Tutorial: 1D Bar Analysis
Start => All Programs => Abaqus 6.X => Abaqus CAE => Create Model Database With
Standard/Explicit Model
File => Set Working Directory => Browse to find desired directory => OK
File => Save As => save Bar_tutorial.cae file in Work Directory
Module: Sketch
Sketch => Create => Name: Bar_demo => Continue
Add=> Point => enter coordinates (0, 0), (1000, 0) => select 'red X'
View => Auto-Fit
Add => Line => Connected Line => select (0,0) node with mouse, then (1000,0) node, right
click => Cancel Procedure
Module: Part
Part => Create => select 2D Planar, Deformable, Wire => Continue Add => Sketch => select
'Bar_demo' => Done => Done
Module: Property
Material => Create => Name: Material-1, Mechanical, Elasticity, Elastic => set Young's
modulus = 200e3, Poisson's ratio = 0.3 => OK
Section => Create => Name: Section-1, Beam, Truss => Continue => set Material: Material-
1, Cross-sectional area: 10000
Assign Section => select all elements by dragging mouse => Done => Section-1 => OK =>
Done
Module: Assembly
Instance => Create => Create instances from: Parts => Part-1 => Dependent (mesh on part)
=> OK
Module: Step
Step => Create => Name: Step-1, Initial, Static, General => Continue => accept default
settings => OK
Module: Load
Load => Create => Name: Load-1, Step: Step-1, Mechanical, Concentrated Force =>
Continue => select node at (1000,0) => Done => set CF1: 10000 => OK
BC => Create => Name: BC-1, Step: Step-1, Mechanical, Symmetry/Antisymmetry/Encastre
=> Continue=> select nodes at (120, 0) => Done => set U1: 0 and U2: 0(Encastre) => OK
Module: Mesh
Set Model: Model-1, Object => Part: Part-1
Mesh => Element Type => select entire truss by dragging mouse => Done => Element
Library: Standard, Geometric Order: Linear: Family: Truss => OK => Done
Seed => select entire truss by dragging mouse => Done => Method: By number, Bias: None,
Sizing Controls, Number of Elements: 1 => press Enter => Done
Mesh => Part => OK to mesh the part Instance: Yes
Module: Job
Job => Create => Name: Job-1, Model: Model-1 => Continue => Job Type: Full analysis,
Run Mode: Background, Submit Time: Immediately => OK
Job => Submit => Job-1
Job => Manager => Results (transfers to Visualization Module)
Module: Visualization
Viewport => Viewport Annotation Options => Legend => Text => Set Font => Size=14,
Apply to: Legend, Title Block and State Block => OK => OK
View => Graphics Options => Viewport Background = Solid=> Color => White (click on
black tile to change background color)
Options => Common => Labels => select 'Show element labels: Black' and 'Show node
labels:
Red’ => OK
Plot => Undeformed Shape
Plot => Deformed Shape
Plot => Contours => On Deformed Shape
Result => Options => unselect “Average element output at nodes”
Result => Field Output => Component: S11 => OK
Ctrl-C => Copies graphics window to clipboard => Paste in MS Word, etc.
Report => Field Output => Variable => Position: Unique Nodal => select U: Spatial
Displacements => Apply => Unselect U
Report => Field Output => Variable => Position: Centroid => select S: Stress Components
=> Click on ‘>’ and unselect all stresses except S11 => Apply => Cancel
Open file ‘[Link]’ and cut and paste desired results into MS Word
File => Save => enter desired file name (Abaqus will append .cae)
File => Exit