The world is nonlinear: 8 benefits of using Abaqus Benefit 3: Efficient Substructures When simulating large FE models, it is sometimes useful to work on substructures to reduce the computing time. A substructure is a a collection of elements from which the internal degrees of freedom have...

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The world is nonlinear: 8 benefits of using Abaqus Benefit 2: Contact Modeling In real-world applications, very complex contact scenarios can develop when large assemblies are considered. Abaqus is by far considered one of the best FEA codes at handling all forms of contact. Contact can be...

The world is nonlinear: 8 benefits of using Abaqus Benefit 1: Nonlinear Performance When Abaqus was released in 1978, its basic element formulations were implemented using fully nonlinear equations. Still today, this core foundation enables the developers of Abaqus to create much more realistic FEA aspects to...

The importance of FE mesh quality and mesh quality checks tools in Abaqus/CAE In this blog post, we will discuss why the FE mesh quality is of crucial importance and what measures and tools are available in Abaqus to check the quality of your FE mesh....

This post provides information on new and enhanced functionality delivered in the Abaqus/Isight/Tosca/fe-safe 2022 GA release as well as functionality added in the FD (Fix Pack) releases through FD07 of Abaqus 2021. Please refer to the Abaqus Release Notes in the 2022 SIMULIA User Assistance...

Forensic investigations Sadly enough, accidents happen. Car crashes, collapsing buildings due to earthquakes, construction failures (e.g. World Trade Center 5 failure or the Minneapolis I-35W Bridge) and other disasters can lead to the ultimate question: how could this happen? This question is an important question to...