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Abaqus Analysis User’s Manual
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Abaqus Analysis
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Volume V
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Preface
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CONTENTS
Contents
Volume I
PART I INTRODUCTION,SPATIALMODELING,ANDEXECUTION
1. Introduction
Introduction: general 1.1.1
Abaqus syntax and conventions
Inputsyntax rules 1.2.1
Conventions 1.2.2
Abaqus model definition
DefiningamodelinAbaqus 1.3.1
Parametric modeling
Parametric input 1.4.1
2. Spatial Modeling
Node definition
Node definition 2.1.1
Parametricshapevariation 2.1.2
Nodalthicknesses 2.1.3
Normaldefinitions atnodes 2.1.4
Transformedcoordinatesystems 2.1.5
Element definition
Elementdefinition 2.2.1
Elementfoundations 2.2.2
Definingreinforcement 2.2.3
Definingrebarasanelementproperty 2.2.4
Orientations 2.2.5
Surface definition
Surfaces: overview 2.3.1
Element-basedsurfacedefinition 2.3.2
Node-basedsurfacedefinition 2.3.3
Analyticalrigidsurfacedefinition 2.3.4
Euleriansurface definition 2.3.5
Operatingonsurfaces 2.3.6
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Rigid body definition
Rigidbody definition 2.4.1
Integrated outputsection definition
Integratedoutputsectiondefinition 2.5.1
Nonstructural mass definition
Nonstructuralmassdefinition 2.6.1
Distribution definition
Distribution definition 2.7.1
Display body definition
Displaybodydefinition 2.8.1
Assembly definition
Definingan assembly 2.9.1
Matrix definition
Defining matrices 2.10.1
3. Job Execution
Execution procedures: overview
ExecutionprocedureforAbaqus: overview 3.1.1
Execution procedures
Obtaining information 3.2.1
Abaqus/Standard,Abaqus/Explicit,andAbaqus/CFDexecution 3.2.2
Abaqus/CAEexecution 3.2.3
Abaqus/Viewerexecution 3.2.4
Python execution 3.2.5
Parametric studies 3.2.6
AbaqusHTMLdocumentation 3.2.7
Licensing utilities 3.2.8
ASCIItranslationofresults(.fil)files 3.2.9
Joiningresults (.fil)files 3.2.10
Queryingthekeyword/problem database 3.2.11
Fetchingsampleinputfiles 3.2.12
Makinguser-definedexecutablesandsubroutines 3.2.13
Inputfileandoutputdatabaseupgradeutility 3.2.14
Generatingoutputdatabasereports 3.2.15
Joiningoutputdatabase(.odb)filesfromrestartedanalyses 3.2.16
Combiningoutputfrom substructures 3.2.17
Combiningdatafrommultipleoutputdatabases 3.2.18
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Networkoutputdatabasefileconnector 3.2.19
Fixedformatconversionutility 3.2.20
TranslatingNastranbulkdatafilestoAbaqusinputfiles 3.2.21
TranslatingAbaqusfilestoNastranbulkdatafiles 3.2.22
TranslatingANSYSinputfilestoAbaqusinputfiles 3.2.23
TranslatingPAM-CRASHinputfilestopartialAbaqusinputfiles 3.2.24
TranslatingRADIOSSinputfilestopartialAbaqusinputfiles 3.2.25
TranslatingAbaqusoutputdatabasefilestoNastranOutput2resultsfiles 3.2.26
ExchangingAbaqusdatawithZAERO 3.2.27
EncryptinganddecryptingAbaqusinputdata 3.2.28
Jobexecutioncontrol 3.2.29
Environment file settings
UsingtheAbaqusenvironmentsettings 3.3.1
Managing memory and diskresources
ManagingmemoryanddiskuseinAbaqus 3.4.1
Parallel execution
Parallelexecution: overview 3.5.1
ParallelexecutioninAbaqus/Standard 3.5.2
ParallelexecutioninAbaqus/Explicit 3.5.3
ParallelexecutioninAbaqus/CFD 3.5.4
File extension definitions
FileextensionsusedbyAbaqus 3.6.1
FORTRAN unit numbers
FORTRANunitnumbersusedbyAbaqus 3.7.1
PART II OUTPUT
4. Output
Output 4.1.1
Outputtothedataandresultsfiles 4.1.2
Outputtothe outputdatabase 4.1.3
Output variables
Abaqus/Standardoutputvariableidentifiers 4.2.1
Abaqus/Explicitoutputvariableidentifiers 4.2.2
Abaqus/CFDoutputvariableidentifiers 4.2.3
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