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Any one have an idea bout using the contact pair option to model a post-tension tendon in a concrete beam " c3d8".

am getting overclosure and nothing else worked so far:(

Hi all,

             I would like to ask how is it possible to import  a sketch or a part into Abaqus without using any other software needed, like CATIA, PARASOLID etc... Currently I am using Matlab to create my geometry. What I obtain is my exact geometry in terms of points given by x,y and z coordinates in txt format or inp format. But still struggle to import my geometry into Abaqus. Any help, more than welcome...

Best regards,

              Panos

I am working on cohesive zone model in ANSYS.I  am unable to solve the problem on cohesive zone. so please any  one suggest or send me the tutorials on cohesive zone.

Mail Id:svsrsomaraju [at] gmail.com

Good morning,

I'm writing here because I have a problem using the Hashin criterion in abaqus 6.10.

Here after i'll post the card I'm using to define damage initiation and evolution.

Can someone tell me if I'm using it in the correct way?(I'm working with S4R elements)

In the damage evolution I'm using in order the "fiber tensile fracture energy", "fiber compressive fracture energy", "matrix tensile fracture energy", "matrix compression fracture energy".

Dear all,

please find information about the 5 day - course on Plasticity and Microstructures at CISM Udine, Italy.

The link is:

http://www.cism.it/courses/C1104/

Flyer is attached.

Best regards,

Mubeen

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Original post from CISM website:

Herewith I announce to you that we created a discussion forum for topics related to our contact mechanics software on our website
www.kalkersoftware.org .
The idea is to facilitate discussions and information exchange between users,
and between users and developers.




As a start I initiated two topics:

 1) collect pointers to interesting information sources w.r.t. (rolling)
contact mechanics;

 2) discuss the possible extension of CONTACT w.r.t. more elaborate friction laws.

viscoelasticity  ----ABAQUS