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ADMET CEO and Chief Engineer Richard Gedney's article on fatigue testing applications was published on the Quality Magazine August 2017 issue. 

The article starts with brief descriptions of the four stages of metal fatigue:

Stage 1: Crack Initiation

Stage 2: : Slip Band or Stage 1 Crack Growth

Stage 3: Stage II Crack Growth

Stage 4: Ductile Failure 

Hi,

I am running a python script to do some post processing on Abaqus odb file. While running it on Abaqus/Explicite output file I found it was taking more than usual time. And after timing the run I got the surprise that the most time consuming thing what just to read the time value for each frame. I have the script below.

def main():

odb=openOdb('F:/Scripting/.../.../Example.odb') 

stkeys=odb.steps.keys()

stp=odb.steps[stkeys[-1]]

frms=stp.frames

Research Topic – Manufacture of Aerospace Structures using Automated Fibre Placement.

Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) composites are being used increasingly in the load-bearing structure of aerospace vehicles. Automation is vital for better productivity of these large structures. This project will lead to the establishment of a state-of-the-art automated fibre placement (AFP) research capability at the Centre for Future Materials (CFM). This project will be key to ensuring the success and future growth of the aerospace sector in Queensland and Australia.

Several Ph.D. student positions are available in phase field and mesoscale plasticity areas at Purdue University’s School of Materials Engineering. In addition to meeting all admission requirements, the ideal student would be one who is theory and computations oriented, with background in Fortran 90 and/or C++ skills and reasonable knowledge in mechanics and microstructure science of materials. Students with M.S. degree in mechanical engineering/mechanics, aerospace engineering/mechanics or in materials modeling and simulations are desirable for these position. To start in January 2018, a prospective domestic student needs to apply by the middle of October and an international student by October 1, 2017. For inquiry, please send email to Professor Anter El-Azab (aelazab [at] purdue.edu).

Microstructural effects become important at regions of stress concentrators such as notches,
cracks and contact surfaces. A multiscale model is presented that efficiently captures microstructural
details at such critical regions. The approach is based on a multiresolution mesh that includes an
explicit microstructure representation at critical regions where stresses are localized. At regions farther
away from the stress concentration, a reduced order model that statistically captures the effect of the

Hi,

While modeling laminated composites we use their material properties (stiffness matrix) to compute the ABD matrix. When E_z of the core is much higher than E_x and E_y, how can we model such a plate using 2D FEM?

Department:                  Centre for Future Materials, University of Southern Queensland, Australia

Classification:              PhD (Higher degree by research) in the following area