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Question regarding the crack propagation direction in Abaqus

Submitted by paco985 on

I am developing a 2D model in Abaqus v13 in order to study the fatigue properties of a plastic material in oxidative atmosphere. I am using the direct cyclic approach and the XFEM technique. When defining the crack propagation direction I can just select:

-direction perpendicular to the element 1-direction

-direction perpendicular to the element 2-direction

-maximum tangential stress criterion

Postdoctoral positions in Computational Materials

Submitted by pkroll on

A postdoctoral positions in Computational Materials is available in the group of Peter Kroll in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UT Arlington, Arlington, TX. The project focuses on boron nitride, its conversion from "soft" hexagonal to "hard" cubic boron nitride, structural developments during sintering, and mechanical properties. Applicants will have a strong record in solid-state materials simulation and the demonstrated ability to work independently and drive a project.

Extreme Computing

Submitted by karelmatous on

There have been several discussions on "Extreme Mechanics" in recent weeks and I would like to extend this topic to "Extreme Computing". As we develop materials that are more complex, hierarchical and are spanning multiple spatial scales, we will need computational tools that can describe them well. Fluid dynamics community has long time ago embraced large-scale computing of conservation laws of mass, momentum and energy. In mechanics of materials, large-scale computing is still in infancy.