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Dynamic crack-XFEM

Submitted by nestor on

XFEM can be used in Abaqus for static analysis. I would like to use XFEM in implicit or explicit dynamic analysis.

I am using Abaqus version 6.13.

XFEM is allowed with static analysis in earlier Abaqus versions (6.9).

Newer versions have implicit dynamic analysis compatiblity with XFEM.

However, when I define an implicit dynamic step, 

Postdoctoral position at SISSA-International School for Advanced Studies

Submitted by Giovanni Noselli on

A postdoctoral position is open at SISSA (http://www.sissa.it/) within the research group SISSA-mathLab (http://mathlab.sissa.it/). Prof. Antonio DeSimone (PI of the ERC Advanced Grant 340685-MicroMotility) is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to carry out an experimental activity focused on the study of low Reynolds number micro-swimmers. The postdoctoral researcher is expected to collaborate with other scientists of the group. A suitable candidate should have a strong background as an experimentalist.

ABAQUS - Input file - Definition of nonlinear spring (SPRINGA)

Submitted by Ste.Cra on

Hello all,

I am currently working at a structural dynamic problem with Abaqus/Explicit. The work involves an impact and in this context the goal is to connect two rigid bodies (with their constraint, mass and velocity field) to each other with a NONLINEAR SPRING; the element used is the so called SPRINGA element.

Using File-->Import-->Model I have imported the input file, which I have previously modified in the following way:

 

*Spring, elset=SPRING-spring, nonlinear

 

0,0

1000,0.002481

2000,0.004963

Postdoctoral Position Opening at Stanford University

Submitted by Cai Wei on

Prof. Wei Cai at the Mechanical Engineering Department of Stanford University is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to lead a project on the modeling of dislocations in strained semiconductor structures.  The major task of this project is the development of an interface between the Dislocation Dynamics program (ParaDiS) with a general purpose Finite Element Method (FEM) program (such as ABAQUS).  Molecular dynamics simulations may be required to provide physical input to the Dislocation Dynamics model.