Using a composite layup to model a yacht hull

This example shows how to create a composite layup to model a yacht hull. The following Abaqus features are demonstrated:

  • importing the shell geometry of a yacht hull from an ACIS (.sat) file,

  • creating a composite layup using Abaqus/CAE,

  • applying plies in the layup to regions of the model,

  • viewing a ply stack plot from a region of the model,

  • viewing an envelope plot that shows the critical plies in each region of the model, and

  • viewing an X–Y plot through the thickness of an element.

The following topics are discussed:

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