How to adjust the penalty stiffness for the zero and non-zero thickness cohesive elements?

I am modelling an interfacial zone by cohesive elements in ABAQUS. In order to conduct a parametric study, I need to change thickness of the cohesive elements in a range (assume in the range of 0...

01 February 2019 8,114 2 View

What is the difference between toughness and ductility?

01 February 2017 5,770 2 View

Considering size-effect in Concrete-Damage-Plasticity model in ABAQUS?

11 December 2016 5,185 5 View

How can I draw an ellipsoid with different semi-axes length in ABAQUS?

10 November 2016 9,347 9 View

Is it possible to use cohesive element in simulating uni-axial compression test?

I want to use cohesive element with traction-separation response for uniaxial compression test on concrete. The thickness of zone that I have used cohesive element in, is about 0.05 mm. With...

08 September 2016 5,299 4 View

Why do not remove failed elements from mesh in Concrete-Damage-Plasticity model in ABAQUS?

07 August 2016 564 8 View

What is the best approach to model finite thickness adhesive by cohesive element?

It seems there are three main approaches for this; 1-The first approach is to Modeling adhesive with zero-thickness element. 2-Modeling adhesive zone by cohesive element with finite...

05 June 2016 6,960 5 View

How can I create the mesh same attached figure?

It is attached 2 types of tetra-mesh. I have created the green mesh in ABAQUS but as you see, it is very regular. But I want to get the mesh same the gray. Can I do it by ABAQUS? If not, which...

05 June 2016 1,347 5 View

Why cannot we use brittle cracking model with 3d beam element?

I want to model brittle stones in abaqus by brittle cracking behavior, butmy used mesh is a model known to lattice beam model and created by matlab (its image is attached) and in this model,...

04 May 2016 2,587 6 View

Why do I get damaged (over-stressed) elements in the vicinity of the regions that boundary conditions are applied on?

I'm trying to simulate an over-reinforced concrete under 4-point bending test and I aim to simulate the compressive crushing process of concrete. However, when I expect to get the compressive and...

01 January 1970 3,734 4 View

What is the most Operating System (OS) which can be INSTALL on Tiny hard devices like Raspberry Pi (RPi) hardware ?

I'm targeting to deploy a mesh network and manually configure MANET routing protocols. I'm preparing scenarios, architectures, and hard devices needed to do that. Are there some step-by-step...

03 March 2021 1,931 5 View

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10?

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10? Since, the growth curve from day 2 to 10 won't be like the "Logistic curve" it might not follow logistic...

03 March 2021 1,401 3 View

After a reference from Int J Body Compos Res, can any body help?

Hi, I am after the reference below, my library says it cannot obtain a copy either locally or internationally, any help appreciated! Chris Wang ZM, Heshka S, Wielopolski L, Pi-Sunyer FX, Pierson...

03 March 2021 6,193 1 View

What techniques can I use to determine the miscibility of polymer blends?

The term miscibility refers to the single-phase state in thermodynamics. I do not mean the compatibility of different components. To determine the miscibility I know several techniques such as...

03 March 2021 4,107 4 View

Why are the velocities so high in my Boussinesq approximation Fluent simulation?

Hello, I have a mechanism where air rises due to convective flows. In this simulation, nothing is driving the air except this. I understand that the Boussinesq approximation only works for small...

02 March 2021 4,910 3 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 is the characteristic length to determine the Reynolds number for the scattered turbulent fluid flow?

Dear all, I just saw this example in FB on the difference between laminar flow and turbulent flow. The flow from a pipe hits the sink and scattered. The flow from the pipe is characterized as...

02 March 2021 1,999 5 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

Shall I skip the measurement model in SmartPLS?

Hello everyone, I had run a mediation model in SmartPLS using questionnaires that were already validated among my statistical population. A professor who edited my paper -though she is not...

01 March 2021 3,052 3 View

What is involved in morphological changes of SEM images of a substance?

In the sem analysis of CaCO3 nanaoparticles, the morphology images showed spherical shaped particles but the proposed morphology for these type of nanoparticles is trigonal. I prepared the...

01 March 2021 1,960 4 View