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Will home owners get that sinking feeling this summer?

Are we in for a summer of cracked buildings? It all depends on the weather. Research from the British Geological Survey (BGS) has highlighted the importance of rainfall and temperature on the incidence of clay shrink-swell, a precursor to subsidence, in the UK. For many, the cool, wet conditions we have experienced so far this summer may be just what is needed to keep their house in order.

Franc3d installation

Submitted by mh_Ghayoor on Mon, 07/09/2012 - 13:56

software

installation Franc3d

Hi all!

i got a problem with install franc3d!

i have downloaded cygwin(it is about 1.8Gb) and install it and launched
xwin server.(not from start button. i launched xwin.exe directly)

then i opened cmd.exe and type ./franc3d

but it could not be launched. i encountered with this error: "can not open display"

startxwin.bat is not in mentioned directory. what should i do?

PhD and Postdoc Positions-Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas

Submitted by Majid Minary on Sun, 07/08/2012 - 22:57

research

PHD position

Postdoc Position

There are openings for PhD students and Postdocs within the "UT-Dallas Nanobiomechanics Laboratory".

The research topics cover: Nanobiomechanics, scanning Probe microscopy, bioinspired and biomimetic nanomaterials, nanomechanics of living cells and biological systems, nanomanufacturing and microfabrication. The topics are "Experimental" in nature, and prior experimental skills at the nanoscale are highly desirable.

For more details please visit: http://me.utdallas.edu/people/Minary.html

non linear analysis of a cylinder

Submitted by shabber hussain on Sun, 07/08/2012 - 17:16

convergence problems

Hi...

I am working on post buckling of a cylinder in ANSYS. I have included imperfections using NLGEOM command. I applied a load which is slightly higher than eigen value buckling analysis and i am using displacement controlled analysis using arc length method. I am getting the following error after certain time

"solution not converged

Arc length value has reached its minimum allowed value

Run terminated"

Can anyone please help me how to resolve this issue.....

define path for contact elements in ANSYS

Submitted by m.omidali on Sun, 07/08/2012 - 03:15

education

hi frends

i solved a model with cohesive zone and conta172 in ANSYS, but i can't define path along the adhesive between two material.i want to list gap distance between adhesive and other parts of joint along a specific path.

anybody can help me?

thanks