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how to model composite laminates in ANSYS v11

Submitted by Fred on Mon, 12/28/2009 - 18:01

hello everybody;

i'm doing finite element modal analysis of composite structure using ANSYS v11. however i got problem with modeling composite laminates. i hope someone can show an example on how to model the composite laminates. i had looking for the related tutorial but couldn't found one.

Fred

Melosh Competition: 2nd Call for Abstracts and Travel Fellowships

Submitted by John E. Dolbow on Mon, 12/28/2009 - 17:49

research

graduate student paper competition

travel fellowships

This is the second call for abstracts for the 22nd Annual Melosh Competition for the Best Student Paper on Finite Element Analysis. Extended abstracts are due by January 8, 2010. Details of the competition and submission procedure can be found here.

Modes of vibrations of a plate using complex variables

Submitted by vinay kumar B A on Mon, 12/28/2009 - 14:43

I want to know anyone working in the research area" Modes of vibrations of a plate using complex variables ".

Any research material available on the above topic.

thanks to all

Can we use constitutive relation at micro/macro scale to molecules scale ?

Submitted by BoJing Zhu on Sun, 12/27/2009 - 17:20

Particles

Hi, everyone

Now I meet a problem, wish can obtain you help.

Now i do some research on multi-compose particle materials (eg. pharmaceutical science materials)___predict the compressibility, compactibility, flow properties and breakage behavior.

as we know, the molecular scale at 0.1-70nm scale and crystal growth process at 0.1-100nm scale, can i use the constitutive relationship at micro(=~um)/macro to analyze the performance and structure at this scale.

thanks !

2009 Nathan M. Newmark Medal

Submitted by Amit Pandey on Sun, 12/27/2009 - 15:30

mechanician

Award

C. S. Desai Is Recipient of the 2009 Nathan M. Newmark Medal

http://www.u.arizona.edu/~csdesai/

Regents’ Professor Chandra Desai has been awarded the 2009 Nathan M.
Newmark Medal by the Structural Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Institutes of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

http://www.asce.org/pressroom/honors/winners/?w=newmark

International Conference on Advances in Vehicle Structures & Systems, Feb./Mar. 2011, India.

Submitted by vijay.koumar on Sun, 12/27/2009 - 00:26

conference

International Journal of Vehicle Structures and Systems (www.ijvss.maftree.org)

Submitted by vijay.koumar on Sun, 12/27/2009 - 00:22

International Journal of Vehicle Structures and Systems (IJVSS) is a quarterly journal and is published by MechAero Foundation for Technical Research & Education Excellence (MAFTREE). MAFTREE is a non-profit organization based in Chennai (formerly, Madras), India and engaged in the promotion and advancement of technical education and research in the field of mechanical, aerospace and other branches of engineering. IJVSS endeavours to publish peer reviewed high quality original research and review papers, case studies, technical notes and book reviews.