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PhD opportunities at recently funded a €25 million Centre for Marine Renewable Energy Ireland (MaREI).

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marine structures
structural engineeering
tidal turbines

5 PhD Opportunities in Composite Materials and Structural Testing in Marine Renewable Energy

The PhDs are being funded at the National University of Ireland, Galway as part of the SFI Marine Renewable Energy Ireland (MaREI) Centre, starting from September/October this year.

The positions are as follows:

1. Application of Low-Cost, High Performance Thermoset Materials to Marine Renewable Energy Device Structures

2. Application of Low-Cost, Reactive Thermoplastic Materials to Marine Renewable Energy Device Structures

Overall Mechanical Response of Particle-Reinforced Elastomers at Finite Strains

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[img_assist|nid=15079|title=Elastomers Reinforced by Spherical Particles Under Different Loading Conditions|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=300|height=264]Abstract An approximate homogenization method is proposed and used to obtain estimates for the effective constitutive behavior and associated microstructure evolution in hyperelastic composites undergoing finite-strain deformations.

Varying Yield Strength through depth in Abaqus

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Plasticity
ABAQUS

Hi,

I am trying to create a material model in Abaqus such that I have a varying yield strength through the depth (y-coordinate). I want a model which has maximum yield strength at the top surface and gradually goes on decreasing with y-coordinate. Is there a way to do this? Any help/insight would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Regards,

Deepak Patil

Required - Verification test for Incompressible hyperelastic models

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Hi,



I am working with a finite element code implemented in C++ in my research group. Recentl I implemneted an incompressible finite strain element.

 Currently I am making use of verification tests to check whether my element runs accurately for various hyperelastic strain-energy models. I have succesfully completed a verification test using the Mooney-rivlin strain-energy density function. However, I have been unable to find verification/benchmark tests which I may use to test other strain-energy density functions.

Modelling cohesive zone model to capture debonding failure in steel-cfrp interface

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Hello everyone,

 Basically I am using ABAQUS/Explicit to perform quasi-static analyses on steel members reinforced with cfrp strips. I have obtained the cohesive zone model parameters and I am trying to apply them to my model. I am assuming that failure will occur in the adhesive, as observed experimentally.

 

How 2D Finite element metal cutting simulation will help to find out surface rouness??

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FEM IN METAL CUTTING
surface roughness

Hi all Metal cutting experts...



I have done done 2D finite element metal cutting simulation and validated with experimental force value. as we know.. from 2D FEM simulation, we can get only force data, stress-strain, temperature and somehow chip morphology. Can anyone kindly tell me how will this 2D simulation help me to link with surface roughness of the machined surface.



I will be  very gratefull to you all....

 

thanks in advance...



regards...

Borad

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ANSYS modelling and meshing

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Hi all,

       I am new to ANSYS. My problem is how to connect (transistion) different elements like solid-shell or solid-beam elements, because the different elements have different degrees of freedom and at the interface the mismatch of degrees of freedom occurs. Its basically, what are transition elements present in ANSYS and how to use them

thank you 

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