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Full PhD scholarship at Curtin University, Australia (Structural Engineering; Civil Engineering)

Submitted by cwstj_cn1 on

The candidate will work with Prof. Hong Hao and Dr. Wensu Chen in the area of structural Engineering on an Australia Research Council (ARC) Linkage project.

Please refer to http://civil.eng.curtin.edu.au/people/index.cfm/Hong.Hao  and http://civil.eng.curtin.edu.au/people/index.cfm/Wensu.Chen for more information about Prof. Hao and Dr. Chen's research work

Interface Crack Propagation in Abaqus, using Cohesive Interaction

Submitted by bhaveshshrimali on

Hi

 

I am trying to model interface crack propagation in Abaqus using Cohesive Interaction (default module in Abaqus). My model consists of two rectangular domains attached to each other by the longer edge. I am defining two surfaces on each of these domains and defining traction separation laws for these surfaces. There is a small portion in the middle for which I am not defining any traction separation law (thereby making it my notch). I am then applying displacement controlled loading on the remaining two longer edges. I am having two set of problems:

 

Is it possible to re-define the constitutive equation in abaqus

Submitted by Navid Moheb on

Hello Eeveryone,

I am working with Pore-pressure cohesive element in abaqus. In this element, I can define laminar fluid flow. However, I was wondering to see if I can change it to turbulent flow?

In these types of elements we use Poiseuille's law to model fluid flow. So the form of it is (qd=K_t*del_p). Is it possible to change this equation to another equation with the same degree of freedom?

Thanks,

Bloch-Floquet waves in flexural systems with continuous and discrete elements

Submitted by Giorgio Carta on

In this paper we describe the dynamic behavior of elongated multi-structured media excited by flexural harmonic waves. We examine periodic structures consisting of continuous beams and discrete resonators disposed in various arrangements. The transfer matrix approach and Bloch-Floquet conditions are implemented for the determination of diff erent propagation and non-propagation regimes.

Linking FRIC subroutine to .INP file

Submitted by JMichael on

Good day

I have numerous errors when assigning the FRIC subroutine to .INP file. Any suggestions would truly be appreciated.

What I did:

Within my subroutine I change the .VAL=PROPS(X) to a designated number—i.e. .VAL=0.00

ABAQUS doesn’t recognize these variables(PROPS(X)) sometime.

I created the LIB files (abaqus make library=XXX.for) needed when running the interactive job.

Then added the .lib to the abaqus environment (abaqus_v6), then, allocated the .for file to the working directory as well as the .inp file.

Running ABAQUS simulation using UEL written in C

Submitted by Hanif Hoseini on

Hello,

I have written a UEL in C, with several functions, for a geometrically nonlinear problem. It's said in ABAQUS documentation that UEL's can be written in C, but I haven't been able to find much information about how to run those UEL's. I'm using ABAQUS 6.13 on Win7. Any help on that would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Hanif

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING

Submitted by kbhas on

The Department of Aerospace Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras is seeking to fill Assistant Professor vacancies in the following research areas.

1) Experimental Structural Mechanics/ Composites 
2) Aircraft Aerodynamics (experimentalists preferred)
3) Control and Flight Mechanics of Aerospace vehicles 
4) Aircraft Design (aerodynamic/structural)

Apply online at www.iitm.ac.in by 9th Nov. 2015.