Composite Materials For Structural Analysis Using Abaqus

An Introduction

What you'll learn

Composite Materials

Types of composite materials

Composite Designing

ABAQUS Simulation

Manufacturing process of composite materials

Requirements

No requirements.

Description

ABAQUS is a finite element analysis (FEA) software package that is widely used in the field of composite materials. FEA is a computer-based simulation technique that allows engineers to study the behavior of complex structures and materials under various loads and conditions.The importance of ABAQUS in the field of composite materials is primarily due to its ability to simulate and predict the behavior of composite structures and materials under various loads and conditions. This includes simulating the behavior of composite materials under conditions such as bending, tension, compression, and torsion, as well as predicting the strength, stiffness, and failure modes of composite materials.ABAQUS also provides powerful tools for simulating the behavior of composite materials under complex load paths, such as those encountered in real-world applications. This includes tools for simulating the behavior of composite materials under cyclic loading, multi-axial loading, and impact loading. Additionally, ABAQUS provides advanced tools for simulating the behavior of composite materials under extreme conditions, such as high temperatures and high-strain rates.Another important aspect of ABAQUS is its ability to incorporate and analyze the properties of different types of composite materials, such as fiber-reinforced composites and sandwich structures. This allows engineers to evaluate the performance of composite materials under a wide range of conditions and to optimize the design of composite structures for specific applications.This course will provide you the sufficient tools for using ABAQUS to simulate the stress and strain distribution in composite specimens and how to visualize the results.

Overview

Section 1: Installing ABAQUS

Lecture 1 How to install ABAQUS?

Lecture 2 Link for downloading ABAQUS Student version

Section 2: Composite Materials Basics

Lecture 3 What are Composite Materials?

Lecture 4 Types of composite materials

Lecture 5 Manufacturing Process of composite materials

Section 3: Simulation using ABAQUS

Lecture 6 Creating the Part

Lecture 7 Creating the Material

Lecture 8 Creating the composite layup

Lecture 9 Creating Assembly and Step

Lecture 10 Assigning Load and Boundary Condition

Lecture 11 Creating the mesh

Lecture 12 Creating a job

Lecture 13 Visualizing the results

Lecture 14 Interpretation of thickness vs strain graph

Lecture 15 Interpretation of thickness vs stress graph

Section 4: Assignment

Beginner in Composite Simulation