What is the best way to avoid singularities of point loads applied on slabs?

Dear All, What is the best way to avoid the singularities in analysis and design of reinforced concrete slabs if they are subjected to concentrated loads using FEM design software for reinforced...

02 March 2019 9,949 1 View

What is the effect of continues vibration on fresh concrete members?

Hi All, 1- What is the effect of a continues vibrated mat foundations on new/fresh concrete columns and walls if the vibration speed of the foundations 1-3 mm/s. 2- What are the design...

02 March 2019 1,206 4 View

Soil spring constants (Modulus of Subgrade Reaction)?

Hello All, Is there any helping tool that we can get the soil spring constants (Modulus of Subgrade Reaction) from the soil properties or bearing capacity? These constants are needed in my...

09 October 2018 7,331 3 View

Angle of load distribution inside steel and concrete in Eurocodes.

Valuable Members, 1- What is the angle of load distribution in steel and concrete according to Eurocodes, please? Usually, we use it like 45 degrees in concrete but I saw some people use it...

01 January 1970 9,977 5 View

What is the best structural analysis and design software?

Dear All, Your experience in a comment will help many students and researchers in the civil/mechanical engineering fields. I would like to share your experience and knowledge to compare the...

01 January 1970 707 9 View

How to repeat an operation on an atom selection for multiple times in PyMol?

Hi, I am trying to construct a multi-layer fibril structure from a single layer in PyMol by translating the layer along the fibril axis. For now, I am able to use the Translate command in PyMol...

02 March 2021 4,569 4 View

What analysis to choose with a large neste dataset and clearly skewed or kurtotic distributions?

Hello! I have a dataset of n=3000 nested within 8 countries with approximately 200 or 400 responses in each country. I originally planned to perform multilevel modelling with 4 dependent variables...

02 March 2021 6,865 1 View

Which is a lucid standard comprehensive book to guide on psychological scale construction and its standardization?

02 March 2021 7,082 3 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 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

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

For modelling epoxy-based matrices (in composites), which model in ABAQUS is the most suitable, Concrete damaged plasticity or Drucker-Prager model?

I am working on developing a micromechanical FE model for predicting kink-band formation in UD composites. To model matrix plasticity, which model, out of Concrete Damaged Plasticity and...

28 February 2021 5,415 1 View