Fully coupled thermal-stress analysis

 A fully coupled thermal-stress analysis: is performed when the mechanical and thermal solutions affect each other strongly and, therefore, must be obtained simultaneously; requires the existence of elements with both temperature and displacement degrees of freedom in the model; can be used to analyze time-dependent material response; cannot include cavity radiation effects but may include average-temperature radiation conditions (see Thermal loads); and takes into account temperature dependence of material properties only for the properties that are assigned to elements with temperature degrees of freedom. In Abaqus/Standard a fully coupled thermal-stress analysis: neglects inertia effects; and can be transient or steady-state. In Abaqus/Explicit a fully coupled thermal-stress analysis: includes inertia effects; and models transient thermal response. The following topics are discussed:
 Related Topics Defining an analysis About heat transfer analysis procedures In Other Guides *COUPLED TEMPERATURE-DISPLACEMENT *DYNAMIC TEMPERATURE-DISPLACEMENT Specifying an inelastic heat fraction Configuring a fully coupled, simultaneous heat transfer and stress procedure Configuring a dynamic fully coupled thermal-stress procedure using explicit integration

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