Sandip Adhikari

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Why the contact opens in the first load step?

These are the properties i have assigned: MP,MU,4,0.75MAT,4 TB,CZM,4,,,CBDETBDATA,1,0.25,0.018,0.35,0.125,0.0001,1 R,3 REAL,3ET,5,174ET,6,170 R,3,,,-82,,,...

04 April 2015 529 2 View

How can it be overcome?

This is the result i got every time

03 March 2015 6,908 0 View

How can we model the perfect bonding in ansys apdl?

Can we model without using contact elements, i used ''merge node'' options but it doesn't work. In case using contact 173 and target 170, how can we model the perfect bonding?

03 March 2015 4,079 2 View

Which type of contact options can be used between the interface of brick and mortar?

I have used CONTACT 173 and TARGET 170 element. The shear bond strength of brick-mortar is 0.005 MPa, coefficient of friction for bed joint is 1.2 and head joint is 0.85. Does it works if i use...

03 March 2015 8,267 4 View

In ANSYS, can we mesh a line non-uniformly?

Can we mesh a line non-uniformly, I mean If a line length is 100 mm, can we mesh it with a mesh length as for example 25mm, 20mm, 10mm , 20mm, 25mm ???

02 February 2015 2,567 5 View

How can we apply the monotonic and cyclic loading in ansys apdl?

I want to apply the loads in a masonry wall to check for the load-deflection curve.

02 February 2015 1,525 5 View

Is there any empirical formula to calculate the Elastic modulus of brick with known value of compressive strength?

01 January 2015 8,594 0 View

How can we assign the non-linear properties in ANSYS apdl?

I want to assign the properties of brick, mortar and interface in the modelling of an unreinforced masonry wall.

12 December 2014 9,093 2 View

Is there any codal method or any other procedure to design a RC jacket for URM wall ?

I want to retrofit a URM wall with RC jacket in my research and looking for the design of RC jacket.

11 November 2014 5,128 0 View

How can we assign ''element attributes'' after creating the volumes?

I have created a model that uses solid 45 and solid 65 elements, but I don't know how to assign the element attributes for the volumes. For some volumes I want to assign solid 45 and solid 65 for...

11 November 2014 1,491 3 View

Can anybody provide me the non-linear time history analysis in ANSYS 15?

I want to model a masonry structure for Non-linear analysis.

11 November 2014 3,871 2 View

How can I select solid45 elements in ANSYS (mechanical APDL)?

I can only find a limited number of solid elements but while reading the options in the ''help'' of ansys, many other elements are available.

11 November 2014 1,658 10 View

I am new to ANSYS 15,so i have a problem on 2D meshing?

As i create ''surface from sketches'' it appears in the ''Design Modeler'' mode and i can select it from face select mode , but when i transfer into the ''Meshing'' the surface doesn't appear,only...

11 November 2014 333 2 View

Can anybody provide me with tutorials to model a URM wall in ANSYS?

I am planning to model a brick masonry wall to check its failure mechanism on non-linear time history and provide RC jackets to retrofit this wall in both in-plane and out-of-plane directions.

11 November 2014 1,873 1 View

Can we model masonry walls (Finite Element Modelling of brick,mortar and interface) in SAP 2000?

11 November 2014 2,392 3 View