ABAQUS or ANSYS?

(ABAQUS or ANSYS) Which software is best for finite element modeling (FEM) analysis in structural engineering?

02 March 2019 5,523 14 View

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02 March 2019 9,641 3 View

What is the the setting time of concrete?

What is the the setting time of concrete ? how we find it ? What is the difference between the setting time of cement and concrete?

02 March 2019 2,295 8 View

Is post tensioned pre-stressed concrete more beneficial than a pre tensioned prestressed concrete?

Is post tensioned pre-stressed concrete more beneficial than a pre tensioned prestressed concrete?

31 December 2018 2,173 0 View

Which sand is preferred for the production of concrete?

Which sand is preferred for the production of concrete?

11 December 2018 7,017 4 View

What the role of Polypropylene fibers in enhancement the fire resistance of the concrete ?

usually , the polypropylene fiber insertion in the concrete to improve the fire resistance of the concrete. what the role of the this type of fiber? and, which the optimum volume...

11 December 2018 9,194 2 View

What the best type of the of fiber to improve the fire resistance of concrete ? and why ?

what the best type of fiber that added to the concrete to improve the concrete performance at extreme temperature specially the spalling of the concrete cover ? and why ?,

10 November 2018 8,386 4 View

Could Carrots Make Concrete Stronger and Greener?

what the action of the carrots in the concrete ? I need more details about this topic . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNlGbGOdiDI

10 November 2018 7,275 4 View

The age of concrete tests

In concrete tests ,Why do we choose 7, 14 and 28 days for tests ?

01 January 1970 5,276 12 View

Conference Invitation (The 3rd International Conference on Engineering Sciences ICES2019)

Dear Sirs , Greetings to you On behalf of the organizing committee , I am pleased to invite you to (the 3rd International Conference on Engineering Sciences ICES2019). that will be...

01 January 1970 7,872 10 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

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

Is anyone familiar with the cyclic compressive fatigue testing (BS EN 12697 - 25) ?

I would like to get more information on the cyclic compressive fatigue testing (BS EN 12697 - 25) which is typically done for bituminous material in pavement design. Any one can advise on the...

28 February 2021 2,004 3 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

LEDs on Vis Light photo degradation of MB water sol via N doped TiO2 in a mini flume?

Good day to all, I have no experience with light emitting diodes. I am building a glass mini flume to demonstrate the photo degradation of Methylene Blue in water running over self cleaning...

26 February 2021 4,026 5 View

What is the best way to calculate the angles of twist for concrete columns subjected to torsional moment using finite element software?

In Finite element software like ANSYS , there is difficulty in obtaining direct results of twisting of concrete members because SOLID65 which is the unique element designed to represent concrete...

26 February 2021 3,806 2 View

Compute for the total volume of concrete needed for the concrete pouring of the foundation including its column up to NGL only as shown in the plan?

Looking for the quantity of cement, sand, and gravel of footings and columns. Thank you!

25 February 2021 3,092 2 View

Stress/strain tensors decomposition ???

25 February 2021 6,760 1 View