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Hi, I am currently writing my dissertation and want to ask a question about formatting: Is it acceptable to use footnotes in place of in text citations? The University asks us to use Harvard...
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I am working on buckling /post buckling analysis for cantilever beams. When I create a job for buckling, it works fine. For post buckling analysis, I copied the model for and replaced the steps...
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I have to study the cyclic behaviour of RC Beam-column joints by numerical method. For this study, which software will be the best.
07 September 2021 7,774 5 View
Dear researchers, When I import an STL (Catia) file to Abaqus, I get this message: '' partitioning and quad / hex meshing using the medial axis algorithm may fail on impercise parts '' what this...
07 September 2021 7,416 10 View
I have exported an Abaqus model as a .bdf file and then opened it in Nastran. Beams, bushings and kinematic couplings that I had defined in the Abaqus model did not get translated into Nastran....
06 September 2021 9,710 2 View
I'm trying to create a python script to get the "real" resistance of columns through Finite Element Analysis, and I wonder if there is any possible way to extract the eigenvalue in "Buckle"...
31 August 2021 3,978 2 View
I am trying to simulate ballistic impact on kevlar fabric on meso-level, I was using TexGen to generate the plain weave fabric but it only mesh in solid elements and not in shell. Simulating with...
31 August 2021 7,491 3 View
I am working in Ansys Mechanical in a transient analysis, the size of the file result is too large. I am interested in the values of stress and aceleration of the surface of the model. Can I set...
26 August 2021 4,926 3 View
My goal is to simulate the cold-spray process. The problem is that I don't know how to apply cohesive behavior between a droplet and a substrate. My drop just rebound from the substrate; see the...
23 August 2021 5,996 6 View
I want my ABAQUS script to read values from excel (these values will be used to create the FE Model). After the analysis, I want to extract the results (for example, maximum displacement) and save...
21 August 2021 7,334 8 View
So, I am familiar with all the normal tools (google scholar, RSS feed, etc) but I was curious if anyone had a clever way to get daily updates from journals containing keyword that were recently...
19 August 2021 1,455 1 View
My first picture shows my current mesh size along the direction of the thickness of my SOLID185 element. how can I have more divisions / mesh along the direction of thickness as my second picture...
18 August 2021 6,449 6 View
After meshing, I want to create a set comprising of all the nodes on a particular surface of a part (in my case, the top surface of a hollow cylinder). I successfully created the node set in the...
17 August 2021 9,941 2 View
Commonly known Power Law Creep model, depends on the equivalent Mises Stress (q), the problem is that in a rock (shale), initial Mises stress is non zero however rock is not creeping at this...
13 August 2021 5,342 4 View
In the stress results, I get two stress values for the same node and the following error " BEAM/PIPE elements are detected in the selected element set. They are ignored in the nodal averaging...
09 August 2021 2,935 6 View
I am studying a thermoplastic polyester elastomer. I want to get a prony series from the data available that can be further used for FEA simulations. Is there any way to obtain the prony series...
08 August 2021 7,313 3 View
I modeled a concrete deck slab on top of steel girders in ANSYS APDL but my results for the bending stress (X component stress) from ANSYS do not match what I obtained from hand calculations Using...
07 August 2021 5,341 7 View
When I define the beam cross section and give it b and h dimensions, I notice that ANSYS switches the b and h after i mesh and assign the element it switches the height with the width and vice...
06 August 2021 1,510 3 View
Is it possible to somehow define fiber orientations, or an anisotropic material respectively (e.g. by reading a fiber orientation tensor I got from a Moldex3D filling simulation) and thus...
04 August 2021 1,893 3 View
I'm trying to create a python script to get the "real" resistance of columns, and I wonder if there is any possible way to extract the eigenvalue in "Buckle" analysis automatically and then use it...
02 August 2021 9,267 3 View
can people suggest me the best book from basics to advanced for thermal analysis for electronics units, i am hardly looking for the book where can i find how to do thermql analysis from begining...
30 July 2021 9,347 5 View
Hello. I modeled a complex ring in abaqus and with adding below command in keyword, extracted Stiffness matrix with Coordinate format. But output is a .mtx file that listed stiffness for each node...
25 July 2021 398 8 View
What softwares can i use to make assemblies for FEA other than 3 matic and mimics? I'm doing a Fea for a human skull but my mimics license will expire soon and i desperately need another software
24 July 2021 2,368 3 View
I'm doing a simulation. Two objects apart are connected by a spring with a stiffness of 150N/mm. An object is fixed, an object is pulled out by a distance of 80mm. Calculate the spring reaction in...
23 July 2021 351 1 View