SIMULIA Abaqus/Explicit Advanced Topics Training Course Overview
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
The following lessons are included in the course
Lesson 1:Â 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:Â 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:Â 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:Â 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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Group/Public Training
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Training is delivered either live online or in a traditional classroom environment.
Advantages
- Cost effective training method.
- More effective than video based training, with videos learners are often not as focused on the training and skip exercises.
- Learn more through group questions and feedback.
Private Training
This style of flexible training is perfect for teams or individuals who are faced with a specific challenge and require personalized courses with on-the-job coaching.
Training is available live online, in-person classroom or onsite at your location.
Advantages
- 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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