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Shear Locking Error

Shear locking error As it is said earlier, reduced integration elements are suffering hourglass effect due to their low bending stiffness. On the other hand higher bending stiffness of full integration elements might cause another numerical issue, called shear locking effect. Fully integrated first order elements, such as solid elements, Timoshenko beam elements, may exhibit […]

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Convergence Issues with ABAQUS

Convergence issues are probably the most unpleasant experience of the users. Almost all ABAQUS users have experienced them. To solve such error, first you need to know what has caused it, and then you can take proper strategies. To be honest, convergence is usually one of the most challenging topics in an numerical modeling. Based […]