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Simpleware signs up Vangest Group as their reseller in Portugal and Spain

Submitted by Simpleware on

Simpleware Ltd., the world leader in image-based meshing software, has signed a reseller agreement with Vangest Group, a provider of most advanced solutions in project, development and manufacturing.

Simpleware develops world-leading mesh generation software for the conversion of 3D scan data into high-quality computational models for FEA, CFD, CAD and Rapid Prototyping. Unlike other approaches, Simpleware provides complete software solutions from importing 3D images through to direct export to commercial FEA and CFD solvers including: ABAQUS, ANSYS, COMSOL, FLUENT, MSC, etc.

Why do people become registered users of iMechanica?

Submitted by Zhigang Suo on

The number of registered users of iMechanica is approaching 3000.  This sustained growth has been surprising to many, considering that iMechanica was launched less than a year ago, in September 2006, that iMechanica uses an off-the-shelf open-source software, Drupal, and that everyone can read everything without registration.  Why have so many people registered?  There might be many reasons, such as

Sih's Strain Energy Density Approach in Fracture - why is it not very popular?

Submitted by yoursdhruly on

Most fracture classes and texts focus on the following different approaches: Griffith's energy approach, Irwin's stress intensity factor approach, the Barenblatt-Dugdale strip yield model (and subsequently, cohesive zone modeling) and Rice's J-Integral approach. As a graduate student studying fracture mechanics, I have often wondered why there seems to be very little discussion in the community with regard to Sih's strain energy density approach. Are there any fundamental limitations to the approach or are there "other" reasons behind this? Your thoughts are appreciated.

stress singularity and stress relationship

Submitted by msd.jacob on

Dear All 

Williams analysis is well known for stress singularity. Actually when we are analysing the stress distributions between two diffrent configuration which is given below ,based on the stress singularity, I got a doubt...how the order of stress singularity is directly related with the stress. (we can get the relationship using equation) however if i want to explain to a student who never come across with applied mechanics. How can we explain to him in very simple and understandable manner.   

New Book - Mechanics of Microelectronics

Submitted by Xuejun Fan on

You may want to take a look of this newly published book entitled Mechanics of Microelectronics, which is

Series: Solid Mechanics and Its Applications , Vol. 141

Springer, May 2006

authored by G.Q. Zhang, W.D. van Driel, and X.J. Fan http://www.springer.com/east/home/engineering?SGWID=5-175-22-165281764-detailsPage=ppmmedia|toc