ABAQUS XFEM Tutorial: 3D Penny Crack

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Creatin/ the Uncracke% Do0ain
1. Open ABAQUS/CAE 6.9 or later.
2. Double click on Parts. Enter nae as Soli!" #o!elin$ Space is %D" &'pe is
De(orable" Base )eature is Soli! an! Appro*iate Si+e is ,. Click Continue.
%. Use t-e rectan$le tool to !ra. a s/uare (ro 012"122 to 02"22. Click Done. Enter 3 (or
t-e !ept-. Click Ok.
3. Double click on #aterials. Enter nae as Aluinu. Click on #ec-anical" t-en
Elasticit'" t-en Elastic. Enter 4oun$5s o!ulus as 67 8Pa an! Poisson5s ratio as 7.%%.
Click on #ec-anical" t-en Daa$e (or &raction Separation la.s" t-en #a*ps Daa$e.
Enter a 9alue o( ,77 #Pa. Click Ok.
,. Double click on Sections. :ae as #ain. Accept !e(ault settin$s b' clickin$ Continue.
Select Aluinu as aterial. Click Ok.
6. E*pan! Parts t-en e*pan! Soli!. Double click on Section Assi$nents. Select t-e
!oain. Click Done. Accept !e(ault settin$s. Click Ok.
6. E*pan! Soli!. Double click on #es-. )ro t-e top enu select See!" t-en E!$e B'
:uber. Select t-e Doain. Click Done. Enter 27 as :uber o( eleents alon$ t-e
e!$es. ;it Enter. Click Done.
<. )ro t-e top enu select #es-" t-en Controls. Select ;e*" Structure!. Click Ok. )ro
t-e top enu select #es-" t-en Part. Click 4es.
9. E*pan! Assebl'. Double click on =nstances. Select Plate. Accept !e(ault settin$s b'
clickin$ Ok.
Creatin/ the Cracke% Do0ain
1. Double click on Parts. Enter nae as Crack" #o!elin$ Space is %D" &'pe is
De(orable" Base )eature is S-ell" &'pe is Planar an! Appro*iate Si+e is ,. Click
Continue.
2. Dra. a circle .it- center at 07"72 an! ra!ius o( 7.,. Click Done.
%. E*pan! Assebl'" t-en !ouble click on =nstances. Select Crack. Accept !e(ault settin$s
b' clickin$ Ok.
3. Un!er t-e enu to t-e le(t o( t-e 9ie.port" click &ranslate =nstance. Select t-e Crack.
Click Done. =nitial 9ector is 07"7"72" secon! 9ector is 07"7"22. Click Ok.
,. E*pan! Assebl'" t-en =nstances. >i$-t click on Crack" t-en suppress.
6. Double click Set. :ae as Doain. &'pe is Eleent. Click Continue. Select all
eleents. Click Done.
6. E*pan! Assebl'" t-en =nstances. >ick click on Crack" t-en >esue. >i$-t click on
Soli!" t-en Suppress.
<. Double click on =nteractions. Click Cancel. )ro top enu click Special" t-en Crack"
t-en Create. :ae as Penn'" &'pe is ?)E#. Click Continue. Select t-e pre9iousl'
create! set as t-e Crack Doain. On t-e enu .-ic- appears" Speci(' t-e Crack
@ocation b' clickin$ on t-e planar se$ent correspon!in$ to t-e crack. Click Ok.
9. E*pan! Assebl'" t-en =nstances. >i$-t click on Soli!" t-en >esue.
Create the Boun%ary Con%ition! an% 4oa%!
1. Double click on Steps. Enter :ae as @oa!in$. Accept !e(ault settin$ an! click
Continue. Accept !e(ault settin$s an! click Ok.
2. Double click on @oa!s. Enter nae as &opPressure" Cate$or' is #ec-anical" &'pe is
Pressure. Click Continue. Select t-e top e!$e o( t-e !oain. Click Done. Enter 11 as
#a$nitu!e" ot-er settin$s are !e(ault. Click Ok.
%. >epeat step 2 (or t-e botto e!$e o( t-e !oain" enterin$ t-e nae as BottoPressure.
3. Create t-ree sets o( boun!ar' con!itions. )or an ori$in at t-e botto center o( t-e soli!
t-e (ollo.in$ points are (i*e! suc- t-at t-e' are not allo.e! to o9e in t-e *1!irectionA
02"7"32" 012"7"32" 02"7"72 012"7"72" '1!irectionA 07"2"32" 07"12"32" 07"2"72" 07"12"72 an! +1
!irectionA 02"2"22" 02"12"22" 012"2"22" 012"12"72.
6. E*pan! )iel! Output >e/uests" !ouble click on )1Output11. E*pan! t-e
)ailure/)racture options an! c-eck t-e bo* ne*t to P;=@S#" @e9el set 9alue p-i. Click
Ok. &-is .ill allo. 'ou to 9ie. t-e le9el set (unction !e(inin$ t-e crack.
Sol#in/ the Sy!te0 o$ E5uation!
1. Double click on Bobs. Enter nae as Penn'. Click Continue. Accept !e(ault settin$s b'
clickin$ Ok.
2. E*pan! Bobs. >i$-t click on Penn' an! click Subit.
%. >i$-t click on Penn'" click >esults to 9ie. results.