Design Sensitivity Analysis

Design sensitivity analysis (DSA):

  • is performed with Abaqus/Design, an add-on option for Abaqus/Standard;

  • provides the sensitivities of responses with respect to specified design parameters;

  • is available for static stress and frequency analysis using models that have only stress/displacement elements; and

  • can include design parameters affecting: material properties (elastic, hyperelastic, and hyperfoam models); section properties; concentrated forces and moments; and nodal coordinates (and beam and shell normals if applicable).

The following topics are discussed:

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*STEP
*DESIGN PARAMETER
*DESIGN RESPONSE

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