What is the way to define the PT unbonded tendon constrain with concrete ?

I am using Beam elements for the tendon due to its geometry. as shown in the pic attached. Since I cant use the embedded option as this would be fully constrain and wont be apple to do a cohesive...

10 November 2018 6,631 3 View

How to model post tension concrete using Abaqus?

I am trying to model post tension concrete beam can you please advise me the best way to conduct a model in abaqus ?

10 October 2018 2,761 3 View

How to model post tension concrete using Abaqus?

I am trying to model post tension concrete beam can you please advise me the best way to conduct a model in abaqus ?

09 October 2018 9,144 4 View

How can I do heat transfer analysis for a Steel Channel embedded in concrete Slab using Abaqus ?

04 May 2017 1,311 1 View

Using Riks solver in abaqus (concrete material) ?

02 March 2016 7,922 0 View

Is "TIC_TOC" is enough for measuring the execution time of the algorithm in Matlab ?

I wonder Is "TIC_TOC" is enough for measuring the execution time of the algorithm in Matlab ?!!! .. I Think I couldn't understand how this function works !!

04 May 2015 4,916 2 View

How can I measure the stress strain curve for normal concrete in tension experimentally?

Thanks in advance for your replies.

04 May 2015 1,532 6 View

Any recommendations for an optimization technique that usually gives good results?

I think PSO, Bees or ACS might help, but which one will be the best choice?

09 March 2014 7,887 15 View

Any recommendations for an optimization technique that usually gives good results?

I think PSO, Bees or ACS might help, but which one will be the best choice?

02 March 2014 8,736 16 View

How does one define the enzyme unit when the known concentration of purified enzyme (in micromoles) is used in the reaction mixture?

31 October 2013 9,485 8 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

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

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

Which cell line should we use to perform biological dosimetry experiments?

We are preparing some experiments based on irradiating cells under different conditions in order to evaluate the effects in terms of DNA damage, genetic expression, etc. As our project is...

01 March 2021 3,355 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

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 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

Can polymer concentrations be calculated based on the number average molecular weight?

Hello, I spin-cast two different polymers onto wafers and measure their height as a function of initial concentration. For polymer A, I have the weight-average molecular weight (Mw) as well as...

28 February 2021 7,882 2 View

How to modify Johnson cook equation in ABAQUS?

I wanted to add an extra parameter to the existing Johnson cook equation in the ABAQUS simulation. How to add those extra parameters. Ref: A modified Johnson-Cook material model with strain...

28 February 2021 4,841 3 View