UHYPER Subroutine in ABAQUS

UHYPER Subroutine in ABAQUS introduction

There are several subroutines in ABAQUS that can be used if the software’s graphics environment is inadequate. One of these is the UHYPER subroutine, which is used to define the strain energy of hyperlastic isotropic materials. This subroutine is invoked for all points referred to the subroutine and can dependent on field variable or state variable. The applications of this subroutine, which are dependent on the problem, equations, and theory, can be widely applied to industrial and academic applications.

It should be noted that if the strain energy density function of your isotropic material is determined, it is easier to use UHYPER subroutine instead of UMAT subroutine.

This package provides some examples of how to write UHYPER Subroutine including mandatory and optional parameters and the results of Subroutine for verification are compared with the ABAQUS results.

You can find general information about this subroutine here. If you are interested in learning more about the application of different subroutines and some basics and recommendations to write the subroutine in Abaqus, I recommend this article from the blog section.

Workshop 1: Implementation of Neo-Hookean material behavior in ABAQUS via subroutine

In this workshop, the subroutine variables are reviewed. Then, the Neo-Hookean equation is introduced and the subroutine is written and explained line by line. To implement the subroutine, some settings are required in Abaqus/CAE. In this workshop, a single element model has been loaded in the x-direction and its behavior has been analyzed using the UHYPER subroutine and Abaqus Neo_Hookean model. Finally, the results of the subroutine are verified with the UHYPER subroutine

Workshop 2: Simulation of Rigid ball pressing against a Hollow Block in ABAQUS via subroutine

A hollow block containing a cavity has been loaded by a rigid ball and all needed surfaces have contact constraints. the same Neo_Hookean model is used for this problem. After problem description, settings are defined in Abaqus CAE and compared the subroutine results with Abaqus/CAE.