General-Purpose Finite Element Analysis Software

Abaqus reaches the desk of engineering analysts as a robust Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software. It is designed to exploit the true generality of the theoretical potential of the method without imposing any unnecessary limitations. Abaqus assists engineers in simulating complex real-world problems for various industries and relies on it for advanced engineering simulations.

With an extensive library of element types, it can model nearly any geometry. Abaqus has an equally extensive library of material models. Using this library, you can simulate stress and deformation in isotropic and anisotropic metals at varying temperatures and strain rates.

Beyond metals, Abaqus can simulate:

  • Rubber and polymers
  • Reinforced concrete
  • Glass and ceramics
  • Crushable or resilient foam
  • Geotechnical materials like soil and rock

However, Abaqus offers more than just stress analysis. Abaqus simplifies the simulation of conductive and convective heat transfer, mass diffusion, acoustics, piezoelectricity and electrochemistry independently, sequentially coupled, or fully coupled with stress analyses.

Abaqus is uniquely powerful due to its modularity and flexibility. You can model any physically reasonable combination of elements, materials, procedures and loading sequences. With Abaqus, you can use any material with virtually any element (for composite, in a layer of an element). Abaqus enables you to bring your ideas to reality by allowing you to create and simulate your models without limitations. You can subject your models to static or dynamic loading histories.

Finite Element Simulation of Large Models

With increasing design complexity, the need for a detailed understanding of design intricacies becomes pivotal, leading to large simulation models. The Finite Element Analysis system must allow users to run large problems efficiently using available computer resources. Abaqus takes advantage of the high-performance features of modern computers, so the model size limitations rarely prevent you from realizing an adequate simulation.

Users appreciate being able to meet schedules because the code runs large, complex jobs through to completion. Realistic models quickly expose how meticulously the code designers handled the details. Abaqus holds up under the rigors of real-life, large model requirements.

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Abaqus/Standard
Solution Technology for Linear and Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis
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Abaqus/Explicit
Solution Technology for Highly Nonlinear Transient Events
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Abaqus Multiphysics
Complete Solutions for Realistic Simulation
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Abaqus/CAE
Complete Solution for Abaqus Finite Element Modeling, Visualization, and Process Automation
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Abaqus CAD Associative Interface
Associative Interfaces Between Abaqus and CAD Systems
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Composites Modeler for Abaqus/CAE
Advanced Model Build for Ply and Fiber Materials
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Abaqus Knee Simulator
Advanced Knee Implant Analyses and Simulation
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Czone for Abaqus
Crush Simulation for Laminated Composites

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