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120 lines
8.8 KiB
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type: entity
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title: "ABAQUS"
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entity_type: software
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role: "Commercial finite element software, documented theory reference, user-guide workflow, material-library reference, element-library reference, and interaction-modeling reference"
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first_mentioned: "[[Dynamic-Buckling-Analysis-of-Shell-Structures-using-Finite-Element-Method]]"
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created: 2026-05-28
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updated: 2026-06-01
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address: c-000036
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tags:
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- entity
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- software
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- finite-element-method
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- validation
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- abaqus
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status: current
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related:
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- "[[Dynamic-Buckling-Analysis-of-Shell-Structures-using-Finite-Element-Method]]"
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- "[[Abaqus Theory Manual]]"
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- "[[Abaqus-Analysis-User-s-Guide-Volume-I|Abaqus Analysis User's Guide Volume I]]"
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- "[[Abaqus-Analysis-User-s-Guide-Volume-II|Abaqus Analysis User's Guide Volume II]]"
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- "[[Abaqus-Analysis-User-s-Guide-Volume-III|Abaqus Analysis User's Guide Volume III]]"
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- "[[Abaqus-Analysis-User-s-Guide-Volume-IV|Abaqus Analysis User's Guide Volume IV]]"
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- "[[Abaqus-Analysis-User-s-Guide-Volume-V|Abaqus Analysis User's Guide Volume V]]"
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- "[[Abaqus Analysis Procedures]]"
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- "[[Abaqus Element Library]]"
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- "[[Abaqus Element Selection and Formulation]]"
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- "[[Abaqus Continuum Element Families]]"
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- "[[Abaqus Structural Element Families]]"
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- "[[Abaqus Connector Elements and Behaviors]]"
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- "[[Abaqus User-Defined Elements]]"
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- "[[Abaqus Prescribed Conditions and Amplitudes]]"
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- "[[Abaqus Kinematic Constraints and MPCs]]"
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- "[[Abaqus Contact Interaction Definition]]"
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- "[[Abaqus Contact Property Models]]"
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- "[[Abaqus Contact Formulations and Enforcement]]"
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- "[[Abaqus Cavity Radiation Interactions]]"
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- "[[Abaqus Constitutive Integration]]"
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- "[[Abaqus Material Library and Data Definition]]"
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- "[[Abaqus Metal Plasticity Models]]"
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- "[[Abaqus Progressive Damage and Failure]]"
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- "[[Abaqus User-Defined Material Behavior]]"
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- "[[Finite Element Contact Formulation]]"
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- "[[Finite Element Program Implementation]]"
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- "[[Abaqus Input File Syntax]]"
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- "[[Abaqus Job Execution Workflow]]"
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- "[[Abaqus Output Database and Results Files]]"
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- "[[Abaqus Nonlinear Solution Control]]"
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- "[[Abaqus Restart and Results Transfer]]"
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- "[[Abaqus Multiphysics Coupling and Co-simulation]]"
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sources:
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- "[[Dynamic-Buckling-Analysis-of-Shell-Structures-using-Finite-Element-Method]]"
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- "[[Abaqus Theory Manual]]"
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- "[[Abaqus-Analysis-User-s-Guide-Volume-I|Abaqus Analysis User's Guide Volume I]]"
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- "[[Abaqus-Analysis-User-s-Guide-Volume-II|Abaqus Analysis User's Guide Volume II]]"
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- "[[Abaqus-Analysis-User-s-Guide-Volume-III|Abaqus Analysis User's Guide Volume III]]"
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- "[[Abaqus-Analysis-User-s-Guide-Volume-IV|Abaqus Analysis User's Guide Volume IV]]"
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- "[[Abaqus-Analysis-User-s-Guide-Volume-V|Abaqus Analysis User's Guide Volume V]]"
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---
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# ABAQUS
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## Overview
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ABAQUS is a commercial finite element software system. In this wiki it has six roles: it is used as a comparison reference in the dynamic buckling thesis, its theory manual documents finite element procedures and formulations, its analysis user guide documents the practical input-file and procedure workflow, its material guide documents production constitutive-model selection, its elements volume documents production discretization selection, and its interactions volume documents prescribed conditions, constraints, contact, and radiation interactions.
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## Role In The Source
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The thesis compares the developed finite element program against ABAQUS for linear static shell benchmarks, geometric nonlinear response, and static buckling eigenvalue and mode-shape checks.
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The [[Abaqus Theory Manual]] expands that context by describing ABAQUS/Standard, ABAQUS/Explicit, and related Abaqus tools as a theory-backed finite element system. It connects nonlinear solution procedures, element interpolation, integration rules, hybrid incompressible elements, constitutive integration, contact, and multiphysics procedures.
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[[Abaqus-Analysis-User-s-Guide-Volume-I|Abaqus Analysis User's Guide Volume I]] adds the operational layer: keyword syntax, node and element model definitions, surfaces and assemblies, matrix-based model components, command-line execution, environment settings, parallel execution, and output file interpretation.
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[[Abaqus-Analysis-User-s-Guide-Volume-II|Abaqus Analysis User's Guide Volume II]] adds the analysis strategy layer: general and perturbation steps, nonlinear controls, static and dynamic procedure families, restart and result transfer, substructuring, submodeling, adaptivity, Eulerian and particle methods, co-simulation, optimization, and user subroutines.
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[[Abaqus-Analysis-User-s-Guide-Volume-III|Abaqus Analysis User's Guide Volume III]] adds the materials layer: material data blocks, elastic and hyperelastic behavior, viscoelasticity, plasticity, damage, hydrodynamic equations of state, thermal and transport properties, porous media, and user-defined material behavior.
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[[Abaqus-Analysis-User-s-Guide-Volume-IV|Abaqus Analysis User's Guide Volume IV]] adds the elements layer: continuum and structural element families, formulation suffixes, integration rules, beam and shell section definitions, inertial and rigid elements, connector behavior, cohesive and gasket elements, fluid/acoustic/Eulerian/particle elements, user-defined elements, and product-specific element indexes.
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[[Abaqus-Analysis-User-s-Guide-Volume-V|Abaqus Analysis User's Guide Volume V]] adds the boundary and interaction layer: amplitudes, initial and boundary conditions, loads, predefined fields, kinematic constraints, surface-based constraints, overconstraint checks, contact definitions, contact properties, contact enforcement methods, diagnostics, contact elements, and cavity radiation.
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## Key Links
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- [[Abaqus Analysis Procedures]] - solver workflows and procedure families.
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- [[Abaqus Element Library]] - element formulations and integration choices.
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- [[Abaqus Element Selection and Formulation]] - element family, DOF, interpolation, formulation, and integration selection.
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- [[Abaqus Continuum Element Families]] - solid, fluid continuum, infinite, warping, and coupled-field continuum elements.
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- [[Abaqus Structural Element Families]] - membrane, truss, beam, frame, elbow, shell, continuum shell, and axisymmetric shell families.
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- [[Abaqus Connector Elements and Behaviors]] - connector topology, connection types, actuation, and nonlinear behavior.
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- [[Abaqus User-Defined Elements]] - UEL, UELMAT, VUEL, custom DOFs, state variables, and user-element limitations.
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- [[Abaqus Prescribed Conditions and Amplitudes]] - prescribed-condition classes, amplitude curves, and time-history rules.
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- [[Abaqus Kinematic Constraints and MPCs]] - linear equations, multi-point constraints, user MPCs, and kinematic couplings.
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- [[Abaqus Contact Interaction Definition]] - general contact, contact pairs, and contact elements.
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- [[Abaqus Contact Property Models]] - friction, pressure-overclosure, damping, cohesive, thermal, electrical, and pore-fluid contact properties.
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- [[Abaqus Contact Formulations and Enforcement]] - contact discretization and enforcement choices.
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- [[Abaqus Cavity Radiation Interactions]] - enclosure radiation, view factors, emissivity, and cavity decomposition.
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- [[Abaqus Constitutive Integration]] - integration-point material updates and tangents.
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- [[Abaqus Material Library and Data Definition]] - material blocks, behavior combinations, temperature/field dependencies, and density.
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- [[Abaqus Metal Plasticity Models]] - metal plasticity, cyclic hardening, rate effects, creep, and high-rate models.
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- [[Abaqus Progressive Damage and Failure]] - damage initiation, evolution, mesh regularization, and element deletion.
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- [[Abaqus User-Defined Material Behavior]] - UMAT, VUMAT, UMATHT, state variables, and material Jacobians.
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- [[Finite Element Contact Formulation]] - interface and surface interaction modeling.
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- [[Abaqus Input File Syntax]] - keyword and data-line model definition.
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- [[Abaqus Job Execution Workflow]] - command-line execution and analysis utilities.
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- [[Abaqus Output Database and Results Files]] - output databases, selected results files, and diagnostics.
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- [[Abaqus Nonlinear Solution Control]] - increments, iterations, residual convergence, stabilization, and cutbacks.
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- [[Abaqus Restart and Results Transfer]] - restart, import, and staged analysis continuation.
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- [[Abaqus Multiphysics Coupling and Co-simulation]] - sequential coupling and runtime solver coupling.
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## Sources
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- [[Dynamic-Buckling-Analysis-of-Shell-Structures-using-Finite-Element-Method]]
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- [[Abaqus Theory Manual]]
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- [[Abaqus-Analysis-User-s-Guide-Volume-I|Abaqus Analysis User's Guide Volume I]]
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- [[Abaqus-Analysis-User-s-Guide-Volume-II|Abaqus Analysis User's Guide Volume II]]
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- [[Abaqus-Analysis-User-s-Guide-Volume-III|Abaqus Analysis User's Guide Volume III]]
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- [[Abaqus-Analysis-User-s-Guide-Volume-IV|Abaqus Analysis User's Guide Volume IV]]
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- [[Abaqus-Analysis-User-s-Guide-Volume-V|Abaqus Analysis User's Guide Volume V]]
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