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Large Deformations of Solids [meca0464]

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Course material

Calendar for tutorials

Tutorials are mandatory! In other words, students who are not present at the tutorial sessions won't get any additional support for their project during the semester.

date	time	topics	goals
25 Sep 2020	4.15pm-6pm	Introduction to Metafor (1/2) How to install, run Metafor? How to build a model? (1/2) Choice of projects	Metafor runs on your computer. You know how to run/analyse an existing model You can draw the geometry of your problem
2 Oct 2020	4.15pm-6pm	Introduction to Metafor (2/2) How to build a model? (2/2)	You know how to write a new model. You can mesh & load your model.
9 Oct 2020	4.15pm-6pm	Lab session (1/2)	Your problem is drawn and meshed.
16 Oct 2020	4.15pm-6pm	Lab session (2/2)	Your model runs with a basic set of parameters.

Projects

1. Download the code

Metafor Download Area

2. Read the documentation

3. Read carefully the instructions

guidelines.pdf

4. Download your project description and start working...

	19. Impact of 3 rings 19-ring-impact.pdf 19-ring-impact-paper.pdf
	30. Influence of Surface Roughness on Friction 30-asperity-friction.pdf 30-asperity-friction-paper.pdf
	31. Impact of Rings on a Rigid Wall 31-collision-ring.pdf 31-collision-ring-paper.pdf
	32. Tensile Behaviour of an Auxetic Structure 32-auxetic-structure.pdf 32-auxetic-structure-paper.pdf

5. Some useful tools

Python code editor: Notepad++, Visual Studio Code
Search for files including given keywords: dnGrep
Convert curves from papers into excel tables: Plot Digitizer or WebPlotDigitizer

6. Any questions?

Have you read the documentation?
Have you read the FAQ in the tutorial presentation?
Send an e-mail to R.Boman