ABAQUS FEA Simulation for Beam on Elastic Foundation
ABAQUS FEA Simulation for Beam on Elastic Foundation
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Hi all friends:
I am recently encounter a problem concerning defining beam on elastic foundation model in ABAQUS.
Could someone please give me some instructions to set up that model or give me some hints about that?
Appreciate.
Regards.
Henry.
I am recently encounter a problem concerning defining beam on elastic foundation model in ABAQUS.
Could someone please give me some instructions to set up that model or give me some hints about that?
Appreciate.
Regards.
Henry.





RE: ABAQUS FEA Simulation for Beam on Elastic Foundation
Appreciate all.
Henry.
RE: ABAQUS FEA Simulation for Beam on Elastic Foundation
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RE: ABAQUS FEA Simulation for Beam on Elastic Foundation
Thank you for your instruction.
However, when I use the 3D,deformable and wire to model the beam and employ the beam elements. It seems that the elastic foundation in the interaction module does not allow me to select the area where elastic foundation locates because elastic foundation in the interaction module only support surface selection but not the wire. Do you mean that I should use 3D, deformable and solid extrusion to model the part? Is there any method for me to use 3D,deformable and wire instead of 3D, deformable and solid extrusion?
Thanks.
RE: ABAQUS FEA Simulation for Beam on Elastic Foundation
RE: ABAQUS FEA Simulation for Beam on Elastic Foundation
Thanks.
However, when I search the ABAQUS help file with keywords like "elastic foundation", no input file can be located.....
Anyway, thank you for your suggestions.
RE: ABAQUS FEA Simulation for Beam on Elastic Foundation
Thanks and appreciate.
RE: ABAQUS FEA Simulation for Beam on Elastic Foundation
RE: ABAQUS FEA Simulation for Beam on Elastic Foundation
Thank you for your immediate help.
I have checked your .inp file and successfully run the job. However, after checking your definition, it might not be the definition for elastic foundation because i see you define surface to surface interaction and apply a load between two different materials. However, for the elastic foundation, no materials is needed for it.
I am still struggling for finding out the defition for elastic foundation. Anyway, thank you for your help. Just like what you said, we should help each other. Appreciate.
RE: ABAQUS FEA Simulation for Beam on Elastic Foundation
RE: ABAQUS FEA Simulation for Beam on Elastic Foundation
Regards
Martin Stokes CEng MIMechE