Sunday 3 February 2013

What units are used in ABAQUS?

There is no inherent set of units in ABAQUS. It is up to the user to decide on a consistent set of units and use that units. Typical sets of units : 
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Length - metres mm
Force - Newtons Newtons
Time - second second

Mass - Kg tonne (**)
Density - Kg/m3 tonne/mm3
Stress - N/m2 N/mm2 (= MPa)
Young's Modulus - N/m2 N/mm2 (= MPa)

** 1 tonne = 1000 kilograms

Decide on the units before you start preparing your data. This is critical. If you start typing in the nodal co-ordinates that means you have already decided on what units to user for the Length parameter. This only leaves the choice for the units of Force
It is not a good idea to choose mm for length, Newton for force and then specify the Young's modulus in KN/m2. 

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