When modeling a irdge in abaqus and you want to find the deck deflection, do you use U or, UT ?

Hello All when modeling a Birdge in abaqus and you want to find the deck deflection, do you use U or, UT ? Thanks

03 April 2018 4,512 0 View

Maximum shear stress in Abaqus ?

I have modeled a Steel I-girder bridge with a moving load in abaqus, i need to extract the maximum shear stresses fro each girder. is it the S, Mises or S11 S12 S22 S33 depending on my orientations??

03 April 2018 1,116 3 View

MPC modeling problems in Abaqus ?

Hello Everyone, I am trying to model An integral Abutment bridges in Abaqus CAE, the bridge is fairly simple, a concrete deck resting on 10 Steel (I-Beam) girders. i am having a lot of problems...

31 December 2017 2,263 1 View

Abaqus MPC contact Issue??

Hello every one I am trying to create a connection between a concrete deck defined as a shell and steel girders defined as wires, i have chosen to do this by creating an MPC connector type beam....

10 November 2017 2,959 0 View

Abaqus error, when trying to apply contact and constraint between shell and beam????

07 August 2017 4,206 0 View

Modeling Contact between shell elements in abaqus?

Hello everyone, i am currently modeling a steel i girder bridge in abaqus, i would like to know how to model the contact between the girders and the bridge. there is a total of 10 girders that all...

07 August 2017 6,473 1 View

SAP2000 moving load????

hello guys, when modeling a moving load (truck) on a bridge in sap2000 , and you choose say the full 3 lanes how does sap run the trucks, i.e does sap run the trucks on three lanes simultaneously...

06 July 2017 8,291 1 View

Resistor definition in Piezoelectric bimorph with ANSYS workbench

Hello, good day! I am trying to simulate similar bimorph piezoelectric harvester with below commands. However, the output power doesn't change with resistor value. Please help to find the reason. ET,10,CIRCU94,0 !SET UP RESISTOR R,1,100000 !RESISTANCE VALUE TYPE,10 !SET ELEMENT TYPE E,1,2 !CREATE RESISTOR BETWEEN NODES 1 AND 2 Thanks in advance Regards,

02 March 2021 0 0 View

What are the application of Fixed points thoery in Chemistry.?

It is said that fixed point theory has lot of applications not in the field of mathematics only but also in various areas. So I am looking for applications in Chemistry only..

26 February 2021 3,533 1 View

Can I ask did any good platform or journals for learning the calcluation on the reference governors and command governor?

Recently I face some problems with the mathematical ( calculation) on the reference governor and command governor, so I need some help from you all to get which platform or journal can let me...

23 February 2021 7,746 2 View

How to find natural frequency of a bridge from vehicle induced vibrations?

i have frequencies of bridge that are effected by mass of vehicle. the problem is when any vehicle pass the bridge it would add the its mass to the bridge mass ultimately mass of the bridge will...

22 February 2021 10,004 3 View

Special issue on PLS-SEM in Mathematics. Are you interested?

21 February 2021 5,601 3 View

What is the better software for approximation of 3D surface with equations?

I have a massive of x, y, z coordinates of 2D surface in 3D space, which builded in Ansys HFSS or AutoCAD. How can I get the analitical aproximation of this surface by formulas?

21 February 2021 3,444 7 View

How to overcome convergence issues in concrete arch models?

Hi, I have modelled a three-span arch bridge with soil fill over along with pedestals. The FE modelling is done in LUSAS with HX8M solid elements (i.e. 3D solid modelling). The non-linearity is...

20 February 2021 1,346 2 View

How can I obtain a sine function along a path with known equation?

I have a symmetric airfoil with known equation. Now a sine function passes along the airfoil equation like following figure. I want to find the sine function in (x,y) coordinate system.

17 February 2021 1,594 12 View

Does learning mathematics exclusively improve cognitive abilities?

Teaching Mathematics at school to all students is commonly justified by the opinion that it improves their problem-solving skills and "makes them smarter" (whichever measure is implied by this). I...

15 February 2021 7,391 7 View

How do I connect DAB DC DC Converter to a battery in matlab simulation ?

I am trying to model a DAB converter and I need to observe the power transfeered to the load side on varying the phase shift between two bridges, hence I couldnt take a constant load e.g...

09 February 2021 6,489 3 View