research
Analysis of microstructural induced enhancement of electromechanical coupling in soft dielectrics
Electroactive soft elastomers require huge electric field for a meaningful actuation. We demonstrate, by means of numerical simulation, that this can be dramatically reduced and large deformations can be achieved with suitably designed heterogeneous actuators. The mechanism by which the enhancement is attained is illustrated with the aid of both idealized and periodic models.
composites analysis-Reg
Hi ...
This is Arun , recently i started working on ANSYS 11.0.. I would like to know how to analyze composite materials by using ANSYS..Pls help me out how to solve anisotropic problems..if u have any tutorials or links pls share with me....e-mail:aruntej123 [at] gmail.com
Digital cameras with designs inspired by the arthropod eye
In today's (May 2) issue of Nature, we report a recent achievement in applying mechanics principles of stretchable electronics and optics to create biologically inspired artificial compound eye cameras. It was also highlighted in the Nature News & Views, "Optical devices: Seeing the world through an insect's eyes".
XFEM fatigue crack length
Hi all,
For my research I am using Abaqus 6.12 combined with XFEM crack propagation and direct cyclic analysis to asses the failure of bridge connections due to high cycle fatigue. Once propagation of an initially defined crack occurs I would like to plot the crack length at specific number of cycles. Is there an output request that can be specified that will measure that length of the crack as it moves through the simulation?
Thanks for any advice you can offer.
Paula
2013 Melosh Medalist
Ju Liu, from the University of Texas at Austin, is the 2013 Melosh Medalist for his paper "A Thermodynamically Consistent Algorithm for Liquid-Vapor Phase Transitions in Complex Geometries". Please join me in congratulating Ju!