Abaqus Tutorial: 2D Plate with a Hole

This series walks through building, refining and post-processing a plate-with-hole model in Abaqus/CAE, from a first quick model to stress concentrations and nonlinear materials. Every part can be done at home with the Abaqus Learning Edition (1000-node limit).

Tutorial Parts

Part 1

Setting a Quick Model

Geometry, material, mesh, boundary conditions and a first run of the full plate.

Part 2

Taking Advantage of Symmetries

Quarter model, symmetry boundary conditions and loading through a reference point.