Hello everyone,
I am modeling a 2D lattice (wire structure) in Abaqus and applying uniaxial tension. The lattice members are modeled as 2D beam elements (B21). I have defined a ductile damage model under the material definition (*Damage Initiation / *Damage Evolution), and I can visually see some members “break” or lose stiffness during the analysis.
My question is about element deletion for B21 and how it should be reflected in STATUS:
Is it actually possible to trigger element deletion for B21 beam elements (i.e., have elements removed from the model) using section controls?
I tried enabling element deletion via section controls as follows:
*Beam Section, elset=all, material=Al, controls=DeleteControl, section=RECT
1., 0.40207
0.,0.,-1.
** ----------------------------------------------------------------
*Section Controls, name=DeleteControl, ELEMENT DELETION=YES
However, in Visualization, the STATUS output does not change (it remains 1), even though the structure shows clear loss of capacity or broken members.
Should STATUS be expected to change for B21 when element deletion is enabled?
If not, what is the correct way to (a) delete B21 elements and/or (b) verify deletion for beam elements?
Any clarification on whether this is supported for B21 (and what the correct workflow is) would be very helpful.
Thank you.
