How can one simulate agglomerated cork in ansys and which engineering model can provide the better results?

I'm going to simulate the structural response of a sandwich structure with agglomerated cork core under bending and compression loading. Is there any reliable information about the structural...

07 August 2019 9,846 1 View

What is the best reference book on novel polymer matrix composites?

11 December 2018 834 2 View

What are the possible ways to improve water absorption of the polyester based composites?

Matrix and fiber/matrix interface degrade due to water absorption. Please suggest the possible methods to prevent such degradation by using additive materials such as nano-particles.

09 October 2018 9,137 0 View

How to define mechanical damage criteria for balsa wood in Ansys?

I want to define a proper damage criteria for balsa wood in Ansys in a simple way.

01 February 2017 791 0 View

How to define mechanical damage criteria for balsa wood in Ansys?

I want to define a proper damage criteria for balsa wood in Ansys in a simple way.

01 February 2017 6,045 0 View

How can we create a better bond between aluminum 5083 and glass fiber reinforced plastics?

31 December 2014 7,175 6 View

Is there some experimental works on durability of basalt fibers reinforced polymer in high temperature environments?

31 December 2014 1,105 2 View

Polymer composites suddenly solidifies?

I am making polymer composite by solvent mixing method. When I am trying to add filler solution in polymer solution it quickly get solidified. How to make them then uinform? It doesn't give time...

03 March 2021 7,540 4 View

How the parameters (such as Mw, Chemical bonds, polymer bland and so on) affect the mechanic property of polymer (such as storage, loss modulus) ?

Anyone can recommend any books on such topics? Thanks in advance.

02 March 2021 8,457 2 View

How do I determine the degree of polymerization of PEG 400 based on NMR integration?

Hello, I am working on the photocatalytic degradation of PEG 400. I would like to know if it's possible to determine the degree on polymerization based on NMR integration, or by the MW of the...

02 March 2021 6,186 3 View

How to polymerize TEOS?

I want to polymerize TEOS on a surface. I know that NH4OH is a preferred catalyst and an alcoholic solvent should be used .But I can not find certain amounts of each material to use. Does any one...

02 March 2021 1,404 6 View

How to define and get results (stresses) for certain points of a model in abaqus, using python? When the size of the model changes?

I want to do a parameter study of a aixsymmetric cylinder in Abaqus. I want to create several jobs where I get the stresses for 3 different points in my model. These points are defined. I wrote a...

01 March 2021 10,078 1 View

Joint behaviour in Abaqus is not captured well?

I am working on roof joint and trying to simulate the behaviour in Abaqus. I am successful in running the model but the final graph does not follow the experimental curve in the negative direction...

01 March 2021 6,661 3 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

How to check the uv-vis absorption of nanoparticle by surface plasmon resonance?

I try to check the uv-vis absorption of Indium nanoparticle. Now I am measuring in solution, can I measure it in the form of a film?

01 March 2021 930 3 View

How to assign different material properties to each element in Abaqus ?

Hello, I am writing a python script to generate my model and write the input file. The problem is I have 1000 elements in my mesh and I want to assign different material properties to each...

01 March 2021 9,511 3 View

How to define tie constraint between rigid body and another part in dynamic explicit model of Abaqus?

Hi dear researchers I connected a rigid body into the part of my structure by tie constraint and then I added displacement to rigid body, in static general step every thing is fine and these two...

28 February 2021 3,442 2 View