procedure
- Stable Time Increment
- Bulk Viscosity Damping
- Energy Balance Monitoring
- Diagnostic Messages
- Output
- Workshop 1: Conditional Stability of Abaqus/Explicit
Lesson 2: Elements
- Introduction
- Solids Elements
- Shell and Membrane Elements
- Beam and Truss Elements
- Special-Purpose Elements and Techniques
- Element Distortion
- Control Hourglassing, Locking, and Other Issues
- Second-order Accuracy
Lesson 3: Contact Modeling
- Introduction to Contact in Abaqus/Explicit
- Basic Features of General Contact
- General Contact Surfaces
- General Contact Domain
- General Contact Interface Properties
- General Contact Constraint Enforcement
- General Contact Surface Thickness
- Edge Contact
- Initial General Contact State
- General Contact
- Output Limitations of General Contact
- Workshop 2: Impact of a Dodge Caravan Bumper Against a Rigid Barrier
Lesson 4: Quasi-Static Analyses
- Introduction
- Quasi-Static Simulations
- Using Explicit Dynamics
- Loading Rates
- Energy Balance in Quasi-Static Analyses
- Mass Scaling
- Viscous Pressure
- Workshop 3: Quasi-static Analysis of a Rubber Bushing
Lesson 5: Constraints and Connections
- Introduction Rigid Bodies
- Surface-Based Coupling Constraints
- Connector Elements
- Surface-Based Ties
- Offset Tied Interfaces
- Mesh-Independent Fasteners
- Cohesive Connections
- Virtual Crack Closure Technique
- Tips
Lesson 6: Impact and Post-buckling Analyses
- Impact Analysis
- Geometric Imperfections for Postbuckling Analyses
- Workshop 4: Crushing of a Tube
Lesson 7: Material Damage and Failure
- Progressive Damage and Failure
- Damage Initiation
- Damage Evolution
- Element Removal
- Damage in Fasteners
Lesson 8: Importing and Transferring Results
- Introduction
- Import from Abaqus/Explicit to Abaqus/Standard
- Import from Abaqus/Standard to Abaqus/Explicit
- Import from Abaqus/Explicit to Abaqus/Explicit
- Additional Import Modeling Issues
- Limitations
- Workshop 5: Bird Strike Simulation
Lesson 9: Managing Large Models
- Introduction
- Simplifying the Model
- Parallel Execution
- Techniques for Reducing CPU Time
- Sub-modeling
- Restart
- Parts and Assemblies
- Tips
Lesson 10: Output Filtering
- Introduction
- What is aliasing?
- Preventing aliasing
- Abaqus/Viewer postprocessing filters
- Filter options
- Filter distortions References
Training Methods
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- Cost effective training method.
- Leave the office to concentrate on learning.
- Learn more through group questions and feedback.
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With our online training you will experience an interactive learning environment where you can give feedback, gain access to the SOLIDWORKS training files and get time to work on training exercises.
Advantages
- Online courses are available as half or full day sessions.
- More effective than video based training, with recorded videos learners are often not as focused on the training and skip exercises.
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- Use our state-of-the-art mobile classroom at your facility.
- Bring your team up to a consistent level of knowledge by having them take the same training at the same time.
- Benefit from flexible scheduling options.
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