Why do some researchers draw coordinate-grid lines on concrete joint especially during beam-column connection testing?

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How to calculate strength degradation in a hysteresis loop (cyclic loading)?

I understand that the peak load at that specific deformation is to be taken but how do we get the % in degradation (is it by % decrease from one load to another)? Additionally, do we compare peak...

09 October 2019 9,975 5 View

Is the area under the load-deflection curve of concrete tested under direct shear considered as "shear toughness"?

I tested 100x100x500mm concrete prisms under direct shear using the JSCE-SF 6 standards. Is calculating the area under the load-deflection curve considered as shear toughness or shear energy? The...

31 December 2018 3,493 1 View

What is the function of Field Output Request, specifically the 'every n time increment' in Abaqus?

I've read the manual but i cannot seem to visualize the definition. Say i'm doing a simple reverse cyclic test for a concrete for say, 50mm displacement in 2400 seconds. How does 'every n time...

10 November 2018 2,327 0 View

In Abaqus, how can i select the Reference Point in the .odb output?

I am trying create an XY data from the model via a unique nodal. But the reference point in the .cae model is not visible in the .odb output. Hence i was unable to 'select it from viewport'. Is...

10 November 2018 1,907 4 View

How can i extract XY data from Abaqus ODB File Output using a command line?

I am trying to extract RF3 (Reaction Force) and U3 (Spatial Displacement) from a uniqe nodal postion FOR JUST 1 NODE. but the size of the file is 13 million KB and creating XY data from the...

10 November 2018 8,971 0 View

How to model an Engineered Cementitious Composite in Abaqus?

I've tried using the Concrete Damaged Plasticity parameters but the model just would not work. I'm trying to model a beam-column joint using ECC as the joint material (region intersection between...

10 November 2018 7,842 5 View

How to calculate inelastic strain from concrete uniaxial stress-strain curves?

I conducted compressive and tensile concrete uniaxial test for the Concrete Damage Plasticity (CDP) data in Abaqus. But I only have normal strains under stress, how do i get the inelastic strain?

08 September 2018 4,148 2 View

Is it realistic to have a concrete material with 35 MPa compressive strength (28-days) but with only a 6900Mpa Elastic Modulus?

I conducted a compressive uniaxial stress-strain test for normal concrete, it achieved a peak stress of 35 MPa but when i calculated the young's modulus from the stress-strain curve in excel, it...

08 September 2018 177 14 View

What does a negative inelastic strain mean? should it be included as CDP parameters in Abaqus?

I produced negative inelastic strain in my stress-strain concrete curves (i noticed that mostly negative value were at the elastic/early stage). Do i take the negative inelastic strains and...

08 September 2018 5,279 1 View

What does the B50 grade mean in concrete strength?

Does it have any relevance with M50 and C50 concrete strength? In terms of designing it, will using a normal concrete design method achieving 50MPa considered a B50 grade? Thanks in advance.

06 July 2018 6,003 20 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

How can you bring two structures together to create an adhesive bond in LAMMPS?

I have created an Ice 1h crystalline structure and an Aluminium substrate structure and equilibrated both at 250K. Now I need to bring them together in a way that an adhesive bond is created....

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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

How can we simulate an hyperelastic-viscoelastic behavor with Ansys APDL?

I am working on modeling and simulation of biomecanical material behaviour, I have succeded on simulating skin using anisotropic hyperelastic material, on APDL and in our lab's finite element...

28 February 2021 552 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

Can anyone share his experience regards Smoothing in origin?

I am working on TiO2 composite material and the results of XRD have a lot of small/junk peaks and while I apply a smooth filter in Origin then the other characteristics peaks disappear so anyone...

26 February 2021 8,183 3 View

Saad Altaan

I think this refer to that there are two intersecting members, i.e.; beam and column.

Ahmed Hassan Nada

to can follow the cracks

Basil Ahamed

Yes, Even hairline cracks are easily identified, when analysed using grid lines.

Om Prakash Chhangani

Grid provides you the pattern of cracking and directions to allow you to study the detailing of reinforcement required in the joint.

Muhammad S. Elfeky

I agree with om prakash