This paper presents a user-friendly plugin for Abaqus to facilitate damage simulation that may require a state-of-the-art damage model for composite materials. The plugin can perform interactive model calibration, set up single-elements required for model verification, and display their respective stress–strain curves. This tool breaks down the use of composite damage models, reducing the chances of user errors and making the model more accessible to end-users.
The study is partly supported by the AQUADA-GO project: Auomated blade damage detection and near real-time evaluation for operational offshore wind turbines (64022–1025), funded by The Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Programme (EUDP) and Section Development Fund for Structural Virtual Testing and Digitalization Section at DTU Wind and Energy Systems