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Hello everyone I have a question, what is difference between Gc and Jc? I want to model an elasto-plastic beam with a crack, as we know in elasto-plastic material we should use Jc, and compare J...
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What is the appropriate length (L) of the groove in the TDCB geometry for fracture toughness measurement in self-healing nanocomposite?
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My crack has been propagated when loading is applied. Now I want to draw a plot of crack length vs cyclic load. I don't see any option in History output to request crack length with step time....
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Hi, I'm trying to model crack propagation using ANSYS software in my thesis. I've got a question concerning crack tip mesh. I'm modeling eliptic surface crack in a plate using CTMOPT macro and...
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Hello all, I have modeled planner Kagome lattice with half width initiation edge crack, I applied load and get the max. stress equal to modulus of rupture of the lattice material. Can anyone...
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If I use von mises theory (VMT) and max principle stress theory (MPST) for the same geometry the maximum allowable stress obtained from VMT is two times of MPST. Hence if i select the brittle...
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Is it necessary to use the conducting polymer in between sensing membrane and electronic conductor (I am using graphite surface) if the proposed ion selective electrode shows high potential...
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I am attempting to solve a modified bessel partial differential equation using a finite element implementation. I have used FDM (with reasonable success) and was hoping to replicate the results...
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Is using periodic boundary condition in homogenization theory at microscopic scale for identical micro-structure unit cell a good approximation or not? What are the other techniques that we can apply?
06 June 2014 10,059 5 View
The conventional methods for determining K(IC) values cannot be applied to thin films as the plane strain conditions are not met. What is the next best way to characterize the stress intensity...
30 May 2014 5,356 1 View
This question has been bothering me for over forty years. If we have a cylinder containing a low volume of a random distribution of small un-deformable particles (which approximate to points), and...
16 May 2014 8,322 33 View
Is there any close-form elastic solution available for circumferential stress generated in a thin walled hollow tube/cylinder subjected to external horizontal force? Maybe imagine it as a hollow...
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I don´t have any idea about these two add on softwares for fatigue calculation. I am also new in FE simulation. Any comments or suggestions about the operating of these two softwares.
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Bimodulus material has different young's modulus in tension and compression.
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