Mmm, thanks for the responses guys. I think I should explain in a little more detail though.
I have a wire 2mm thick and I want to compress it across it's thickness by 0.5mm (i.e. 25%). I then want to completely remove the load (allowing it to recover approx 20 microns) then reapply the same...
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I have a particular application where the compression of my part induces stresses WAY beyond the yield stress. The small amount of elasticity remaining in the part is fundamental to the design as it has to survive approx one million cycles of +/- 20 microns. Unfortunately on the...
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I'm looking for a new workstation for running NLFEA with MSC.MARC
Processors: Dual P4 Xeon 2.4Ghz (or better)
Memory: 1Gb (2x512Mb)
HD: 18Gb SCSI (or equiv)
Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro4 900 (or equiv)
No monitor
Cost: £3000
Can anyone suggest any uk...
If you "serious" about modelling rubber, MARC and ABAQUS and you only real choices. Both packages allow you to do pretty much anything you want, however each has its own unique set of strengths and weaknesses.
If your unfortunate you may find your decision restricted by financial...
