9.2 Expanded predefined field support in Abaqus/CAE

Product: Abaqus/CAE

Benefits: You can now create predefined fields in Abaqus/CAE for five previously unsupported Abaqus initial conditions: geostatic stress, initial stress, pore pressure, initial void ratio, and saturation. These enhancements improve modeling options and usability in Abaqus/CAE.

Description: Abaqus/CAE now supports five new types of predefined fields. The following fields can be specified in the initial step of an analysis:

initial stresses
elevation-dependent (geostatic) stresses
saturation
initial void ratio
pore pressure in a porous medium

Abaqus/CAE Usage:

Load module:
    Predefined fieldCreate; Category: Mechanical: select Stress or Geostatic stress
    Predefined fieldCreate; Category: Other: select Saturation, Void ratio, or Pore pressure

References:

Abaqus/CAE User's Manual

“Defining an initial stress,” Section 16.11.3
“Defining a geostatic initial stress field,” Section 16.11.4
“Defining a saturation field,” Section 16.11.12
“Defining an initial void ratio field,” Section 16.11.13
“Defining a pore pressure field in a porous medium,” Section 16.11.14