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problems in using traction-separation laws supplied by Abaqus

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Abaqus supplies cohesive elements and several traction-separation laws
which can be used to study crack problems. In studying a mode I crack
problem (see Fig.1), the cohesive interfaces in front of the crack tips
(both sides) are represented by cohesive elements. The size of the bulk
material is taken as 6x6 mum and the size of cohesive elements is 2x2
nm (or 10x10 nm). The constitutive response in the cohesive element is
described by a triangle-type traction-separation law, where  maximum
stress or displacement is chosen as the failure criterion of the

Modelling offshore platform deck in fire

Submitted by Emmanuel E. Ufuah on
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Hello fellow researchers,

I am almost completing my first year in research study and am finding it difficult running my structural simulation in ABAQUS once I have included non-linear geometric effects. I didn't have problem with the simple heat transfer analysis. I have also converted (--) to the true stress-logarithmic strain curves at elevated temperatures using the empirical model given in EC3, yet no good outcome. Can anyone suggest to me how I could go about it?

Comments will be gratefully appreciated.

Finite strain finite element formulation

Submitted by Sugeng Waluyo on

Hi ,

 

I am working with finite strain finite element formulation. Normaly, the weak form is derived from equilibrium at a reference configuration or differential of 1st piola-kirchoff stress tensor. In case, we have 10 steps of load increment, is it necessary to update nodal position or nodal coordinate for each step??. I am using newton-raphson method.  

 

best regards,

sugeng

 

Course Notes of Finite Element Analysis of Solids and Fluids by Prof. K .J. Bathe

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Finite Element Method
solid
Fluid

I thought the mechanics community would be interested in the course notes of

Prof. K. J. Bathe on "Finite Element Analysis of Solids and Fluids". This

course was taught at MIT and now is available freely through MIT Open

CourseWare website:

http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/mechanical-engineering/2-094-finite-element-analysis-of-solids-and-fluids-spring-2008/

Enjoy!

 

"Polymer Nanocomposite Processing, Characterization, and Applications": Special Issue of Journal of Nanomaterials

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Polymer nanocomposites

I would like to call your attention to a special Issue on "Polymer Nanocomposite Processing, Characterization, and Applications" scheduled to be published in the Journal of Nanomaterials in May 2010. The Call for Papers can also be viewed at the journal website at http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jnm/si/pnca.htm. The deadline for manuscript submission is November 1.

Modal Analysis of a tapered beam

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Hello everyone

I need modeshapes for a tapered beam, so I am using Ansys. By going through the tutorials I found that a beam can be modeled by creating a line and meshing it using Beam elements and assigning real constants. How can I use the beam elements for a tapered beam where  the real constants are not constant. I tried to use tapered beam element but is of no use as it the created all elements of same real constants creating a profile similar to a hack saw. 

Can anyone please help me how to mesh a tapered beam.

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