The following documentation and publications are available from
SIMULIA.
The following guides contain a complete description of the elements,
material models, procedures, input specifications, etc. They are the basic
guides for
Abaqus/Standard
and
Abaqus/Explicit;
and they provide both input file usage and
Abaqus/CAE
usage information. This guide regularly refers to these guides, so you should
have them available as you work through the examples.
The
Abaqus/CAE User's Guide
includes detailed descriptions of how to use
Abaqus/CAE
for model generation, analysis, and results evaluation and visualization.
Abaqus/Viewer
users should refer to the information on
the Visualization module
in this guide.
- Other
Abaqus
documentation:
- Abaqus Example Problems Guide
-
This guide contains detailed examples from which users can learn how to run
simulations involving nontrivial physics. Many of the examples are worked with
several different element types, mesh densities, and other variations. Cases
include large motion of an elastic-plastic pipe hitting a rigid wall; inelastic
buckling collapse of a thin-walled elbow; explosive loading of an elastic,
viscoplastic thin ring; consolidation under a footing; buckling of a composite
shell with a hole; and deep drawing of a metal sheet. It is generally useful to
look for relevant examples in this guide and to review them when embarking on a
new class of problem.
When you want to use a feature that you have not used before, you should
look up one or more examples that use that feature. Then, use the example to
familiarize yourself with the correct usage of the capability. To find an
example that uses a certain feature, search the online documentation or use the
abaqus findkeyword utility (see
Querying the Keyword/Problem Database
for more information).
All the input files associated with the examples are provided as part of the
Abaqus
installation. The abaqus fetch utility is used to
extract sample
Abaqus
input files from the compressed archive files provided with the release (see
Fetching Sample Input Files
for more information). You can fetch any of the example files so that you can
run the simulations yourself and review the results. You can also access the
input files through the hyperlinks in the
Abaqus Example Problems Guide.
- Abaqus Benchmarks Guide
-
This guide contains benchmark problems that provide evidence that the
software can reproduce a result from a benchmark defined by an external body or
institution such as NAFEMS. The problems are
sufficient to show accuracy and convergence compared to the benchmark data. The
NAFEMS benchmark problems are included in this guide.
- Abaqus Verification Guide
-
This guide contains test cases that provide evidence that the implementation
of the numerical model produces the expected results for one or several
well-defined options in the code. It may be useful to run these problems when
learning to use a new capability. In addition, the supplied input data files
provide good starting points to check the behavior of elements, materials, etc.
- Abaqus Theory Guide
-
This guide contains detailed, precise discussions of all theoretical aspects
of
Abaqus.
It is written to be understood by users with an engineering background.
- Abaqus Keywords Guide
-
This guide contains a complete description of all the input options that are
available in
Abaqus/Standard
and
Abaqus/Explicit.
- Abaqus User Subroutines Guide
-
This guide contains a complete description of all the user subroutines
available for use in
Abaqus
analyses. It also discusses the utility routines that can be used when writing
user subroutines.
- Abaqus Release Notes
-
This guide contains brief descriptions of the new features available in the
latest release of the
Abaqus
product line.
- Abaqus Configuration Guide
-
This guide describes how to configure the installation for particular
circumstances. Some of this information, of most relevance to users, is also
provided in the
Abaqus Execution Guide.
In addition to the documentation listed above, the following guides are
available for
Abaqus
interfaces and custom programming techniques not discussed in this guide:
SIMULIA
also provides documentation for all of the geometry translators described in
The Abaqus products.
- Additional publications available
from
SIMULIA:
- Quality Assurance Manual
-
This document describes the Quality Management System followed by
SIMULIA.
It is a controlled document, provided to customers who subscribe to the Quality
Monitoring Service. Contact your support office for more information.
- Abaqus
online resources
-
SIMULIA
has a home page on the World Wide Web (www.3ds.com/simulia),
containing a variety of useful information about the
Abaqus
suite of programs, including:
-
Frequently asked questions
-
Abaqus
systems information and machine requirements
-
Benchmark timing documents
-
Error status reports
-
Training course schedule
-
Newsletters