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 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

Hello am trying to model crack (XFEM) in concrete and am not sure how to calculate Maxps Damage, can you help me please ?

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07 August 2015 7,025 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

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

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

Concrete compressive strength databases?

I am looking for datasets similar to this one: http://archive.ics.uci.edu/ml/datasets/Concrete+Compressive+Strength I am looking for concretes with different types of aggregates (Recycled,...

27 February 2021 6,801 3 View