Abaqus Tutorial: 2D Plate with a Hole

2D Plate with a Hole — Tutorial Overview

This series walks through building, refining, and analyzing a plate-with-hole model in Abaqus/CAE.

Tutorial Parts

Part 1
Setting a Quick Model

Geometry, materials, meshing, BCs, and running the base plate-with-hole.
Part 2
Taking Advantage of Symmetries

Use symmetry planes to shrink the model and keep loads/BCs consistent.
Part 3
Getting a Good Mesh

Element choice, refinement near the hole, and quick quality checks.
Part 4
Analyzing the Stress Concentration

Extract stresses along paths and interpret concentration factors.
Part 5
Different Material Behaviours

Swap materials, test plastic/viscoelastic options, and compare responses.

What you’ll learn

  • Set up geometry, materials, meshing, and boundary conditions for the plate-with-hole (Part 1).
  • Use symmetry to shrink models and align loads/BCs (Part 2).
  • Improve mesh quality and refine near stress raisers (Part 3).
  • Extract and interpret stress concentrations around the hole (Part 4).
  • Explore different material behaviors and compare responses (Part 5).