Strip damper subjected to cyclic loading Abaqus

Product Overview

In this example, we intend to simulate the strip damper subjected to cyclic loading in the Abaqus software.

Cyclic Loading

In this problem, a cyclic loading is applied to the strip damper. The loading history is defined in Abaqus using the corresponding amplitude data.

The response of the strip damper is then obtained under the applied cyclic loading.

Hysteresis Diagram

After applying the cyclic loading, the hysteresis diagram of the model is obtained from the Abaqus results.

The hysteresis diagram is used to investigate the behavior of the strip damper under cyclic loading.

Comparison of Abaqus and Experimental Results

In this picture, the Normalized load-Displacement hysteresis diagram obtained from the Abaqus software is compared with the experimental results.

As you observe, the results obtained from the Abaqus software are very close to 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 article.

In other words, this project is based on the reference article and the numerical model has been developed to reproduce the behavior of the strip damper under cyclic loading.

What You Will Learn

• How to model a strip damper in Abaqus.
• How to assemble the strip damper model.
• How to define the boundary conditions.
• How to apply cyclic loading to the strip damper.
• How to define the cyclic loading amplitude.
• How to obtain the hysteresis diagram from Abaqus.
• How to compare the Abaqus results with experimental results.
• How to validate the numerical model using the reference article.

Key Features

• Strip damper modeling in Abaqus.
• Cyclic loading analysis.
• Cyclic loading amplitude definition.
• Hysteresis diagram obtained from Abaqus.
• Comparison between Abaqus and experimental results.
• Validation against the reference article.
• Complete Abaqus CAE file.
• Abaqus INP file.
• Excel amplitude loading file.
• Excel results file.
• 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, loading protocol, and reported results.