Model failed to converge in poroelastic conditions.

Performing compression simulation. Solved fully when tried with elastic and hyperelastic conditions. But failed to solve when I used the poroelastic material model.

In the message file, 

***ERROR: TOO MANY ATTEMPTS MADE FOR THIS INCREMENT

***ERROR: THE ANALYSIS HAS BEEN TERMINATED DUE TO PREVIOUS ERRORS. ALL OUTPUT 
REQUESTS HAVE BEEN WRITTEN FOR THE LAST CONVERGED INCREMENT.

ANALYSIS SUMMARY:
TOTAL OF 13 INCREMENTS
6 CUTBACKS IN AUTOMATIC INCREMENTATION
39 ITERATIONS INCLUDING CONTACT ITERATIONS IF PRESENT
39 PASSES THROUGH THE EQUATION SOLVER OF WHICH 
39 INVOLVE MATRIX DECOMPOSITION, INCLUDING
0 DECOMPOSITION(S) OF THE MASS MATRIX
1 REORDERING OF EQUATIONS TO MINIMIZE WAVEFRONT
0 ADDITIONAL RESIDUAL EVALUATIONS FOR LINE SEARCHES
0 ADDITIONAL OPERATOR EVALUATIONS FOR LINE SEARCHES
5 WARNING MESSAGES DURING USER INPUT PROCESSING
164 WARNING MESSAGES DURING ANALYSIS
117 ANALYSIS WARNINGS ARE NUMERICAL PROBLEM MESSAGES
4 ANALYSIS WARNINGS ARE NEGATIVE EIGENVALUE MESSAGES
2 ERROR MESSAGES

step end time provided was 1s. Solved till 0.247. Now, where to look?. Any recommendations? 

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