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Topic 34: Can the application of Redundancy Increase Safety and Reliability in the oil and gas industry?

Submitted by Elvis.E.Osung on

A system with a single point of failure is usually made more reliable by the concept of redundancy. Redundant members are added in structural members to reduce the likelihood of failure.

Double diffusive natural convection of CO2

Submitted by AkandIslam on

My recent simulation results http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyUNj7HEaro and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEMrxHo_Z7s&feature=relmfu show how CO2 will dissolve in subsurface porous media after injection. The former results due to both density and geothermal gradients where the later is the results for only density difference.

-- Akand Islam 

Dynamic shear localization and softening: Microstructural, thermal or both?

Submitted by D.Rittel on

This basic question is discussed in a paper with S. Osovski and A. Venkert, to appear in Mechanics of Materials.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mechmat.2012.09.008 

 We definitely enjoyed working on this aspect of the dynamic shear localization failure process (aka adiabatic shear) and I hope you will enjoy reading it! Comments are welcome :=)

 

help in modeling with ansys

Submitted by eng.rj on

hi all,

i was able to model a concrete beam in ansys

but i am having problem with applying laod ( using load steps ......and restsrt)

and reading results (when to know the that the beam failed and how to know what kind of fail happpend)

and how to use ( arc length instead of newton-rafson)

please can you suggest any pdf which i can learn from or any on has an example for a beam ( as text file so i can learn the commands)

thanks

Announcing the Launch of the Eshelby-UH Mechanics Award for Young Faculty

Submitted by Pradeep Sharma on

It is my pleasure to announce the launch of the "Eshelby-UH Mechanics Award for Young Faculty". This award will be given annually to rapidly emerging junior faculty who exemplify the creative use and development of mechanics. The intent of the award is to promote the field of mechanics, especially among young researchers. While interdisciplinary work that bridges mechanics with physics, chemistry, biology and other disciplines is encouraged, the ideal awardee will demonstrate clear inspiration from mechanics in his/her research.

Webinar: System Level Analysis & Simulation for MEMS

Submitted by Parameshwaran … on

The NNIN/C at the University of Michigan will be hosting a presentation on ”System Level Analysis & Simulation for MEMS”, which will be broadcast live as a web based seminar. 


 The Webinar will be webcast live from 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT on 31st October, 2012. 

Postdoc opportunity in FE software development

Submitted by Jan Ocenasek on

New Technologies - Research Centre at the University of West Bohemia
(Czech Republic) invites applications for a postdoctoral position in the
field of FE software development. Highly motivated individuals holding a
PhD in applied mathematics or mechanics, numerical analysis and
programming or closely related fields are encouraged to apply.




The postdoc position in the field of FE software development is focused
on mathematical description of contact algorithms for deformable bodies

Call for Papers – 2013 SIMULIA Community Conference

Submitted by SIMULIA on

 

Join us in Vienna, Austria, May 21-24, 2013, and share your success story!

Abstracts for papers are due November 5, 2012.

All users of SIMULIA products including Abaqus FEA, Multiphysics, Isight and Simulation Lifecycle Management (SLM) are
invited to submit an abstract.

Get more information here: www.3ds.com/SCC2013