2007 Timoshenko Medal Acceptance Speech by Thomas J.R. Hughes
Applied Mechanics Division Banquet, Sheraton Hotel, Seattle, Washington, November 13th, 2007.
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Question: Beam Element in ANSYS Theory Reference
Hi
I have read some descriptions about beam element in chapter 14 of Element Library of ANSYS Theory Reference(ANSYS Help),it is mentioned that the stiffness matrix of a beam element in element coordinates is a 12x12 matrix that its elements are calculated in the same way as przemieniecki's book(Przemieniecki, J. S., Theory of Matrix Structural Analysis, McGraw-Hill, New York (1968))
Unfortunately I didn't find this book in the library,if any body has read this book,if it is possible guide me how przemieniecki have reached to such stiffness matrix?
Subject Guides from the IMechE
In order to try and get some of the vast store of engineering information we're sitting on out to a wider audience we've created a number of occasional subject guides for engineers and students. The aim is to highlight sources of information available from our Library and the Institution itself.
You can see an example of one of these (for the aerospace industry) here, from which you can browse to a whole host of others.
Investing in Alternative Energy
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News feeds from the IMechE
I run part of the website here at the IMechE in the UK. Since we have many international visitors to our technical events I thought I'd point out that we've finally brought out a whole raft of RSS goodness with the launch of a range of industry specific feeds from our calender of events. We intend to launch more feeds for other content areas soon.
System of unit in abaqus
Dear guys!
I've a qustion about system of units in abaqus!
I thought that the system of units in a model must be the same but in abaqus example "stiffened plate under the blast load" in define the material the density defined in "kg/m^3" but other properties defined in "Pa"!
Is that true? if yes why?
Regards
Meisam M.
Request: Journal of Applied Mechanics 1959
Hi
I need urgent for an artice in the journal of applied mechanics,ASME(an old issue--> December 1959).My requested article is "Piping Flexibility Analysis" by L.H. Chen
Is there any one has this issue?
Sincerely yours
Question about Pipe Model in Abaqus
Hi
I am a beginner in working with Abaqus(v 6.3),I want to model a simple piping system,I use pipe and elbow elements,in section assignment, I select a beam section for the part .But When I run the job,an error occurs due to element properties in section assignment,when I use beam element instead of pipe there is not such an error in job-run.
but I want to use pipe and elbow elements...what can I do to solve this problem?
