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Abstract invitation for the 4th Mini-Symposium on 4M Engineering Materials and Structures of EMI conference 2019

Submitted by Qiming Wang on

Dear Colleagues, 

We cordially invite you to submit abstracts to the 4th Mini-Symposium on 4M (Modeling of Multiphysics-Multiscale-Multifunctional) Engineering Materials and Structures in the Engineering Mechanics Institute conference 2019 at Caltech during June 18-21, 2019. 

Submission link: http://emi2019.caltech.edu/home

Deadline: Jan 30, 2019

Abaqus startup start-up initialization file Python script

Submitted by ebarbero on

I need to find a startup file that Abaqus/CAE reads on startup to add a line of Python to modify the behavior the way I like it. I find myself adding this line manually every time I start Abaqus/CAE and I am tired of it. Like the .gpr file but .grp is a binary file--I cannot add things to it with a text editor. It has to be an initialization file, right? Or may be some other way to do it. Thanks in advance. 

how to access the main page of abaqus-docs.mit.edu

Submitted by ebarbero on

I found a great tutorial for abaqus/cae at https://abaqus-docs.mit.edu/2017/English/SIMACAEGSARefMap/simagsa-m-Cae… but I cannot find the main page, which I need to navigate it; I am forced to Google for individual sections guessing at what the section titles migh be; I need a URL to the root page so I can navigate the tutorial like an ebook. 

PhD and MSc positions at the University of Western Ontario, Canada.

Submitted by Hamid.Abdolvand on

 

We are looking for talented, self-motivated, and enthusiastic students with a BSc or MSc degree in mechanical or materials engineering. Students with background in any of the following areas are recommended to apply:

  • Solid mechanics and finite element modelling of materials
  • Crystal Plasticity: modelling or experimentation
  • Thermo-mechanical characterization of materials
  • Synchrotron x-ray, neutron, or electron diffraction analysis of materials

 

Why a 2D and 3D model using a coupled thermal displacement element in ABAQUS give different results? Can any one help me?

Submitted by vivekiitm8 on

I am modeling a rectangular plate placed on a hot plate using a coupled temperature displacement type of analysis in abaqus. I have modeled it in 2D as well as 3D. I have defined a contact between hot plate and rectangular specimen. But my 2D and 3D results are different. Can any one help me in clearing my doubt. Thanks in advance.

Modern Finite Element Technologies - ECCOMAS Thematic Conference

Submitted by Alexander Schwarz on

Dear colleagues,

We would like to draw your attention to the ECCOMAS Thematic Conference:

"Modern Finite Element Technologies - Mathematical and Mechancial Aspects"

which takes place in Bad Honnef, Germany from 1.-3. July 2019.
Deadline for presenting a one page abstract is on 1. March 2019

I would like to invite all you, members of the Scientific Committee to
make an effort in spreading the news, and increasing the participation.

-KEYNOTE LECTURES-

Question about implicit creep subroutine in Abaqus

Submitted by Oskar Xavier on

The implicit implementation of creep in abaqus requires dh/d(\delta \epsilon_c ) as Jacobian in Newton-Raphson's iteration. The derivative can be expanded as shown in the figure attached. The term dh/dq, the one underlined by a green stroke, is expected to be provided by users through specifying DECRA, whereas the term dq/d(\delta \epsilon), underlined by a red one, is confusing me. It seems that that term is computed by Abaqus but I have no idea how it is done. The same question applies to the last derivative on the right hand side.

Thank you very much !