- Abaqus
Abaqus is a commercial software package for
finite element analysis developed by SIMULIA, a brand ofDassault Systemes S.A. The Abaqus product suite consists of three core products: Abaqus/Standard, Abaqus/Explicit and Abaqus/CAE. Abaqus/Standard is a general-purpose solver using a traditional implicit integration scheme to solve finite element analyses. Abaqus/Explicit uses an explicit integration scheme to solve highly nonlinear transient dynamic and quasi-static analyses. Abaqus/CAE provides an integrated modeling (preprocessing) and visualization (postprocessing) environment for the analysis products. The Abaqus products use the
open-source scripting language Python for scripting and customization. Abaqus/CAE uses thefox-toolkit forGUI development.Abaqus is used in the automotive,
aerospace , andindustrial product industries. The product is popular with academic and research institutions due to the wide material modeling capability, and the program's ability to be customized. Abaqus also provides a good collection ofmultiphysics capabilities, such as coupled acoustic-structural,piezoelectric , and structural-pore capabilities, making it attractive for production-level simulations where multiple fields need to be coupled.Abaqus was initially designed to address non-linear physical behavior; as a result, the package has an extensive range of material models. Its elastomeric (rubberlike) material capabilities are particularly noteworthy.
The spelling for ABAQUS derives from the Greek word, aba-kala-culus, meaning the memory solver. Abaqus was originally spelled in capital letters; however after a rebranding of the company and the introduction of the SIMULIA brand, Abaqus is now in lower case letters, with an upper case 'A'.
More information about the Abaqus Unified FEA Product Suite and SIMULIA at [http://www.simulia.com www.simulia.com] .
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ABAQUS, Inc External links
* [http://www.simulia.com SIMULIA]
* [http://www.3ds.com Dassault Systemes S.A.]
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