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Composite Solid

Submitted by msd.jacob on

Hi All,

I am analysing a fiber composite solid plate with a large and small holes. The model is meshed with C3D8R elements. The output has U and RF in global CSYS and S, E in local CSYS. I have problem in reading  S and E written in local CSYS. I know it is very simple, but I cant able to figure it out. Those who know, how to read the S and E in local CSYS, please help me. Tks in advance for your time and advice.

Regrads

Jacob 

Temperature Chambers

Submitted by John Smith on

Temperature Chambers are one of the many types of Environmental Test Chambers that can be used in conjunction with just about any test you perform.  There are many types of Environmental Test Chambers available.  These include Temperature Humidity Chambers, AGREE Chambers, Thermal Shock Chambers etc.

a review of a paper by HD Bui found in the internet !!

Submitted by Mike Ciavarella on

dear iMechanica friends



I came across a review of a paper by HD Bui who was somewhere in the internet, and I find it is very interesting. I could even have written this review myself !!  I don't think the reviewer exaggerates....



michele

difficulties CONTACT problem with plasticity using ABAQUS FEA code.

Submitted by lazghabt on

Hello everyone:

1.  I have built a FEM model 2D plane strain using ABAQUS/Standard (CPE4R) elements,

2. I am  modeling the contact between a cylinder and a plate in 2D.

3. The Cylinder material is given is ELASTIC ISOTROPIC material with no plasticit E=310 GPa

4.  The plate is with a Ramberg-Osgood plasticity with a Young's modulus E=210 GPa.

5. The mesh at the the contact point is VERY refined element characteristic length is about 1 micron. (My model units are  (mm,N,sec)).

Michael Ortiz wins inaugural Rodney Hill Prize in Solid Mechanics

Submitted by Dean Eastbury on

I am delighted to announce on behalf of Elsevier that Professor Michael Ortiz of CalTech has won the very first Rodney Hill Prize in Solid mechanics in reconition of his body of research during the decade 1998-2007. The prize will be presented at ICTAM in Adelaide on 27 August by Y.S. Chi, Vice Chairman of Elsevier immediately prior to Michael's Hill Prize lecture. For more details please see http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/P10.cws_home/hillprizewinner

Dean Eastbury

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