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Simulation of simple compression of a cylinder between two plates using ABAQUS

Submitted by Manjesh on

Hi,

I need to simulate a simple compression process. I want to know what kind of boundary conditions i have to give. I have tried giving displacement to the end plates or applying some uniform pressure at the end plates but I am not getting the expected pressure distribution at the contact. Plz somebody suggest me what to do???

PhD Research Positions in Computational Nanomechanics at the University of Pittsburgh

Submitted by MKirca on

Several PhD research positions are currently open in the Computational Nanomechanics Group at the University of Pittsburgh for the following research projects:

 

1.  Thermomechanical behavior of carbon-based nanomaterials

2.  Atomistic-to-continuum themomechanical theory in solids

3.  Mechanics of nanoporous and nanocrystalline metals

 

Research Positions Available UCLA Fusion Science & Technology Center

Submitted by uclafusion on

The UCLA Fusion Science & Technology Center is seeking to fill several research staff positions to perform research in areas that include CFD, heat and mass transport, chemical processes, and/or structural mechanics. Research positions are available for beginning and mid-career levels.



Candidates should have a PhD degree in mechanical, nuclear, or chemical engineering with strong background in analysis, modeling, numerical computation, and/or experimental techniques. The research applications are in the area of fusion nuclear science and technology.

Mohr's Circle---When Was the Last Time You Used It in Your Professional Engineering Work?

Submitted by Ajit R. Jadhav on

As a consultant in computational mechanics, I currently help write some FEM-related code, and while doing this job, an episode from a recent past came to my mind. Let me go right on to the technical issue, keeping aside the (not so good) particulars of that episode. (In case you are curious: it happened outside of my current job, during a job interview.)



If you are a design engineer, FE analyst, researcher, or any professional dealing with stress analysis in your work, I seek answers to a couple of questions from you:





Question 1:

1st MUSIC Summer School on "Multiscale and Multiphysics Modelling of Interfaces"

Submitted by Hirschberger on

The Graduate School MUSIC (Multiscale Methods for Interface Coupling) invites to its first Summer School on Multiscale and Multiphysics Modelling of Interfaces at Leibniz Universitaet Hannover, Germany, from 15 to 17 September 2010.