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interfacing matlab with abaqus script using a user subroutine
Dear all,
the question is in the title.
I found solutions on the web to make matlab execute an inp file making use of a user subroutine: system(['abaqus job=' Abaqusname ' user=' fortranname ' -inter']). It works well if, prior to the command, a dll file of the fortran file is created and a file 'abaqus_v6.env' is set.
However, if I want to do the same by running, from matlab, the python script which makes use of the same user subroutine, there are errors.
command in matlab: system(['abaqus cae noGUI=script.py']);
Post-doctoral fellowship position at Polytechnique Montréal on phase field modelling
Polytechnique Montréal is looking for a post-doctoral fellow having a very strong training in continuum mechanics/numerical methods to work on the phase field modelling of damage in materials. This one-year project will consist in deploying and applying an existing phase field code at two industrial partners: one in optics and the other in aerospace.
Please send your CVs at my address: martin.levesque(at)polymtl.ca
Entropy Special Issue
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2019.
Special Issue "Entropy Based Fatigue, Fracture, Failure Prediction and Structural Health Monitoring"
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/entropy/special_issues/fatigue
Electro-mechanical behaviour or rough surfaces
Understanding electrical contact resistance
Electrical contact resistance at interfaces between pairs of rough surfaces is of great importance in the performance of diverse systems, particularly in miniaturised electromechanical systems containing switches.
In this study, the role of pressure and surface structure is explored with a view towards gaining a beter understanding of electrical contact resistance.
Scholarships for Postgraduate Research Students to study at Swinburne University of Technology in Australia
There are several PhD scholarships at School of Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia. The scholarship includes the annual stipend AU$27,596 for three years (with possible 6 months extension). The focus of the research will be on topology optimization of structures, materials, and metamaterials.
To be successful in this role you will need to demonstrate the following:
1) A Bachelor degree honours and/or a research master’s degree in mechanical engineering, civil engineering, applied mathematics, or a related field;
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Friction-induced energy losses in mechanical contacts subject to random vibrations
In this paper, we apply the previously developed Method of Memory Diagrams (MMD) to the description of an axisymmetric mechanical contact with friction subject to random vibrations. The MMD belongs to a family of semi-analytical methods of contact mechanics originating from the classical Cattaneo-Mindlin solution; it allows one to efficiently compute mechanical and energetic responses to complex excitation signals such as random or acoustic ones.