Cohesive zone length meaning??

Hi, i am little confused about the term cohesive zone length in delamination modeling of composites. is it the thickness of cohesive zone? or something else? Thank you in advance

02 March 2019 7,783 2 View

Difference between continuum shell elements and 3d elements??

What's the difference between continuum shell elements and 3d stress elements

01 February 2019 6,240 0 View

Abaqus asxissymmetric model?

Hi i am working on abaqus open hole tensile model. i have given axis-symmetric boundary conditions for a quarter model. However, when i am using mirror command, there exists a gap in XZ plane. but...

31 December 2018 6,386 1 View

What should be the appropriate thickness of cohesive zone element??

I am working on delamination modeling by using cohesive zone approach in abaqus. i am defining abaqus inbuilt cohesive elements by defining the cohesive surfaces. i am concerned about the...

11 December 2018 151 3 View

How to insert cohesive zone elements in 3 D continuum shell quasi isotropic layup?

i am working on continumm shell 3D quasi isotropic layup. i have to model delamination by unserting cohesive zone elements between layers. can anyone give me good reference or tutorial. thanks

10 November 2018 3,471 3 View

Can i transform block diagaram to control logic diagram in MATLAB/SIMULINK?

i am working on boiler process model. i have devleoped boiler process model. i have boiler block diagram. can i transform my process model (block diagram ) to control logic diagram in MATlab/simulink

09 October 2018 7,447 0 View

Whats the difference between control logic diagram and block diagram??

i have to develop boiler control logic diagram on MATLAB/ SIMULINK. i have block diagram of boiler. i want to know the difference between control logic diagram and block diagram. i have attached...

09 October 2018 6,055 6 View

I am simulating low velocity impact on cfrp by using abaqus. i am confused defining amplitude of impactor in abaqus while defining velocity?

i have force vs time graph . i have to define amplitude. what should i do. as amplitude definition is important step in analysis

08 September 2018 5,417 3 View

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02 March 2021 3,060 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 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

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

What are the countries most affected by extreme rainfall as a result of climate change?

Increased heat, drought and insect outbreaks, all associated to climate change, have increased wildfires. Decreasing water supplies, declined agricultural yields, health impacts in cities owing to...

01 March 2021 7,168 9 View

Issues with Permeabilization during Flow Cytometry?

Hello Everyone. Currently I am working to characterize macrophages in the myocardium after ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats. Due to the low total cell number isolated from rat hearts I can...

01 March 2021 3,867 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

Is it possible for two human neuronal cell lines to have different gene sequence for the same protein?

I am looking at the ATP1A2 (Sodium/Potassium ATPase alpha subunit 2) in two human neuronal cell lines. Expression levels of this protein seems to be almost equal when detected by one antibody....

01 March 2021 3,607 3 View