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Postdoctoral Positions at the University of Pittsburgh in Cellular Mechanics and Biophysics of Morphogenesis

   ICAME 2010: 2nd Call for Papers, due 15 Sept 2010 

         2 - 5 December 2010

         Shah Alam, MALAYSIA

         visit: www.icame2010.org

Hi everybody,

 have you ever tried to model the damage behaviour of a material using the theory of progressive damage and failure

for ductile metals implemeted in Abaqus for continuum elements?

If so, do you think it is possible to use the same theory to model the damage behaviour of an epoxy resin?

Are there any articles in which this has been done? Could you please suggest me some articles to read?

 Thank you very much.

Regards,

 Cecilia 

                                     
Joint Postdoctoral Fellow Position at KAUST and Georgia Institute of Technology — Accepting applications until the position is filled

We have one more opening and have no U.S. visa waiver requirement anymore.

how can i define frequency domain viscoelastic material & electrorheological in abaqus ?

Hii all,

How can we model a bi-material interface using abaqus. 

Hi everybody,

have you ever tried to implement in Abaqus periodic boundary conditions?

I am doing this. Particularly, I am applying PBC to unit cells constituted of a clay particle in an epoxy matrix.

When I apply PBC in case of transverse shear, I have convergence problems using Abaqus standard,

so I have to use an algorithm of stabilization but because of this one

I have to renounce to the stress continuity between opposite boundaries of the unit cell.

Do you think this is normal or I am doing some mistakes?

One PhD candidate position is available in the Department of Mechanical engineering at the University of Rhode Island. This fully supported position which is to be filled by January 2011, is for thesis research focusing on microstructure/damage interactions in advanced superalloys at elevated temperatures.

23rd Nordic Seminar on Computational Mechanics

October 21-22, Stockholm, Sweden

http://congress.cimne.com/nscm-23/frontal/default.asp 

The Institute of Mechanics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences is opening 4 PhD positions. Deadline for applications: 20.10.2010

Applicants from Bulgaria and
EU-member countries are eligible to apply for a PhD-scholarship for 3
years to do their doctoral study at the Institute of Mechanics-BAS
(IMech).

A position in computational multiphase fluid dynamics that involves developing and implementing models for large scale turbulent bubbly flows at Rensselaser Polytechnic Institute. Previous experience with computational fluid dynamics and/or multiphase flows a plus. Please contact me if you are interested.

Dear all

I really appreciate if someone tell me about the industrial applications of annular FGM plates.

Best regards

The Graduate School MUSIC and the Institute of Structural Analysis at Leibniz Universität Hannover invite applications for a PhD candidate position (Salary scale TV-L E13).

The Institute of Structural Analysis (ISD) organizes the ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on the Mechanical Response of Composites from 21st - 23rd September 2011 in cooperation with the German Aerospace Center (DLR), the Graduate School on Multiscale Methods for Interface Coupling (MUSIC) of Leibniz Universität Hannover, and REpower Systems AG.

Hi,

I want to medel an overhead line conductor in Abaqus. As you know, the suspended cable has a parapolic (or catenary) profile under its weight. There is a pre-tension (or pre-strain in elastic region) on the cable due to its weight.

I found in the help of Abaqus that I can use the "Bolt load" option to define the pre-tension, but it does not work for my model. Because my model doesn't have surface to choose for this type of load (it's a 2D wire part).

Would you please let me know how can I define this pre-tension (or pre-strain) in my model?