Examples of Z-set Calculations

Zebulon FEA

• Flexible Boundary Conditions
• 2D and 3D Contact
• Coupled Multi-Physics Problems
• Dynamic Solutions
• Cycle Skipping
• Random Material Coefficients
• A Simple Weld Analysis
• Metal matrix composite RVE calculations
• Hydroforming bucking example
• Anisotropic contact friction
• The Fall of ZeBuLoN (amusing w/274k animation)

Some materials

• A single crystal
• Damage Mechanics
• Some Interesting Yield Surfaces
• Viscoplastic material characterization

Z-mat interfaces

• Finding Thermal Coefficients in ABAQUS (Optimization)
• Turbine blade TMF calculations with Z-mat and ABAQUS