Cyclic behavior of low-yield-point steel shear panel damper in Abaqus

Product Overview

In this example, we intend to simulate a Low-Yield-Point Steel Shear Panel Damper under cyclic loading in the Abaqus software.

The shear panel damper is made of BLY160 low-yield-point steel and is investigated under cyclic loading to evaluate its hysteretic behavior and energy dissipation performance.

Laboratory and Abaqus Models

As you observe in the picture, the laboratory model is reproduced in the Abaqus software based on the geometry and experimental configuration reported in the reference article.

Material Properties

In this problem, the damper is made of BLY160 low-yield-point steel.

The material properties of BLY160 and Q235 steel are defined in Abaqus according to the reference study.

Cyclic Loading

In this problem, cyclic loading is applied to the top of the Shear Panel Damper.

The loading history is defined in Abaqus using the corresponding amplitude data.

Force-Displacement Hysteresis Diagram

After applying the cyclic loading, the Force-Displacement hysteresis diagram is obtained from the Abaqus results.

As you observe in the picture, the Force-Displacement hysteresis diagram obtained from the Abaqus software is compared with the experimental results.

Validation

This project has been validated, which means that the results obtained from the Abaqus software are similar to the results reported in the reference article.

In other words, this project is based on the reference article, and the numerical model has been developed to reproduce the experimental hysteretic behavior of the low-yield-point steel shear panel damper.

What You Will Learn

• How to model a low-yield-point steel shear panel damper in Abaqus.
• How to model BLY160 low-yield-point steel.
• How to define Q235 steel properties.
• How to define the material properties in Abaqus.
• How to define the boundary conditions.
• How to apply cyclic loading to the shear panel damper.
• How to define the cyclic loading amplitude.
• How to obtain the Displacement-Force hysteresis diagram.
• How to compare Abaqus results with experimental results.
• How to validate the numerical model using the reference article.

Key Features

• Low-Yield-Point Steel Shear Panel Damper modeling in Abaqus.
• BLY160 low-yield-point steel material.
• Q235 steel material.
• Cyclic loading analysis.
• Displacement-Force hysteresis analysis.
• Comparison between Abaqus and experimental results.
• Validation against the reference article.
• Complete Abaqus CAE file.
• Abaqus INP file.
• Excel file (Amplitude Loading).
• Excel file (Material – BLY160, Q235).
• Excel file (Results).
• Reference research paper.
• Step-by-step video tutorial.

Reference

This project is based on the reference research article. The paper is included with the project files and can be used to review the experimental model, cyclic loading protocol, material properties, and reported results.