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Journal Club Theme of April 2016: Boundary conditions in atomistic simulations for extended defects in solids

Submitted by Christopher R… on

Boundary conditions in atomistic simulations for extended defects in solids

Christopher Weinberger 1, Lucas Hale 2 and Ian Bakst 1

1 Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Drexel University

2 Materials Science and Engineering Division, NIST

 

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Calculation of Elastic Modulus of Graphene in LAMMPS

Submitted by almuhib on

Hello everyone, I want to calculate elastic constants (C11, C22, C12, and C66) for a single layer graphene sheet by MD simulation in LAMMPS. I am using the following equation:

 

 E = (C11*C22-C12*C21)/C22 and poisson ratio = C12/C22 from this paper:

 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0261306909003082

Graduate Student/Postdoctoral Position (US Persons only): Atomic scale and Mesoscale Modeling Materials at the University of Connecticut

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The Computational Materials & Mechanics Group (CMMG) at the University of Connecticut has an immediate opening for a graduate student and/or a postdoctoral researcher in the area of modeling of impact behavior of materials at the mesoscale. The position is open for US persons only (US citizenship or Permanent Residency required).

Adsorption and Conformational Evolution of Alpha-Helical BSA Segments on Graphene: A Molecular Dynamics Study

Submitted by Jingjie Yeo on

http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S1758825116500216 Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are performed to investigate the adsorption mechanics and conformational dynamics of single and multiple bovine serum albumin (BSA) peptide segments on single-layer graphene through analysis of parameters such as the root-mean-square displacements, number of hydrogen bonds, helical content, inter- action energies, and motions of mass center of the peptides.

saving abaqus odb with new name in python

Submitted by Nunzio Losacco on

Hi all,

I would like to add some custom fieldOutputs to an odb and I wish to save the results using a different name for the odb, in order not to mess up the original odb. For how much I tried I cannot find a solution, it seems that I can only save an odb with using its original name/path . Does anybody know how to do that?

Thanks

Simpleware Webinar: 3D Image-Based Solutions for the Automotive Industry, Apr 6 2016

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Simpleware software is used for a wide range of automotive applications and workflows, where 3D image data (from CT, micro-CT…) can be used for virtual exploration of components. Scanning automotive material samples such as composites, plastics, rubbers and ceramics enables non-destructive testing and export for realistic simulation. Applications include component analysis, reverse engineering of legacy parts, materials characterisation and simulation.

Troubles with ABAQUS subroutine compiler after update of Visual Studio 2015

Submitted by nshen on

I always use "Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0" and "Intel\Composer XE 2011 SP1" to apply all the user subroutines.

Recently, the university administrator updated the Visual Studio to 2105 (14.0) on my lab computer. 

When I tried to run an OLD simulation which WORKED perfectly before, it returned me the error message below:

 

Begin Linking Abaqus/Standard User Subroutines

   Creating library standardU.lib and object standardU.exp

Post-doctoral Position in Biomechanics at University of Texas

Submitted by Ravi-Chandar on

The Research Center for Mechanics of Solids, Structures and Materials at the University of Texas at Austin invites applications for an open position as Post-doctoral Fellow. The specific project involves collaboration with the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston and requires the Fellow to work at both institutions. The work involves experimental characterization of tissues and surgical remodeling, and development of computational modeling of surgical reconstruction.

Negative Poisson's Ratio in Single-Layer Graphene Ribbons

Submitted by Harold S. Park on

The Poisson's ratio characterizes the resultant strain in the lateral direction for a material under longitudinal deformation.  Though negative Poisson's ratios (NPR) are theoretically possible within continuum elasticity, they are most frequently observed in engineered materials and structures, as they are not intrinsic to many materials.  In this work, we report NPR in single-layer graphene ribbons, which results from the compressive edge stress induced warping of the edges.