How do I delete the last load step run through restart option in ANSYS APDL?

When I run a load step by restarting the analysis how can I delete that load step if the result is non convergent without altering my previous load steps. And reassigning the new loads for that...

31 December 2015 2,169 5 View

Can someone suggest me some paper related to portal frame reinforced with FRP sheet using EBR technique?

I need some technical paper or any work related to retrofitting/strengthening of portal frame with FRP sheets using EBR technique.

31 December 2015 2,638 0 View

How can I model a RC beam externally reinforced with FRP sheet with interface debonding in ANSYS apdl?

I am modeling RC beam externally reinforced with FRP sheets in ANSYS apdl. I want to know how can we make interface debonding model between the Concrete and the FRP. From my search I found it can...

11 December 2015 3,032 10 View

How do I model a RC beam with externally bonded FRP in ANSYS apdl?

I am trying to model RC beam with externally bonded FRP in ANSYS apdl with both flexural and shear strengthening in ANSYS apdl. I want to know how to model the FRP composit with unidirectional...

11 December 2015 894 4 View

How to define the local coordinate system for each layer of FRP layered solid element 185 in ANSYS apdl?

11 December 2015 752 3 View

How can I implement Tsai-Wu failure criteria in ANSYS apdl to verify FRP failure?

I am modelling a RC beam reinforced with externally bonded FRP sheets. I want to check the failure of FRP composite for which Tsai-Wu failure criteria can be used. I want to how can we implement...

11 December 2015 6,529 4 View

What may be the thickness of the single layered CFRP, BFRP and GFRP sheets with epoxy matrix?

I am doing concrete mechanical property testing in ANSYS APDL and want this information for my modelling. Can anyone help? What is the thickness of the single layered CFRP, BFRP and GFRP sheets...

10 November 2015 4,011 6 View

What are the possibility of non convergence of analysis in ansys apdl for concrete cylinder model?

I have modeled a concrete cylinder for compression test in ansys using concrete 65 element. I have modeled and done with the linear analysis. But when I am performing nonlinear analysis by taking...

09 October 2015 8,777 4 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

Resistor definition in Piezoelectric bimorph with ANSYS workbench

Hello, good day! I am trying to simulate similar bimorph piezoelectric harvester with below commands. However, the output power doesn't change with resistor value. Please help to find the reason. ET,10,CIRCU94,0 !SET UP RESISTOR R,1,100000 !RESISTANCE VALUE TYPE,10 !SET ELEMENT TYPE E,1,2 !CREATE RESISTOR BETWEEN NODES 1 AND 2 Thanks in advance Regards,

02 March 2021 0 0 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

What are anisotropic electrical and optical properties of a semiconductor due to?

In some materials, properties such as band gap, thermal conductivity differ along different crystallographic axes. What are the basics?

01 March 2021 1,923 3 View

How optimize the Size Exclusion Chromatography?

Hello! I'll do a size exclusion chromatography, but I only have an open column, and I'll perform the peptide extraction from yeast, using buffer lysis (sodium phosphate 50 mM/NaCl 30 mM/DNAse and...

01 March 2021 2,215 2 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

LOAD DISPLACEMENT CURVES Stiffness increasing in ANSYS non linear analysis. HOW CAN I CORRECT IT?

Hi. I am doing non linear FE analysis using a new material beam under flexural 2 point loading using ANSYS. I have defined a bilinear material model. The solution has converged. In results I am...

01 March 2021 9,911 3 View

How to show arrows over the streamlines in CFD-post?

I follow this to make streamlines like the photos attached below: (software- CFD post-processing) First I plot the 2D streamline over a surface "streamline 1". them I plot a vector by the...

01 March 2021 8,668 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

Can Virtual Servers (remote dekstop manager) run heavy ANSYS Fluent CFD simulation ?

I have a virtual machine. My host Pc specs are not that good thats why i went for virtual servers. so basically my host pc has 8gb of ram with nvidia quadro k2200 4Gb DDR5 GPU ,processor intel...

01 March 2021 8,415 1 View