PhD position in Mechanical Engineering available (EU/UK applicants only)

In many areas of engineering, materials and structrures are subjected to deformation at high rates (e.g., impact, crash, blast). Therefore, it is essential for design engineers to have reliable mechanical models to predict the behaviour of the materials in such applications. It is proposed in this project to extend the Virtual Field method to high velocity loading conditions where inertial forces affects significantly the deformation mechanisms of the material under dynamic loads.

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The scientific problems to be addressed involve

• the implementation of inertial forces within the VFM,
• the development of advanced numerical methods for full-field strain and acceleration measurements using high frame rate video cameras, and
• the development of advanced virtual fields to improve the identification of the unknown parameters.

This PhD position is open to EU/UK applicants. To apply, send a CV to Dr Bertrand Langrand at Bertrand.Langrand@onera.fr and Professors Eric Markiewicz and Fabrice Pierron at Eric.Markiewicz@univ-valenciennes.fr and f.pierron@soton.ac.uk.

Skills:  Solid Mechanics; Applied Mathematic; Engineering Science.