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Dear Colleague,

Dear iMechanicians,

First I'd like to thank the ones sharing their lecture notes, it's
very helpful for someone who is learning fracture mechanics by himself like I
do. 

Nevertheless, I would have some questions regarding the
energetic aspect of the crack propagation. Please do not hesitate to correct me
if I am wrong. Questions are related to this lecture note, from Professor Suo: node/7507

A PhD scholarship is available at DTU Mechanical Engineering, Section for Solid Mechanics, in the field of diesel engine tribology. The scholarship focuses on computational modelling and experimental verification of fluid film and bearing parts of journal bearings in large two-stroke diesel engines. The department has well-established research activities in these fields and the present scholarship is partly funded by the EU-project Hercules-C. The research activities will be performed in close cooperation with MAN Diesel & Turbo SE located in Copenhagen.

The next conference Vibrations, Shocks and Noise will take place in Paris: July 3-5, 2012.

 http://www.vcb2012.fr/

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In this paper we make a connection between covariant elasticity based on covariance of energy balance and Lagrangian field theory of elasticity with two background metrics. We use Kuchar's idea of reparametrization of field theories and make elasticity generally covariant by introducing a "covariance field", which is a time-independent spatial diffeomorphism. We define a modified action for parameterized elasticity and show that the Doyle-Ericksen formula and spatial homogeneity of the Lagrangian density are among its Euler-Lagrange (EL) equations.

Deadline for submission of abstracts extended to January 18th.

As a part of ECCOMAS 2012 (European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering)

Submit your Abstract (Choose mini-symposium MS114)

The 26th issue of the WW-EAP Newsletter is now available at: 

http://ndeaa.jpl.nasa.gov/nasa-nde/newsltr/WW-EAP_Newsletter13-2.pdf

This newsletter on the field of electroactive polymers, edited by Dr. Yoseph Bar-Cohen, addresses the need for rapid communication of progress in the field and state-of-the-art capabilities.

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A new tech brief was recently released on composite optimization. See below for additional information:  

Composite materials offer the potential for structures of lighter weight than their metallic counterparts. The stiffness and strength of a laminated composite structure depends directly on the ply stacking sequence. A design process that includes the effects of manufacturing tolerances and variability in lamina properties will allow for a more reliable and robust structure.

We would like to present you the on-line International Master’s of the Theoretical & Practical Application of Finite Element Method and CAE Simulation.  This is a post-graduate training program in English language targeting the professional application of the Finite Element Method and advanced commercial CAE software.The program curriculum includes the necessary theoretical subjects, in addition to an extensive training of application and practices using MSC software Patran and Nastran, and CivilFEM with Marc.

We seek for highly motivated Ph.D. candidates in the field of 1) Acoustic metamaterials (e.g., phononic crystals), 2) Advanced composite materials, and 3) NDE/SHM, to join Advanced Structures Laboratory (http://www.me.sc.edu/research/ASL/) at the University of South Carolina. The Advanced Structures Laboratory is located in the Mechanical Engineerin Department, which is ranked 31st nationally according to National Research Council and is recently emerging due to the construction of Aerospace Cluster driven by Boeing Company and GE Aviation.

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Post-doctoral position in structural optimization (Université́ Libre de Bruxelles – BATir Department)

Topic: Structural optimization assisted by metamodels for mixed variables

(Closing date:

15 December 2011) £24370 - £28251 per annum (Grade 5), £29972 - £35788
per annum (Grade 6). 3 posts
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/jobs/engin/research-assistants--research-associ...

Discover the NANOMOTION World as an Early Stage Researcher (PhD student) in an EU-wide program on “Nanoelectromechanical Motion in Functional Materials (NANOMOTION)”!

The individual project:

“Finite-element modelling of electromechanically coupled materials”

will be hosted at University of Duisburg-Essen (Germany), www.uni-due.de/mechanika, with secondment to the University College Dublin (Ireland).

Abstracts can still be submitted to the ECCOMAS 2012 Mini-Symposium MS 102 "Multiscale Computational Homogenization for bridging scales in the mechanics and physics of complex materials", co-organizers : J. Yvonnet, M. Geers, K. Terada, P. Wriggers, until December 15, 2011.

http://eccomas2012.conf.tuwien.ac.at/scientific-programme/mini-symposia.html 

Looking forward to meet you in Vienna

Dear Colleagues, We’re pleased to announce that the online
application for the Congress Support Grants is available now. For further
instructions on how to apply for the support, please visit
http://www.ictam2012.org.

Dear Colleagues,