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Brittle failure in Abaqus

Submitted by surot on

Hi there,

Can anyone explain me the results I got from Explicit? I am investigating cracks propagation in hybrid timber-glass beam. It is a I-shaped section and consists of timber flanges and glass web bonded with an adhesive.

Please look at the attached diagram - Force versus vertical deformation. Until an initial crack it is almost perfectly linear. But what happens after the glass failure? What could be the reason that the force changes like a wave?

 

 

PhD Scholarship at the University of Queensland, Australia

Submitted by Jie Yang on

PhD scholarship (A$24,000 per year) is immediately available at the School of Civil Engineering, the University of Queensland, Australia. The successful applicant will join our research team to work in one of the following areas: (1) smart materials and composite structures; (2) mechanics of nanocomposite structures; (3) Structural damage identification; (4) Structural dynamics and stability.

 

The perspective applicants should

Assistant Professor Position in Mechanical Engineering at University of Cincinnati

Submitted by Yijun Liu on

The Mechanical Engineering program of the School of Dynamic Systems at the University of Cincinnati invites applications for a tenure-track assistant professor position. The position is available as early as in fall 2013. Candidates for this position should hold (by the time of employment) an earned doctoral degree in mechanical engineering or a closely related engineering field. The successful candidate is expected to build a strong funded research program, publish in archival journals, advise graduate students, and teach both undergraduate and graduate courses in mechanical engineering.