Engineering With Computers· 2018Q1
Development of an ABAQUS plugin tool for periodic RVE homogenisation
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- 2018year
Short summary
A new ABAQUS plugin, EasyPBC, automates the periodic Representative Volume Element (RVE) homogenization method, enabling direct calculation of effective elastic properties within ABAQUS without external software.
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Key points
- EasyPBC is an ABAQUS CAE plugin for estimating homogenized effective elastic properties of periodic RVEs.
- It automates the periodic RVE homogenization method, including creating and linking sets for deformable periodic boundary surfaces.
- The plugin operates entirely within ABAQUS, eliminating the need for external software.
- Users can access finite element analysis data within ABAQUS after calculating homogenized properties.
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Abstract
EasyPBC is an ABAQUS CAE plugin developed to estimate the homogenised effective elastic properties of user created periodic representative volume element (RVE), all within ABAQUS without the need to use third-party software. The plugin automatically applies the concepts of the periodic RVE homogenisation method in the software’s user interface by categorising, creating, and linking sets necessary for achieving deformable periodic boundary surfaces, which can distort and no longer remain plane. Additionally, it allows the user to benefit from finite element analysis data within ABAQUS CAE interface after calculating homogenised properties. In this article, the algorithm of the plugin based on periodic RVE homogenisation method is explained, which could be developed for other commercial FE software packages. Furthermore, examples of its implementation and verification are illustrated.
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Field: Mechanics of Materials
Mechanics of MaterialsEngineering