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2D Contact Analysis Using ANSYS/LS-DYNA

Hi, there. I'm trying to perform 2D contact analysis using ANSYS/LS-DYNA. The mechanical components were drawn in xy pl...
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posted by beylim
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Ansys and ansys workbench....help!!

Hallo everybody, I wanted to name an area on Workbench model in order to be able to select it easely after having impor...
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posted by mariobettini
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Performance Friction Corp. stiffs consultant!

My friend Rich Barrett -- you may know his name because veteran newsgroup readers sometimes benefitted from a free copy...
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posted by rgraham
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Which FEM program to use ?

Hello. I'm some kind of a lurker, posting very few times in recent years. I contributed a bit more in the early 90's an...
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posted by jvazquez
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Updating my own variable in a UMAT

hey all, i am trying to update my own variable with the help of strain.I need to update own variable in every step of t...
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posted by vinnuram
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negative mass in modelling constraints

Dear friends, If you are aware of modelling constraints such as rigid supports and connections using penalty functions,...
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posted by Ilanko
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Laser guided equipment?

I was wondering if anyone here could tell me how a laser guided backhoe works? How does the machine determine where the...
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posted by NoSpam
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C6 steel data sheet numbers?

imp. depth(mm) flange width (mm) C6 x 8.2 48 x 10.5 152 51 x 13.0 54 Hi folks, I need to find the cost of some C6 steel...
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posted by spmok2
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WIRE PHYSICS

Could someone point me to some good theory on wire physics? Specifically, I want to model the physics of a wire collidi...
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posted by surajbhat
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Heat transfer PDE boundary value problem

I'm having trouble determining the eigenvalues for a 1-D wall, transient PDE with the BCs: at x=0: T(0,t)=To at x=L: k(...
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posted by dave.harper
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Probably OT: Need old fan motor

I bought a house recently. There is an exhaust fan in the kitchen; it must date back from the 60s or even the 50s. (The...
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posted by yan
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Gore Tex mechanical properties

Hi, Have you an idea where I can find mechanical properties of GoreTex ? I'm conceiving a tool for an intracardiac oper...
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posted by ptitebubble
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energy derived from differential specific gravities?

Let us imagine that Maxwell's Demon has constructed an apparatus for us. It comprises two identical vertical pipes capp...
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posted by dances_with_barkadas
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Liquid to liquid heat exchanger idea

In order to heat my water and still use the existing hot water heater, I was thinking about building my own liquid to l...
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posted by 1qazse4
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