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Abaqus Fictitious Surfaces for Beams -- Help

Submitted by rdgabbai on

All,

Hello. Looking to create a fictitious surface around an Abaqus model that uses beam elements for the purpose of transferring pressure loads from CFD to the beam. We are restricted to using beam elements; indeed, structure is a very long and thin beam.  

What is the easiest way to do this?

Most grateful for your help.

Ph.D. Fellowship - Optimization of Reinforced Concrete Structures for Minimum Environmental Impact

Submitted by rdgabbai on

All, 

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Catholic University of America (Washington DC) offers yearly a Fellowship to attract new Ph.D. students to the program. This Fellowship is currently available.

Summer Position in Washington DC - Conversion of Database Assisted Design (DAD) Code to C++

Submitted by rdgabbai on

All,

I am seeking a student for the summer (May-August) to begin working on the conversion of an existing MATLAB-based code for the Database Assisted Design (DAD) of tall steel buildings under wind loads to C++. Obviously, the only prerequisite is proficiency in both C++ and MATLAB. A background in wind engineering is not needed as you will learn along the way.