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ABAQUS/Standard is a general purpose finite element analysis program with special
emphasis on advanced linear and nonlinear structural engineering and heat transfer
applications. ABAQUS/Standard has extensive material, element, and procedure libraries.
Material models include plasticity for metals, soils, plastics, foam, composites and
concrete, as well as rubber and foam elasticity. Element formulations include beams,
shells, and continuum elements allowing finite rotation and finite strain calculations.
Analysis procedures include capabilities for statics, dynamics, eigenvalue extraction,
soil consolidation, acoustics, piezoelectricity, heat transfer, coupled
temperature-displacement, and Joule heating. Very general contact conditions can be
specified. A superelement/substructuring capability is also available.
ABAQUS is licensed for Teaching and Basic Research only. Any use for commercial (including CRC) and consulting work is strictly prohibited and requires the purchase of a Commercial License. If you are not sure of the status of your work contact HPC and Research Support before using this software.
Versions:
The most recent version of the Abaqus solver is 6.7-1. Previous versions are also available including, 6.6-3.
The pre/post proscessing tool Abaqus CAE is also available for installation onto PC's and in the HPC VISAC lab at GP.
Usage:
To use abaqus to is necessary to select the desired version by loading the appropriate software module. To see the available versions use the command
module avail abaqus
To load the desired module, eg. to load version 6.7-1 use the command,
module load abaqus/6.7-1
Abaqus analysis input job files (.inp files) are commonly created using PATRAN
or Abaqus/CAE. To submit a job file to Abaqus for batch processing use,
abaqus [queue=queuename] [memory=xMB] [cpus=n] job=inputfile
The queue paramater determines the time allocated to the job. If the queue parameter is not specified the default time is 1 hour. To allocate more time use one of the following queuename options:
| 2hr |
allows up to 2 hours |
| 8hr |
allows up to 8 hours |
| 24hr |
allows up to 24 hours |
| long |
allows up to 30 days (if you need more time contact HPC for a special arrangement) |
The default memory allocation is 512MB, if the analysis requires more memory use the memory parameter to specify the memory required.
By default abaqus jobs run on a single CPU, depending on the job run times can be reduced by using multiple CPU's simultaneously. The time reducing is dependent on my factors, but significant time reductions can be achieved using 2, 4 or 8 cpus. If you have a very large job and wish to use more CPU's please contact HPC.
Examples:
A analysis job is expected to run for about 30 minutes, and uses less than the default amount of memory,
abaqus job=inputfile
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A analysis job is expected to run for about 5 hours when using 4 cpus, and uses 728MB memory,
abaqus queue=8hr memory=728MB cpu=4 job=inputfile
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An large analysis run is being run for the first time and the time required is unknown
abaqus queue=long job=inputfile
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Abaqus/CAE
Abaqus/CAE can be used to create Abaqus analysis jobs and view the results of
an anaylsis. This application need to be installed on your local PC (or one of the machines in the HPC VISAC lab at GP), contact HPC for further information.
Abaqus/CAE can be accessed from Lyra and requires a XSERVER software (eg. XWIN32), however the graphics performance is limited. The DISPLAY environment variable must be directed to your local machine (eg. export DISPLAY=131.181.x.x:0.0) before you run Abaqus/CAE using.
abaqus cae -mesa
Manuals & Guides:
On-line documentation is available from http://auriga.qut.edu.au/abaqus/
Hardcopy manuals for some older versions are available for short term loan from the HPC and Research
Support Group. To borrow manuals visit our offices V718 (top floor of
the Library, V-block, at Gardens Point).
Other Information:
More information is available from the HKS site (the software developers).
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