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Influence of Penalty stiffness factor on simulation results
The default value of penalty stiffness scale factor in Ansys-Lsdyna is 0.1, when one varies this value, he/she obtains different results, the question, how can one know the right value of penalty stiffness scale factor?
I am simulating the impact of a 6mm - diameter steel solid ball with a rigid falt surface using Ansys-Lsdyna. the speed of the ball at the impact moment is low (from 1 to 10 m/s). specificly, i am intersted in the period between just touching and just leaving the ground for the first impact.
Stress/Strain calculation
Hello
what do think why investigators await about 3 decades to calculation of local stress/strain by elastic-plastic fracture mechanics?and basically why elber's discovery[crack closure] was so important and play a key role in numerous articles?
How can i calcualtion the amount of load transfer through the contacting crack faces?
How can i determine the location of it?
Thank you
Hadi
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Tony Evans passed away
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crack tip closure concept
measurment of FCG based on crack tip closure concept depend on :
1- experimental technique
2-location of the measurement
3- mean stress effect on FG at high stress ratio can not be explained by the closure model due to the absense of the crack closure at high loads.
Two question can be investigated as follows:
1- why crack tip closure is popular and it widely use in hightech industry like aircraft industry acording to overwiew of scentific articles.?
PhD studentship @ University of Oxford
A fully funded PhD research studentship is available at the University of Oxford, in the Solid Mechanics Group.
Creep strength of 304 stainless steel
Is there any good reference for creep strength of 304 stainless steel at 1000C? I am very curious the behavior of such material at extreme conditions, like creep strength as a function of temp.
Thanks a lot,
Henghua
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