We are excited to announce the launch of our latest software offering: Irazu Creator. Say goodbye to endless hours spent on model preparation and mesh generation. With Irazu Creator, advanced meshing and pre-processing capabilities streamline your CAD to analysis process…
Easter Egg decorating and hunting are without a doubt the most popular Easter tradition. Although it’s not 100% clear where it all began, a popular theory about the origin of Easter eggs, according to Carole…
This article was originally posted on the Altair website under their Digital Debunking series. Would Jurassic World’s Indominus Rex be powerful enough to crush one of the movie’s gyrospheres with its claws? In collaboration with…
Geomechanica’s guest blog series are written by rock engineering and geomechanics experts. In the second post of these series, we’re showcasing the work of Dr. Murad Abuaisha on “Hydraulic fracturing and induced seismicity by FDEM.” Murad…
Understanding and predicting the the rock mass mechanical response to temperature variations is relevant for a number of geo-engineering applications, including: underground disposal of nuclear waste, geothermal energy extraction, underground LNG storage, geological sequestration of…
We are excited to announce that we have implemented a mechanically-based model of the rock-reinforcement interaction process. The methodology represents an adaptation of the reinforcement elements first developed for FDEM analysis of reinforced concrete (Zivaljic…