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Textbook on linear algebra

Submitted by Zhigang Suo on

Linear algebra is significant to many aspects of mechanics.  For some years I have been using the book by Shilov.  But this book may or may not be a good one to recommend to a student, depending on his or her prior experience.  On StackExchange Mathematics, there are several excellent threads discussing textbooks of linear algebra.  A particular recommendation was made for

Residual stresses 2D to 3D

Submitted by HoneyVerma on
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Hello,

i have simulated welding in 2D model for beam attached with cover plates at both the flanges using Abaqus, now i want to use the same residual stress distribution for whole 3D cover plated beam with same cross-section,so that i can find load carring capacity of beam.

but i am not sure, is it possible to find stresses in 2D model then use the same residual stress in 3D model? i try using initial state and restart option but it is not reading the same stresses for whole lenght.so is there any other way of doing this??

Mismatch between built-in linear-elastic material behaviour and tutorial VUMAT in ABQ/Explicit using truss elements

Submitted by jo-heintz on
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Hello dear all,



for my master's thesis I'd like to write a simple VUMAT for a material with nearly zero compression stiffness.



So for a better understanding of VUMAT subroutines I did the ABQ tutorial for a VUMAT with isotropic, isothermal elastic material behaviour and compared the results with the built-in material definition.



There is a discrepancy of almost 35% of the S11 stress. ABQ Manual says that both times the Green-Naghdi stress-rate formulation is used.



beam-column joint

Submitted by srideep_m on

finish

/clear

/title,study of beam-column joint

/prep7

! define element type & real constants

ET,1,link8 ! element type 1

R,1,0.000153938 ! real constant 1

R,2,5.02654e-005 ! real constant 2

ET,2,solid65 ! element type 2

R,3 ! real constant 3

ET,3,solid45 ! element type 3

Faculty Positions - Mechanical Engineering

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Faculty Positions

Mechanical Engineering



The Physical Sciences and Engineering (PSE) Division at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) invites qualified applicants to apply for faculty positions at all ranks (Assistant, Associate, and Full Professor) in the Mechanical Engineering Program.



KAUST offers superb research facilities, generous assured research funding and internationally competitive salaries. www.kaust.edu.sa



opprecunity study

Submitted by vrh59ir on

 I am a Vahid Reza Hosseini PHD student  in China. My major is mechanic  and I am working on fractions and mesh method and meshless method. I have been looking for opprecunity study for 6 months or more. If you have a position for me,please let me know 

with best Regards  

Vahid

 

Email: V.r.hosseini [at] gmail.com

Educational iPad app on structural mechanics

Submitted by Julian J. Rimoli on
I would like to share with fellow mechanicians an educational iPad app I recently developed. The name of the app is Truss Me! and the main goal is to help students, all the way from high school to college, to build intuition on how truss structures behave. The video below highlights some features of the app:
 
The app utilizes state of the art simulation techniques to provide the most realistic behavior for the structures.