Recent content by Ahmed Mirghani

Hi Jeff, you can do that if you used fracture based debonding. if you choose separation based debonding then you can do the following: based on your simulation results. on the solution branch you can insert a contact tool and enter the following: Frictional stress: the max value should be...

hellow jeff, if you look at #8 above you will see the graph relating the bond stress vs slip with the parameters defined (the graph in red), the excel graph above it (in blue) is generated using an equation depending on experimental strain gauge readings. if you did the exact same test with...

Hello, What I know is that when you download any version of ANSYS. it's like a package including all (Fluent, APDL, WB, ACP, AIM, AQWA...etc). if you have a layered composite, in this case you may need to use ACP, but for single plate/sheet you can use WB.

Can you define your problem?. what type of analysis you are doing??. did you conduct any experimental testing to compare your model with??

Hello ansys users in ANSYS workbench, how can I plot the contact tool results (Frictional stress, sliding distance...etc) with length (500mm for example) in the "x-axis" instead of the default "by time" option?. the path method can not be used with this type of results "Contact tool results"...

hello, I don't know why do you want to use a command block for defining the CZM material in workbench, you can do exactly as the previous example you mentioned. just define a new material in engineering data and enter the parameter values. check the 1st video on top. its very helpful.

I am using ANSYS Workbench because the user interface is much easier than APDL. I don't have experience with APDL. but the parameters are directly depend on the experimental results (if you did some experimental). from the experimental data draw the (Bond Stress - Slip) curve and obtain the...

Which ANSYS version you are using?? is it Workbench or APDL. I also didn't fully understand your model and how is the force applied. I am working with workbench (I didn't use APDL before) and am still working on composites debonding problems. if you are working with workbench, my advice to you...

Thank you for your reply Gobi. Really appreciate it. I went through some articles and I reached the same point you said, that I should delete the epoxy layer and apply the CZM method (or any contact condition) on the contact region between the plate and the concrete, then I can implement the...

Hello All, I am a master student working on my thesis. am using ANSYS workbench to model the debonding between FRP and Concrete (Single Shear Test). The geometry is very simple, so meshing and sketching were easy. however I have the following quires about loading and interfaces. 1. I want to...