I recently had a similar request, and I got this reply for my request as starting point for you.
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You may want to look at the original papers by Auricchio, although they might refer more to the theory than what might be looking for. Also check answers 1658 and 1959 in the support database ["My Support" at www.simulia.com].
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Abaqus@..., akin Owoyele <redgoogles@...> wrote:
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> Hello,
> I am a Masters Student in the University of Manchester. Please I will need to
> model a Nitinol spring in ABAQUS and I am stuck.I have been searching on the web
> and I have been seeing some stuff like UMAT or VMAT.I honestly dont know what to
> do as the deadline for the submission of my dissertation is fast approaching. I
> will need assistance in what to do in ABAQUS as I have already created in model
> and imported it to ABAQUS.
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> Awaiting your favourable responses.
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> Akin Owoyele.
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