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Abaqus: How to stop an analysis after a specified plastic strain has been reached.

Thread starter smcalister
Start date Apr 4, 2014

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Apr 4, 2014

smcalister

Structural

Is there a way to specify the plastic strain which will stop an abaqus analysis. I know there is a fail stress/strain for elastic but I need it to stop after a while of plastic deformation.

Is this possible? Or does damage need to be modeled?

Thanks