Is there any project implemented in INDIA using Basalt Fibre Reinforced Polymer(BFRP) Rebar's?

I am looking for any completed/ ongoing project in India where either Basalt FRP rebar or Basalt Fibres have been used

05 June 2018 9,174 0 View

Getting sudden change in stresses in Strands?

Hi I am trying to model FRP strands inside Prestressed Concrete. i wrote a UMAT code for defining Constitutive law for FRP. The linear analysis runs fine, however, after defining CDP I am...

09 October 2017 1,714 3 View

Can Hashin Damage Model for FRP laminates be Utilized in FRP Rebars ?

Hi, I am trying to model FRP strands (3D Continuum ) in ABAQUS. Since ABAQUS does not allow Hashin damage model to be utilized in 3D elements, I am planning to write a UMAT code for it. My doubt...

09 October 2017 2,013 0 View

What is wrong in the Code?

Hello, I recently wrote a UMAT code for FRP bars transversely Isotropic). But, while starting the job I get "Compilation Error". Can someone take a look at the code and suggest what is wrong in...

09 October 2017 5,570 0 View

Problem in Running Subroutine in ABAQUS?

I am trying to link ABAQUS 6.13 with intel parallel studio 2013 and visual studio 2010. On opening abaqus i get following notifications. (please see attached image ) Whereas while running the...

09 October 2017 6,653 2 View

How can i calculate the interface stresses in ABAQUS

07 August 2017 8,657 2 View

Can a prestress be Defined in a truss element in ABAQUS

Hello, i modelled a Pretensioned beam with tendons as solid elements. the model ran fine. Now i am planning to model the pretension beam with wire element instead of solid element, in place of...

31 December 2016 2,342 10 View

How to Define Loading Protocol in ABAQUS for Cyclic loading?

I have attached the experimental protocol for the test. My questions is 1) should I give this as it is in the tabular column while defining amplitude 2) what should i give the time period value in...

02 March 2015 1,725 4 View

Can anyone please help me to find the area under the hysteresis curve.

I am intending to calculate the energy dissipation during the 1st cycle of loading. i have attached the excel sheet which gives details for the 1st cyle of loading. i will be grateful if anyone...

01 February 2015 1,325 6 View

Why does unbonded post tensioned concrete has friction, even though the tendon is inside a duct and the duct is not grouted?

Friction loss has two components. Curvature effect and length effect. Curvature effect is understood that it will occur in unbonded also but what about length effect which is basically due to the...

01 January 1970 3,788 11 View

What is the procedure to determine the permeability of concrete?

can anyone help me in this, it will help me with my research work

01 March 2021 834 3 View

How can I integrate a routing protocol in a tiny device (e.g. Raspberry Pi)?

Hi Community, I'm facing the issue of integration/compiling a new routing protocol in a WSN simulator. The final goal is to successfully add, configure this routing protocol in hardware devices...

01 March 2021 9,332 6 View

Which one is easier and better at modeling slender masonry structures? ANSYS or ABAQUS?

I need to model masonry and reinforced concrete minarets for my MSc thesis. Which one is easier and better at modeling slender masonry structures? ANSYS or ABAQUS? (Or any other program for just...

01 March 2021 736 3 View

Apart from Nanosilica and CNT's what are the other nanomaterials readily available to use in concrete mixture?

Nanotechnology in concrete materials

01 March 2021 3,379 3 View

How to improve and implement WBAN MAC and Radio modules under Castalia 3.2 ?

Hello researchers, Hello Castalia3.2 researchers I am a beginner with Castalia, I work on optimization of RFID systems used in wireless body networks. I simulated a WBAN with 10 nodes and one...

28 February 2021 400 1 View

Concrete compressive strength databases?

I am looking for datasets similar to this one: http://archive.ics.uci.edu/ml/datasets/Concrete+Compressive+Strength I am looking for concretes with different types of aggregates (Recycled,...

27 February 2021 6,801 3 View

LEDs on Vis Light photo degradation of MB water sol via N doped TiO2 in a mini flume?

Good day to all, I have no experience with light emitting diodes. I am building a glass mini flume to demonstrate the photo degradation of Methylene Blue in water running over self cleaning...

26 February 2021 4,026 5 View

What is the best way to calculate the angles of twist for concrete columns subjected to torsional moment using finite element software?

In Finite element software like ANSYS , there is difficulty in obtaining direct results of twisting of concrete members because SOLID65 which is the unique element designed to represent concrete...

26 February 2021 3,806 2 View

Compute for the total volume of concrete needed for the concrete pouring of the foundation including its column up to NGL only as shown in the plan?

Looking for the quantity of cement, sand, and gravel of footings and columns. Thank you!

25 February 2021 3,092 2 View

D2D implementation in Matlab in Vienna LTE software?

Hi Hope you are well. Can you please share your code for D2D implementation in Matlab. I want to implement D2D in Matlab based Vienna simulator and struggling to deploy D2D. Thanks

24 February 2021 9,378 3 View