Ghaith Alshamsi

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Writing the .msg file from VUEL?

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Geometric Imperfections in ABAQUS?

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Analysis does not converge after introducing plastic material properties (ABAQUS - Elastic Plastic)?

Hello, I am performing a monotonic pushover simulation on a steel shear wall configuration. The instances (columns, sheet, and beams) are modeled using S4R elements with a relatively fine quad...

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Tie constraint or Contact Interaction?

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