user subroutines in abaqus
Break the limits of your models thanks to Fortran subroutines and create mindblowing FE simulations
Deep dive into more than 10 types of user subroutines
Develop lots of user subroutines for real applications both in Abaqus/Standard and Abaqus/Explicit
Combine Python scripts and Fortran subroutines for unbelievable simulations
Learn Fortran and C++ from zero
Consolidate the fundamentals of FEM through dozens of practical examples
Understand everything you need to develop your own V/UMATs and V/UEL
Take advantage of ultrafast post-processing thanks to C++ and Fortran
What is it?
This is a 6 months course to become a Master in the application and development of user subroutines in Abaqus
Who is this course for?
This course is intended for any Abaqus user looking forward to extending his simulation capabilities
What is it made of?
This is an online course made of video lessons, supported by lots of additional resources, so that you can follow it at your own pace
When does it start?
Since it is a 100% online course, it starts as soon as you sign up
How does it work?
In this course, a new chapter is released every two weeks for 6 months. The full course is made of 12 chapters
How long can I access?
When all the chapters are released (after 6 months), you will have access to the full course for life
User Subroutines in Abaqus
- What are user subroutines?
- When are user subroutines required in Abaqus?
- Fortran I
- Subroutine: UVARM
- Running user subroutines from Abaqus/CAE and from the command line
- Test model: single-element model
- Practical case 1: open hole coupon
- Practical case 2: composite panel with holes
- Quiz I
- Fundamentals of the Abaqus input file and application with user subroutines
- Fortran II
- Subroutine: DISP
- Test model: translations and rotations with a rigid body
- Practical case 1: stress intensity factor at the wake of a crack under mode I
- Practical case 2: stress intensity factors at the wake of a crack under mixed mode
- Quiz II
- Subroutines in Standard and Explicit
- Fortran III
- Subroutine: DLOAD, VDLOAD
- Test model: 2D model with static load
- Practical cases: moving load in 2D, moving point load and moving load in 3D
- Quiz III
- Running user subroutines without a compiler
- Fortran IV
- Subroutine: URDFIL
- Test model: single-element model with strain softening
- Practical case: load control simulation, comparison with UVARM subroutine
- Quiz IV
- Combining multiple subroutines in the same simulation
- Fortran V
- Subroutines: DFLUX, FILM, UEPACTIVATIONVOL
- Test model: heat source model
- Practical cases: coupled thermo-mechanical model of wire-arc additive manufacturing process (WAAM)
- Quiz V
- How to combine user subroutines in Abaqus with Python scripts
- Fortran VI
- Subroutines: URDFIL, DISP, UEXTERNALDB
- Test model: crack propagation model
- Practical case: fully-fledged crack propagation tracking with automatic BC update + sequential job restart + Python controller
- Quiz VI
- Solid Mechanics theory for constitutive models: stiffness tensor, tangent tensor, stress update, damage theory...
- Understanding stress-strain computation in Abaqus/Standard
- Fortran VIII
- Subroutine: UMAT
- Practical case 1: linear elastic isotropic model
- Practical case 2: linear elastic anisotropic model
- Practical case 3: non-linear elastic anisotropic model
- Practical case 4: non-linear elastic anisotropic model with damage initiation
- Practical case 5: non-linear elastic anisotropic model with damage evolution
- Quiz VIII
- Solid Mechanics theory for plasticity models: yield criteria, plastic flow (hardening and softening), integration schemes, return mapping algorithms...
- Fortran IX
- Subroutine: UMAT
- Test model: single-element perfectly-plastic model
- Practical case 1: plasticity model with hardening
- Practical case 2: plasticity model with unsymmetric damage
- Quiz IX
- Solid Mechanics theory for explicit solvers: critical time increment, mass scaling...
- Fortran X
- Subroutine: VUMAT
- Test model: single-element linear elastic anisotropic model
- Practical case 1: anisotropic model with damage initiation
- Practical case 2: anisotropic model with damage evolution (accurate mesh regularization)
- Quiz X
- How to take advantage of state and field variables for multiple purposes
- Fortran VII
- Subroutines: USDFLD, UFIELD
- Test model: random distribution of properties
- Practical case: modeling damage by means of state variables
- Quiz VII
- The FE method: nodal displacements, shape functions. integration points, strain-stress...
- Fundamentals of phase field
- Fortran XI
- Subroutines: UEL, VUEL
- Test model 1: linear elastic 1D element in Standard
- Test model 2: linear elastic 1D element in Explicit
- Practical case 1: user element for phase field method in Standard
- Practical case 2: user element to apply periodic boundary conditions in Explicit
- Quiz XI
- Going deeper into the input file
- Fortran IV
- Subroutine: UAMP
- Test model: single-element model
- Practical case 1: handling several amplitudes
- Practical case 2: usage of SENSORS, state variables and utility subroutines
- Quiz IV
- Ultra fast post-processing methods with Fortran and C++
- Fortran XII
- C++ principles and beyond
- Practical case 1: Efficient post-processing with Fortran routines
- Practical case 2: Efficient ODB post-processing with C++ programs
- Quiz XI
ACCESS FOR LIFE
You will have access to the course to review at anytime
CERTIFICATE
After finishing the course you will get your certificate of completion
RESOURCES
You will get all the scripts, programs, examples and quizzes of the course
QUESTIONS
I will solve all your questions throughout the course
Access for life
- Every 2 weeks, a new chapter is released
- After 6 monthly payments, you will have access to the whole course (12 chapters)
- And that’s it! The course is for you for life. You will have access to the full course lifetime
Resources ready to use
You will have access to high quality videos (2K), PDF documents, datasheets, quizzes, external and internal links, to make your learning curve as smooth as possible.
Online multiplatform course
- Manage your time as you desire
- You can access the course platform from anywhere around the globe at any time
- You can follow the course from any device: desktop PC, laptop, tablet or even your phone!
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USER SUBROUTINES IN ABAQUS
12 chapters
+30 h of video (2K)
+10 subroutines
(UVARM, DISP, DFLUX, FILM, DLOAD, UAMP,
URDFIL, UMAT, UEL, USDFLD, UFIELD…)
Additional resources
(subroutines, Python scripts, C++ programs,
technical papers, references…)
Post-processing routines with Fortran and C++
Monthly subscription (6 months)
Do you have any questions about the course "User subroutines in Abaqus"?
This course is made of videos (5 to 20 minutes long) which are organized into 12 chapters of contents as detailed above. All the subroutines developed and lots of additional resources are given next to each of the videos, as well as more documentation and references to go deeper into all the details
If we need to develop models that require something more than standard features: boundary conditions, built-in material models, conventional finite element techniques... Then, the only way is to go for user subroutines, which provide all the flexibility that we need.
If you still have any question, you can always contact us directly at contact@tecnodigitalschool.com