I am trying to combine UMAT and UEL in my Abaqus calculation to simulate crack propagation by using a damage criterion. My UMAT calculates the damage variable in each time increment and whenever the damage variable violates the damage criterion in one or more elements, I should seperate the damaged element(s) via XFEM theory which can be implemented into a UEL code; therefore, I should use both UMAT and UEL in my calculation. Is there any way to combine these two codes together?

In the finite element analysis of a transient problem, the usual procedure is to discretize the space (domain) using finite elements, while in the time direction, a time-stepping scheme based on finite differences is used. Is it possible to use a finite element type discretization in time also?  Is there any work done in this manner?

Shanghai University

Shanghai Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics

and Department of Mechanics

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The School of Civil Engineering at the University of Sydney, Australia, is currently looking for a Post-Doctoral Fellow to study the effect of dislocation-precipitate interaction on the strength of Aluminium alloys using Molecular Dynamics.

The Third International Conference on Mechanics of Biomaterials and Tissues will take place in Clearwater Beach, 13-17 December, 2009.  Further information available at http://www.icmobt.elsevier.com

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