Numerical simulation procedure:

1) Part module:
After entering the abaqus/cae, select create model database.
Abaqus/CAE enters the Part module. The Model Tree appears in the left side of the
main window. Between the Model Tree and the canvas is the Part module toolbox.
A toolbox contains a set of icons that allow expert users to bypass the menus in the
main menu bar. For many tools, as you select an item from the main menu bar or the
Model Tree, the corresponding tool is highlighted in the module toolbox so you can
learn its location.
In the Model Tree, double-click the Parts container to create a new part.
The Create Part dialog box appears. Abaqus/CAE also displays text in the prompt
area near the bottom of the window to guide you through the procedure.
You use the Create Part dialog box to name the part; to choose its modeling space,
type, and base feature; and to set the approximate size. You can edit and rename a
part after you create it; you can also change its modeling space and type but not its
base feature.
Click Continue
Abaqus/CAE automatically enters the Sketcher. The Sketcher toolbox appears in the
left side of the main window, and the Sketcher grid appears in the viewport. The
Sketcher contains a set of basic tools that allow you to sketch the two-dimensional
profile of your part. Abaqus/CAE enters the Sketcher whenever you create or edit a
part. To finish using a Sketcher tool, click mouse button 2 in the viewport or select
a new tool.
When you select a sketching tool, Abaqus/CAE displays the X- and Y-coordinates
of the cursor in the upper-left corner of the viewport.
2) Property module:
In the Model Tree, double-click the Materials container to create a new material.
Abaqus/CAE switches to the Property module, and the Edit Material dialog box
appears. It contains following material options:
a) General
b) Mechanical
c) Thermal
d) Other
Use the menu bar under the browser area of the material editor to reveal menus
containing all the available material options. Some of the menu items contain
submenus
If you wish to remove a material behavior, select it and click Delete to the right of
the menu bar.
When you have finished editing the material definition, click OK to save the material
and to close the dialog box.
Defining and assigning section properties
You define the properties of a part through sections. After you create the section,
you can use one of the following two methods to assign the section to the part in the
current viewport:
• You can simply select the region from the part and assign the section to the selected
region.
• You can use the Set toolset to create a homogeneous set containing the region and
assign the section to the set.
After editing the materials, create section for created part and assign the materials
edited to the created section.
For creating section we have to define the category and type of section
Category: solid
Type: homogeneous
3) Assembly module:
Each part that you create is oriented in its own coordinate system and is independent
of the other parts in the model. Although a model may contain many parts, it contains
only one assembly. You define the geometry of the assembly by creating instances
of a part and then positioning the instances relative to each other in a global
coordinate system. An instance may be independent or dependent. Independent part
instances are meshed individually while the mesh of a dependent part instance is
associated the mesh of the original part.
Abaqus/CAE positions the instance so that the origin of the sketch that defined the
profile of the dam overlays the origin of the assembly's default coordinate system.
To assemble the model:
1. In the Model Tree, expand the Assembly container. Then double-click
Instances in the list that appears.
Abaqus/CAE switches to the Assembly module, and the Create Instance
dialog box appears.
2. In the dialog box, select part instance type and click OK.
4) Step module:
Creating an analysis step:
1. In the Model Tree, double-click the Steps container to create a step.
Abaqus/CAE switches to the Step module. The Create Step dialog box
appears with a list of all the general procedures and a default step name of Step-1.
General procedures are those that can be used to analyze linear or nonlinear
response.
2. Name the step
3. From the list of available general procedures in the Create Step dialog box,
select soils if it is not already selected and click Continue.
The Edit Step dialog box appears with the default settings for a soils step.
4. The Basic tab is selected by default.
5. Click the Incrementation tab, and accept the default time incrementation
settings.
6. Click the Other tab to see its contents; you can accept the default values
provided for the step.
7. Click OK to create the step and to exit the Edit Step dialog box.
When you create a step, Abaqus/CAE generates a default output request for the step.
5) Load module:
Applying a load :
To apply a load
1. In the Model Tree, double-click the Loads container.
The Create Load dialog box appears.
2. In the Create Load dialog box:
a) Name the load as load 1
b) From the list of steps, select load 1 as the step in which the load will be
applied.
c) In the Category list, accept Mechanical as the default category selection.
d) In the Types for Selected Step list, select gravity load, and click Continue.
Abaqus/CAE displays prompts in the prompt area to guide you through the
procedure.
3. In the viewport, select the top face of the beam as the surface to which the load
will be applied.
4. Click mouse button 2 in the viewport or click Done in the prompt area to indicate
that you have finished selecting regions.
The Edit Load dialog box appears.
5. In the dialog box:
a) Enter a magnitude of for the load.
b) Accept the default Distribution selection—Abaqus will apply the load
uniformly over the dam.
c) Accept the default Amplitude selection—Abaqus will ramp up the load
during the step.
d) Click OK to create the load and to close the dialog box.
Abaqus/CAE displays downward-pointing arrows along entire the dam to indicate
the load applied in the negative 2-direction.
6. Examine the Load Manager and note that the new load is “Created” (activated)
in the general analysis step load 1
7. Click Dismiss to close the Load Manager
6) Mesh module:
You will now generate the finite element mesh. You can choose the meshing
technique that Abaqus/CAE will use to create the mesh, the element shape, and the
element type. Abaqus/CAE uses a number of different meshing techniques. The
default meshing technique assigned to the model is indicated by the color of the
model when you enter the Mesh module; if Abaqus/CAE displays the model in
orange, it cannot be meshed without assistance from you.
To assign the mesh controls:
1. In the Model Tree double-click Mesh in the list that appears.
a). Abaqus/CAE switches to the Mesh module. The Mesh module functionality
is available only through menu bar items or toolbox icons.
2. From the main menu bar, select Mesh Controls.
a). The Mesh Controls dialog box appears. Abaqus/CAE colors the regions
of your model to indicate which technique it will use to mesh that region. Here we
will use sweep meshing to mesh our dam section and displays the section in green.
3. In the dialog box, accept quad-dominated as the default Element Shape
selection.
4. Accept sweep as the default Technique selection.
5. Click OK to assign the mesh controls and to close the dialog box
Assigning an Abaqus element type
In this section you will use the Element Type dialog box to assign a particular
Abaqus element type to the model. Although you will assign the element type now,
you could also wait until after the mesh has been created.
To assign an Abaqus element type:
1. From the main menu bar, select Mesh Element Type.
The Element Type dialog box appears.
2. In the dialog box, accept the following default selections that control the
elements that are available for selection:
a) Standard is the default Element Library selection.
b) Geometric Order as quadratic.
c) Family of elements as pore fluid/stress.
3. In the lower portion of the dialog box, examine the element shape options. A
brief description of the default element selection is available at the bottom of
each tabbed page.
Since the model is a two-dimensional solid, only two-dimensional solid element
types—quadrilateral on the quad tabbed page, triangular on the tri page—are shown.
4. Click the quad tab, and choose Incompatible modes from the list of Element
Controls.
A description of the element type CPE8P appears at the bottom of the dialog box.
Abaqus/CAE will now associate CPE8P elements with the elements in the mesh.
CPE8P: An 8-node plane strain quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear
pore pressure.
5. Click OK to assign the element type and to close the dialog box.
Creating the mesh:
Basic meshing is a two-stage operation: first you seed the edges of the part
instance, and then you mesh the part instance. You select the number of seeds based
on the desired element size or on the number of elements that you want along an
edge, and Abaqus/CAE places the nodes of the mesh at the seeds whenever possible.
To mesh the model:
1. From the main menu bar, select Seed Part to seed the part instance.
The Global Seeds dialog box appears. The dialog box displays the default
element size that Abaqus/CAE will use to seed the part instance. This default
element size is based on the size of the part instance.
2. In the dialog box, enter an approximate global size of 0.05 and click OK.
3. Click Done in the prompt area to indicate that you have finished the seed
definition.
Abaqus/CAE applies the seeds to the part instance. You can gain more control of the
resulting mesh by seeding each edge of the part instance individually.
4. From the main menu bar, select Mesh Part to mesh the part instance.
5. From the buttons in the prompt area, click Yes to confirm that you want to
mesh the part instance.
Abaqus/CAE meshes the part instance and displays the resulting mesh
Creating sets and assigning (have to write)
7) Job module:
To create and submit an analysis job:
1. In the Model Tree, double-click the Jobs container to create a job.
Abaqus/CAE switches to the Job module, and the Create Job dialog box appears
with a list of the models in the model database.
2. Name the job as job-1. And source model
3. Click Continue to create the job.
The Edit Job dialog box appears.
 4. Click the tabs to review the default settings in the job editor. Click OK to accept
all the default job settings and to close the dialog box.
5. Now goto job manager tool box, click on created job and click on write input.
The abaqus/cae itselfs writes the input file for the created cae model.
6. Now we can edit the input file for any corrections or to enter any missed
property.
7. Then again create job and name it as inp--1 by changing the source as—input
file.
8. Then click on the later created job and submit it for analysis.
After you submit your job, information appears next to the job name indicating the
job's status. The status of the model shows one of the following:
a. Submitted while the analysis input file is being generated.
b. Running while Abaqus analyzes the model.
c. Completed when the analysis is complete, and the output has been
written to the output database.
d. Aborted if Abaqus/CAE finds a problem with the input file or the
analysis and aborts the analysis. In addition, Abaqus/CAE reports the
problem in the message area.
9. When the job completes successfully, you are ready to view the results of the
analysis with the Visualization module. In the Model Tree, click mouse button 3 on
the job named inp--1 and select Results to enter the Visualization module.
Abaqus/CAE enters the Visualization module, opens the output database created by
the job, and displays a representation of the model.
Input file details (have to write)