Length: 6 half days
9a-1p PST
10a-2p MST
11a-3p CST
12p-4p EST

Prerequisites:  No previous knowledge of Abaqus is required, but some basic knowledge of finite elements, interactive modeling and continuum mechanics is desirable.

Description: This course is a comprehensive and unified introduction to the modeling and analysis capabilities of Abaqus. It teaches you how to solve linear and nonlinear problems, submit and monitor analysis jobs and view simulation results using the interactive interface of Abaqus.

Topics covered in this course:

1. Linear and nonlinear structural analysis
2. Static, dynamic and heat transfer analysis
3. Material models: linear elasticity, hyper-elasticity and metal plasticity
4. Loads and constraints
5. Modeling contact
6. Selecting the appropriate elements for your problem
7. Feature-based modeling, parts and assemblies
8. Working with CAD geometry and imported meshes
9. Mesh generation techniques
10. Creating, submitting and monitoring analysis jobs
11. Viewing simulation results
12. Restarting an analysis