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Stabilization in ABAQUS STANDARD

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psantunes

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Feb 18, 2004
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Hi!!

I,m modeling a gasket model with 16 bolt loads. The gasket has a thickness of 0.8mm with hyperelastic behaviour defined for a second order reduced polynomial. The elements that discretize the gasket are hexaedral (linear, reduced integration). Since the material is not near incompressiblity (poisson´s ratio=0.4) i don´t use hybrid elements.

With this model i obtain a rigid body motion that is normal to the contact surfaces and i´m now trying the stabilization method that induces some normal and tangencial damping to the contact surfaces, in order to prevent this rigid body motion.
I want to know if anyone is familiar with this method, and what are the major dificulties concerning this approach.

Thanks!!!!

Psantunes
 
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