Getting actual deflection values in ABAQUS
Getting actual deflection values in ABAQUS
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Hello all,
I have been working on a bumper design in abaqus and getting stress and strain values as output.
But i want the maximum deflection value in mm in the bumper during the crash.
How can i generate that?
Also the maximum force being exerted on the bumper?
Please help!
I have been working on a bumper design in abaqus and getting stress and strain values as output.
But i want the maximum deflection value in mm in the bumper during the crash.
How can i generate that?
Also the maximum force being exerted on the bumper?
Please help!





RE: Getting actual deflection values in ABAQUS
I never use that option but I think it can be answer for your question.
Please take a look here:
Abaqus Analysis User's Manual, 4.1.3 Output to the output database, Requesting maximum, minimum, or absolute maximum values for an output request
Regards,
Bartosz
RE: Getting actual deflection values in ABAQUS
Force is either Reaction Force (RF) or Contact Force (CFORCE), depending on your modeling strategy.
You can see the max in contour options -> limits. But for force, a summation of all (or a certain region of) force vectors sounds better to me (operate on XY data)
RE: Getting actual deflection values in ABAQUS
so that means if i want deflection in the Y direction, i should choose U2 from field output ?? right??
RE: Getting actual deflection values in ABAQUS
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