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  1. ftiphain

    Shell elements

    Hi! is it possible under abaqus viewer to recover the values of the mid surface of the shell elements ? I know that is possible for SPOS and SNEG surfaces !! Thank you
  2. ftiphain

    Transverse shear stiffness

    Hi!! Here, I modelled my structure with shell elements S3 and S4. For the validity of the study I must use a UMAT. When I carry out calculation, abaqus writes to me in the .dat: ***WARNING: TRANSVERSE SHEAR STIFFNESSES ARE NOT DEFINED FOR THIS USER DEFINED MATERIAL(UMAT)...
  3. ftiphain

    boundary conditions

    in fact i would like to lock one or more elements, in order to modelize points of electric welding. I would like to block elements as one can block nodes with the order: . . *BOUNDARY NODE_SET, ENCASTRE . .
  4. ftiphain

    boundary conditions

    hello, here I wanted to know if it was possible to define boundary conditions on a surface and not on nodes? it is to model points of electric welding? thank you
  5. ftiphain

    How to use a UMAT

    ok thank u
  6. ftiphain

    How to use a UMAT

    I mean how to use an existing UMAT ?
  7. ftiphain

    How to use a UMAT

    Hello, I will have to use a UMAT. - it would be possible that somebody indicates the procedure to me to make use of it? Thank you in advance.

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