Murat Karakus

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Is there any method better than Gauss Quadrature for numerical integration?

For FEA, I am using GQ for calculation of the energy for each element though I am wondering if there is any other method which supersedes GQ?

20 December 2014 2,101 14 View

What is the best way to conduct cyclic fatigue tests for rocks?

We have been doing cyclic tests using various UCS values at different max. load and amplitudes. However, as UCS is not a fixed value for even same rock type, some of the rock samples did not fail...

02 August 2014 254 11 View

Has anyone used progressive damage model for rocks in ABAQUS?

I am currently modelling 3D triaxial cyclic testing for rock fatigue behavior using ABAQUS. As a constitutive model, I wonder if a progressive damage model can be used to simulate fatigue behavior...

15 April 2014 7,396 3 View

Does anyone have any published articles on in-situ stress measurements by CSIRO hollow inclusion (HI) triaxial strain cell?

What is the process involved with HI application? What are the limitations in terms of depths? Can in-situ stress be measured from the surface without having any underground access? Much...

30 October 2013 8,840 1 View