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how can I link vumat to cohesive elemet

Submitted by wangyun on

hi,

    recently,i want to write a delamination law using vumat,but coh3d8 element with  a traction-separation has s33,s13,s23.in vumat,stressold(nblock,ndir+nshr),i don't kown if s33 is  correspond to stressold(nblock,3),and if s23 is  correspond to stressold(nblock,5),

   i hope someone can help me.

PhD at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Submitted by Dr. Michael No… on

I am looking for a PhD student (RA) in Mechanical
Engineering to start in Sept. 2010. The topic is in modeling in tribology
(biomimetic surfaces, contact mechanics, adhesion). The initial support (RA) can be
provided via INSIC TAPE grant and other sources. Interested persons should send
their resume to me at nosonovs AT uwm.edu. The admission criteria for the PhD
degree can be found at http://www4.uwm.edu/ceas/current_students/graduate_students/index.cfm

Analysis of FIBRE REINFORCED BEAM COLUMN JOINT SUBJECTED TO REVERSED CYCLIC LOADING

Submitted by thanukumari on

I have modeled a beam column joint with steel and concrete by using 5 parts. Is it essential to give contact between the  5 parts?. How to give material properties for ordinary concrete and fibre concrete?. please help me that how to give reverse cyclic load in ABAQUS.

   with regards

           B.Thanukumari

Postdoctoral/PhD position

Submitted by Eran Bouchbinder on

A postdoctoral/PhD position in various non-equilibrium problems in solid mechanics is available at the Weizmann Institute of Science. Candidates should have a strong background in physics and/or theoretical mechanics, as well as experience with analytical and computational methods for solving partial differential equations. More details can be found in http://www.weizmann.ac.il/chemphys/bouchbinder/ For information about specific research projects, please send CV, a publications list and a statement of research interests to Dr.