how to extract stress-strain data for non linear tensile simulation from ABAQUS

[msuhairil]

I am new in FEA using ABAQUS.I have done a non linear tensile simulation of a dog bone specimen. But could not find way to extract data for stress n strain. How to get these data? what steps in ABAQUS can give me these information?

thanks

 

[rb1957]

what interface are you using ? FeMap ?

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[msuhairil]

sorry..i am not familiar with the interface you mention..but it is just simple simulation i thought (use ABAQUS only)..a lit bit confuse to extract data e.g S22 and E22..how to combine it so that i can see the data perhaps in Excel file and after that validate it with experimental data.

 

[rb1957]

so you're just running abaqus and reading the output file ? you're not using another program to make your model and to display your results ?

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[msuhairil]

yes..because i found some example regarding that matter..can get the result but need to do something with the setting. For other interfaces? i am not sure

 

[rb1957]

i guess you have to tell abaqus to output the data. i guess you found an example run that expected to display the results (post-process) but you want it to print everything. i imagine (since i don't use abaqus) that it is solving the structure at specific load steps and should be happy to print results at the end of each step.

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[IceBreakerSours]

In the CAE documentation, search for Operate on XY Data. There is a sub-option called Combine that you will be using to generate the required plot. You can export it to Excel or write it to a text file. All of this information is available in the CAE manual.

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[msuhairil]

Thank you IceBreakerSours..but..one thing that i am not very clear about the selection of point..we can choose only at node,surface..but how about average value at the whole specimen?..let say for S22..

 

[rb1957]

FEA outputs results for the elements (and nodes). if you want to average over a group of elements, since you don't seem to be using an interface (but are reading the output file directly) i think you'll have to do that by hand.

i'll assume your group od elements represents a cross-section of the model. so wouldn't the load be the applied load (and the average stress = P/A) ? or are you just checking to see if the FEA is producing correct results?

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