CCA User’s Guide contents

• Introduction

• System Requirements

• ABAQUS/COMPRO User’s Guide
  • Introduction
  • Basic Concepts
  • Setting up the analysis
    • Considerations for the composite part
    • Considerations for the tool
    • Considerations for the tool-part interface
    • Load and boundary condition considerations
    • Tool removal considerations
  • Running the analysis
  • Analyzing the results

• MSC.Marc/COMPRO User’s Guide
  • Basic Concepts
  • Setting up the analysis
  • Running the analysis

• The cca-configuration.xml File
  • A Brief Note About XML Files
    • Elements
    • Data
    • Comments
  • Required Elements and Attributes
    • <configuration> ... </configuration>
    • <directory type= “data” path= “mydata” />
    • <directory type= “output” path= “” />
    • <model_units system= “SI|Imperial|USCS” />
    • <analysis_code engine= “ABAQUS” />
    • <debug screen= “false” file= “false” filename= “debug.csv” debug_element= “1” />
    • <user_material id= “some_id”>...</user_material>
      • <composite_file name= “AS4-3501-6.xml” />
      • <initial_doc DOC= “0.001” />
      • <smearing A= “1.0” B= “0.0” />

• The CCA Data File Formats
  • Material Type=”Composite”
    • <constituent volume_fraction= “[0-1]” type= “fibre|matrix” > name </constituent>
    • <micromechanics model= “default | bogetti_and_gillespie | modified_rosen_and_hashin | chamis” />
    • <lamina_properties>
  • Material Type= “Fibre”
  • Material Type= “Matrix”
  • Creating a Simple Material Datafile
    • Material Data
    • Destination Format
    • File Naming Convention
    • Matrix Data File
      • XML Declaration
      • File Header
      • Material Element
      • Conductivity
      • CTE
      • Cure Kinetics
      • Density
      • Modulus Development
      • Poisson’s Ratio
      • Specific Heat
      • Cure Shrinkage
      • Viscosity
      • Complete Data File
    • Fibre Data File
    • Composite Data File