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Course Dates

This course is presented in two lecture sessions from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. CT; lectures and demos will be presented by the instructor during this time.  There is a one-hour break in the middle of each lecture session (12:30 - 1:30 p.m. CT). The workshop sessions are conducted offline with technical support provided by SIMULIA Central via email and telephone from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. CT.

Objective

Have you ever used contact in finite element analyses and encountered convergence difficulties? Have you ever had concerns interpreting contact analysis results? If so, then this class is for you. In this class you will learn the latest techniques and strategies to help you make effective use of the contact modeling capabilities in Abaqus.

Topics that will be covered include:

• Surface-to-surface contact formulation
• Accurate prediction of contact stresses
• Stabilization techniques
• Best practices for contact modeling
• Philosophy behind general contact
• Proper application of general contact in Abaqus/Standard and Abaqus/Explicit
• Convergence issues specific to contact
• Recent enhancements to the contact capabilities
• Effective use of Abaqus/CAE for setting up contact models

Who Should Attend

This course is recommended for engineers with experience using Abaqus.

Pricing

The registration cost for this course is $580. We offer sizable discounts for group registrations from the same site†. The table below lists the discount pricing schedule. Registrations after June 12, 2012 will incur an additional processing fee of $50 per person. SIMULIA Central reserves the right to decline registrations received after the deadline.

†Above discounts apply to attendees registering together on one registration form and providing one form of payment.

Academic Discount
A discounted registration fee of $200 is offered to all academic institutions on a space available basis. This discount cannot be combined with the multiple attendee discount. The registrations with the academic discount will not include workshop support.

What is Included

Electronic copies of the training notes will be provided to each registrant for their personal use. Every registrant will also receive a copy of Abaqus Student Edition. Many of the topics covered in this course can be practiced using Abaqus Student Edition; however, to ensure that you can perform all the course workshops fully, you will need access to a licensed copy of Abaqus. No additional Abaqus licenses will be provided.