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LSDYNA UMAT- history variable choice

Submitted by hariharan on

Hi,

I'm presently working on implementing anisotropic yield criteria in LSDYNA as UMAT.

I understand from the LSDYNA documents that effective plastic strain is a default history variable.  So when we code, can we omit the update of effective plastic strain as a history variable? If so, where is it stored and how is it retrieved during post-processing ?

LSDYNA UMAT- history variable choice

Submitted by hariharan on

Hi,

I'm presently working on implementing anisotropic yield criteria in LSDYNA as UMAT.

I understand from the LSDYNA documents that effective plastic strain is a default history variable.  So when we code, can we omit the update of effective plastic strain as a history variable? If so, where is it stored and how is it retrieved during post-processing ?

Looking for a postdoc in mechanics of granular materials

Submitted by NgocSon-Nguyen on

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for a postdoc in mechanics of granular materials.

I’m currently a postdoc at INRIA Grenoble, France (National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control). My principal research interests focus on granular materials. They include (1) computational mechanics, (2) numerical modeling and simulation with DEM, (3) multi-scale approach and homogenization technique and (4) shock dynamics and nonlinear wave propagation. Here are my three principal publications:

Difference between Beam and Shell Model

Submitted by amitshah3333 on

Hello, I am trying to solve structural problem of loaded pipe structure in ANSYS.

I tried two method/way.

First I modelled pipe structure as BEAM element and defined the cross-section.

Secondly, I modelled the pipe structure as Shell element and defined thickness. 

Now during post-processing, I noticed very large deviation in shear force, axial force and bending moment (nearly 3 times more in BEAM model cmpr to SHELL model) 

Giant voltage-induced deformation in dielectric elastomers near the verge of snap-through instability

Submitted by Tiefeng Li on

     Dielectric elastomers are capable of large voltage-induced deformation, but achieving
such large deformation in practice has been a major challenge due to electromechanical
instability and electric breakdown. The complex nonlinear behavior suggests an important
opportunity: electromechanical instability can be harnessed to achieve giant voltage-induced
deformation.