16 Jul Solving convergence problems with Abaqus/Standard

Posted at 11:18h in Uncategorized by 4RealSim

There are various reasons why a Abaqus/Standard finite element simulation may not converge. This post provides a description of the most common convergence problems and an explanation what might be the cause of these occurrences. When convergence problems appear, one should review the output files...

29 May Abaqus for train railcar simulations

Posted at 13:50h in Uncategorized by 4RealSim

Using Abaqus enabled Stadler Rail (a Swiss train building company) to confirm that the KISS railcar design successfully fulfilled all requirements of the European standards while optimizing weight and reducing product development times. This post is based on the Stadler Rail customer story written by Dassault...

13 May Abaqus user subroutines

Posted at 09:12h in Uncategorized by 4RealSim

Abaqus provides a wide range of user subroutines and utility routines, but what do we mean when we talk about user subroutines in Abaqus? An example can be seen above. Imagine you have a laminated composite plate in which damage occurs when subjected to in-plane compression. The...

23 Apr Which type of thermal analyses can be performed?

Posted at 15:36h in Uncategorized by 4RealSim

There are different heat transfer and thermal analyses available that help you predict the behavior of your product during the development phase. In this blog post you will find a description of the different procedures to solve these simulations. Thermal simulations with Finite Element Analysis There are...

4RealSim Mass scaling effect on time increment

04 Apr Mass scaling for impact analysis

Posted at 14:58h in Uncategorized by 4RealSim

Mass scaling for Abaqus / Explicit Abaqus/Explicit analyses have the tendency to require long simulation times in order to complete. Mass scaling can speed up the simulation without sacrificing simulation accuracy. The explicit dynamics procedure is mainly used to solve two classes of problems: transient dynamic response...

05 Mar Download Abaqus for free

Posted at 06:00h in Uncategorized by 4RealSim

This post explain how to download Abaqus for free and how to create an Academic passport on the 3DS Academy to have access to the training material. There is an Abaqus Student Edition that is available for personal and educational use free of charge to students, educators,...

15 Feb FEA driven sizing optimization of a stiffened panel construction

Posted at 12:47h in Uncategorized by 4RealSim

HyperSizer Pro is software for the aerospace industry, intended for detailed stress analysis and structural sizing optimization. The goal of this post is to explore the possibilities of HyperSizer Pro to optimize a typical metallic aerospace structure. In this particular example, a simplified interstage model...

FEA for earthquakes Zonneveld Ingenieurs abaqus

04 Feb FEA for earthquakes with Zonneveld ingenieurs – Customer story

Posted at 11:42h in Uncategorized by 4RealSim

In this post you can download the full customer story of Zonneveld ingenieurs, experts on FEA for earthquakes and one of our 4RealSim customers, and how they are using Abaqus to investigate geologically-caused earthquakes on buildings in Groningen. It goes without saying that nobody likes earthquakes. The ground...

22 Jan Simpack 2019 available

Posted at 07:02h in Uncategorized by 4RealSim

This post provides an overview of the new key features of Simpack 2019 and the procedure to download/install the new Simpack 2019. Dassault Systemes released the SIMULIA 2019 products (Abaqus, Isight, Tosca, fe-safe, Simpack and XFlow). If you are interested in the key features of the...

15 Jan Tosca 2019 available

Posted at 07:27h in Uncategorized by 4RealSim

This post provides an overview of the new key features of Tosca 2019 and the procedure to download/install the new Tosca 2019. Dassault Systemes released the SIMULIA 2019 products (Abaqus, Isight, Tosca, fe-safe, Simpack and XFlow). If you are interested in the key features of the...