Product: ABAQUS/Explicit
Benefits: The kinematic hardening models are used to simulate the inelastic behavior of materials that are subjected to cyclic loading.
Description: The linear kinematic hardening and the nonlinear (combined) isotropic/kinematic hardening models already available in ABAQUS/Standard to model the cyclic loading of metals are now supported in ABAQUS/Explicit. In combination with the initial conditions capability in ABAQUS, the new functionality provides a powerful tool to include in an ABAQUS/Explicit dynamic analysis the effects of a previous forming analysis through the specification of initial values of equivalent plastic strains and back stresses.
References:*PLASTIC, HARDENING=KINEMATIC or COMBINED
*INITIAL CONDITIONS, TYPE=HARDENING