Abaqus Analysis User’s Guide

• “Direct cyclic analysis,” Section 6.2.6

• “Low-cycle fatigue analysis using the direct cyclic approach,” Section 6.2.7

• “Modeling discontinuities as an enriched feature using the extended finite element method,” Section 10.7.1

  • “Applying the VCCT technique to the XFEM-based LEFM approach,”

    • “Low-cycle fatigue criterion based on the principles of LEFM,”

• “Crack propagation analysis,” Section 11.4.3

  • “Specifying a fracture criterion,”

    • “Low-cycle fatigue criterion,”

• “Damage and failure for ductile materials in low-cycle fatigue analysis,” Section 24.4

  • “Damage and failure for ductile materials in low-cycle fatigue analysis: overview,” Section 24.4.1

  • “Damage initiation for ductile materials in low-cycle fatigue,” Section 24.4.2

  • “Damage evolution for ductile materials in low-cycle fatigue,” Section 24.4.3

Abaqus Example Problems Guide

• “Fracture and damage,” Section 1.4

  • “Debonding behavior of a double cantilever beam,” Section 1.4.7

  • “Debonding behavior of a single leg bending specimen,” Section 1.4.8

Abaqus Benchmarks Guide

• “Modeling discontinuities using XFEM,” Section 1.19

  • “Crack propagation of a single-edge notch simulated using XFEM,” Section 1.19.1

  • “Crack propagation in a plate with a hole simulated using XFEM,” Section 1.19.2

Abaqus Theory Guide

• “Direct cyclic algorithm,” Section 2.2.3

• “Models for metals subjected to cyclic loading,” Section 4.3.5

Further reading

• Documentation - Dassault Systems
• Abaqus 2016 Online Documentation