I am from out of the US but I absolutely agree with the opposition to the ASCE initiative. Of course, it is all about putting money in the pockets of the universities.
I am a civil engineer, I got an MSc, I am a chartered engineer and I can assure that no master can be a substitute for relevant...
@beej67 @GTTofAK I do not know why you seem angry. I apologise if I said something inconvenient or wrong. It is simply my humble opinion that skeptics provide fears and doubts just to keep the climate debate going but cannot provide a solid theoretical alternative to the official Anthropogenic...
@beej67 The selection of economic, legal and political actions to take into account externalities such as the AGW is broad, difficult and open to different disciplines. As I said before, it seems that all socioeconomic models have shown great difficulties in finding the best ways to incorporate...
@cranky108 Of course there are more uncertainties and controversies in the socioeconomic field but, again, that does not mean that policies in line with the >90% scientific consensus can be delayed. All the socioeconomic models have shown great difficulties in finding the best combination of...
@granky108 I am afraid no scientific theory can be considered totally "settled” but it seems reasonable enough to provide a scientific theory supported by >90% of the community to the policymakers. The problem is that many engineers are trying to compare climate science with hard engineering...
@greglogock It matters a lot in terms of cultural leadership what the USA do at this point because the "American way of life" is exported to China, India, Latin America, Russia, ... Lifestyle is contagious for the good and for the bad.
Climate change skepticism is good and necessary for the...
Thanks for the article and the links to the threads. It is very interesting to see the debate from the other side of the Atlantic and also it is shocking to see the Cartesian doubts of our American colleagues from a European mindset.
In the US global warming seems to be a partisan political...
Drucker-Prager is in some way similar to the Mohr-Coulomb criterion but with much more parameters. I will try Mohr-Coulomb (just two parameters) to have a gross number.
As the collegues pointed out, unlike Von Mises or Tresca, it is a pressure-dependent criterion. Rocks, concrete, polymers or...
A similar mixture of wind and water will soon be providing an abundant supply of energy for the 11,000 inhabitants of El Hierro (Canary Islands, Spain). In 2000 Unesco made the island a biosphere reserve. This meant that the wind farm had to meet strict requirements: the site is exposed to the...
Thank you very much for the answer, Robert. We want a transition from 6.9 to 6.10 as it is impossible for us to have Abaqus 6.10 installed in all the computers at the same time. I tried to get in touch with Simulia this week but I am waiting for an answer. Thanks again...
Is it possible to install two licenses of two versions of a FEA software package using only one port?. I explain my case: I am struggling to setup Abaqus 6.10 and Abaqus 6.9 and I am not sure if it possible or desiderable to install the two licenses using the same system environment variable and...
Hello everybody,
I am trying to model a plate (shells) supported on rubber bearings and columns (beam elements) and I would like to know how to release rotational degrees of freedom at one or both ends of a beam element in Abaqus/Explicit.
Unfortunately, the keyword *RELEASE only works in...
Hello everybody,
I am trying to model a plate (shells) supported on rubber bearings and columns (beam elements) and I would like to know how to release the rotational degrees of freedom at one end of the beam elements in Abaqus/Explicit.
Unfortunately, the keyword *RELEASE only works in...
The main characteristic of LNG Storage tanks is the ability to store liquefied natural gas at the very low temperature, so special analysis are required.
For instance: http://www.lusas.com/case/civil/lng_tank_design.html
If it were possible, I would like to find books, papers or MSc/PhD...
With the old generation of engineers and drafters, the ratio tended to be 1 engineer per 1 drafter. Those engineers did not use to make any kind of drawings and all the graphic work relied on the drafter.
Nowadays I am afraid that part of the CAD work is done by the engineer aided by...
