Usage with Abaqus

• This folder contains the Abaqus input files mesh0.inp and mesh3.inp.
• Abaqus input files can be generated by using a linear tet-mesh (see the input files) and replacing *Element, type=C3D4 by

  *USER ELEMENT,NODES=4,TYPE=U1003,PROPERTIES=1,COORDINATES=3,VARIABLES=1
  1,2,3,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19
  *ELEMENT,TYPE=U1003,ELSET=UELS
  

• Boundary conditions can be prescribed for the displacements u (DOF 1 to 3) and the displacement gradient H (DOF 4 to 12). Only the normal part of H should be prescribed if displacements are prescribed. It is possible to have conflicting boundary conditions by prescribing u and H. Then the displacement field will show oscillations on the element level.
• The simulations can be run with abaqus job=mesh0 user=c3d4c1p56.f interactive cpus=1.
• The usage of multiple CPUs may conflict with the output procedure as implemented in c3d4c1p56.f, some fine tuning is necessary here.

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