Hello,

I am trying to use ABAQUS explicit to conduct quasi-static loading.  Particularly, I am applying a displacement.

I have been implementing *Amplitude, using a smooth step definition. For instance:

*Amplitude, name=amp1, definition=SMOOTH STEP

0, 0, 5, 1

My total time step is defined as 5 seconds. For Instance:

*Step, name=step1

*Dynamic, Explicit

, 5.

From what I got from the user manual, this approach should apply the displacement over a period of 5 seconds in a smooth continuous fashion.  Please correct me if I'm wrong.  Does anyone have any other recommendations on how to implement *Amplitude for quasi-static loading?

Thank you!