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  1. WillingToLearn

    Cohesive elements do not converge when combined with ductile damage

    Thank you for answering so quickly. The pictures above show a static step, but I also tried implicit dynamic and it did not change anything. Which solver controls would you recommend to change? I have basically no experience with this.
  2. WillingToLearn

    Cohesive elements do not converge when combined with ductile damage

    Hello, I have a model consisting of three components: Fibre (Isotropic), Interface (Cohesive Elements) and Matrix (Ductile Damage). If I run the model without the ductile damage, it works fine -> Interface fails If I run the model without the interface, it works fine (second picture) ->...
  3. WillingToLearn

    Explicit Model won't work

    Thank you for the quick answer :) The thing is: I have to use µm as I ultimately want to analyze a representative Volume element for a fiber composite. So basically only the length is set. Which consequent units would you use in that case? I am a complete novice so picked them in a way that...
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    Explicit Model won't work

    Hello everyone, I thought I had it figured out, but somehow my explicit model won't work. I have a very simple part (5x5): with a relatively fine mesh (0.1): Only Density, Elastic and Plastic properties were definded: I somehow suspect, that the units are responsible. I use the...
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    Abaqus error message: "REAL VALUE FOR PARAMETER RELATIVE MUST BE BETWEEN 2.22000E-16 AND 1.0000

    Not even the step changed. Mentioning the implicit calculation probably only caused confusion, I just wanted to say, that the PBC did work in previous model. What I have shown above (the working model) is already an explicit one. So I basically just changed the boundary conditions. The .log...
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    Abaqus error message: "REAL VALUE FOR PARAMETER RELATIVE MUST BE BETWEEN 2.22000E-16 AND 1.0000

    Hello, the title says it pretty much. I have an error message that I don't know how to address: REAL VALUE FOR PARAMETER RELATIVE MUST BE BETWEEN 2.22000E-16 AND 1.0000 I haven an explicit model that works fine with normal boundary conditions: Fixed support at the bottom and displacement at...
  7. WillingToLearn

    UMAT for Gurson Tvergaard Needleman (GTN) model

    Thank you very much. In the meantime this approach was successful. But for anyone who just wants to use it: Abaqus has it already implement (I don't know, how I did overlook this for so long), though it is somewhat hidden: Porous Metal...
  8. WillingToLearn

    UMAT for Gurson Tvergaard Needleman (GTN) model

    Hello everybody, does someone have a UMAT code for Abaqus for the Gurson Tvergaard Needleman model for Abaqus and would be willing to share it? I would like to use the model, but I am just getting started with Abaqus. It would be very helpful :) Kind regards Mike
  9. WillingToLearn

    Cohesive Elements in a single part -> How to implement contact?

    +5.926e-01 for the second one (as it is still open - I assume it is the same for the first one - if it is important I check it). The geometry is modeled in µm. Will do so - but if anyone has an idea what causes this strange behavior I a
  10. WillingToLearn

    Cohesive Elements in a single part -> How to implement contact?

    Thank you both for the elaboration. @Compositepro: You are of course correct and I did not consider this aspect (I found out, that even the Abaqus does not consider compressive stress for damage initiation - I did no know that before and basically wanted to take care of that). However...
  11. WillingToLearn

    Cohesive Elements in a single part -> How to implement contact?

    I have now a setup that looks like this: What is now the best practice to combine the different components? For the first time step I have to bind the green to the white (cohesive) and the white to the red area -> Should I use tie constraints for this? And for when the cohesive layer fails I...
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    Cohesive Elements in a single part -> How to implement contact?

    Hello everyone, I am trying to model a fiber reinforced part: This is a single part with internal boundaries. The white/grey area represent cohesive elements. Now I am wondering how I can deal with compressive failure of the cohesive elements. Once the cohesive elements fail, there is no...

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