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. ClickontheMechanicaltab Elasticity Elastic 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. InthemenubarclickonViewport ViewportAnnotationsOptions 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. FromtheOperatorslistselectcombine(X,X),Itshouldappearintheexpressionboxatthetopof thewindow. i. Thecombine(X,X)operatorcombinestwosetsofsavedXYdata ii. TheYvaluesofthefirstargumentbecometheXvaluesofthenewXYdata iii. TheYvaluesofthesecondargumentbecometheYvaluesofthenewXYdata iv. ThevaluesarecombinedwherevertheXvaluesofthetwoargumentsalign v. FormoredetailseeAbaqus/CAEUsersManualsection45.4.39,CombiningtwoXYdata objects
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 e. SelectU:U2P1:PART.FromtheXYDatasectionandclickAddtoExpression f. SelectCF:CF2PI:PART.FromtheXYDatasectionandclickAddtoExpression g. Sincetheloadanddisplacementbothincreaseinthenegativedirection,theyneedtobemultiplied 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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