Hi, Drej,
Thank you for the reply. Right now I'am trying to use
( *initial conditions, type=stress )
to describe the residual stress. Also, I tried to add a static step to obtain equlibrium. But after I run the job, clearly there is no stress at all after that step. Also, the part about Initial...
I am using Abaqus CAE to model a I-Section steel Brige Girder. I want to include the residual stress (due to the welding between flange and web) into my model. I've got the distribution pattern of the residual stress and I know how much stress I should put into each element. since there is only...