Rob Wood teaches a course on micro/nano robotics, and asks me to give a 30-minute tutorial on the theory of dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs). I attach my slides, which might be useful to you if you'd like to include this topic in your class. The tutorial draws upon work in the literature, as well as recent work in my group:
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hi,
i m vijay doing M.TECH in aerospace, i m doing project in the area of fracture mechanics using Ansys, so i need to find Energy release release rate for 3D plate (composite plate having cracks on thikness). i want material related to this, can anyone plz send the material.
thanks in advance
I am final year student , doing my project on "hot deep drwing on non-ferrous materials" and doing simulation on abaqus . I need a tutorial ,,,,,,,,,,,please some one help
I am trying to calculate K values for a double tip crack orientated at 45 deg in a rectangular plate in ansys.I am stuck with a strange problem. When i give the Kcal command it says the crack face is not parallel to the active x axis. But i have checked the cordinates of the keypoints that i have used to create the crack. The crack is perfectly symetric about the active cordinate system about the crack tip.Can somebody help me please.
Dear all,
For my final year project, I've done the 3D model of a test fixture which is used for the compression testing of a specimen.
When I apply a downward vertical displacement to top Slider B, eventually the 2-slider linkage mechanism will cause the bottom Slider A to move horizontally and to compress the cube shaped specimen.
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I use the abaqus present , how can apply a tightening torque between an implant (screw) and the bone with abaqus......... thank you
I am PhD student and i'm working on the behavior of bonded joints under impact and i have one question :What are the differences between a cohesive element, an interface element and a embedded process zone element ? Do they have fundamental differences or it's only a difference of the cohesive law expression.
1. Central crack loaded with stress.
(A) The stress intensity factor for a central line crack in an infinite plate is found to be
K=p(πa)^.5
where p is the pressure exerted along the crack line. (A) Does this formula imply a stable or an unstable crack propagation when p reaches the critical stress level? (B) Present an experiment to support your answer in (A). Specify your experiment in details.
