Check out the global schedule of SIMULIA Regional User Meetings. Learn about Abaqus 6.12, Isight 5.7 for finite element analysis, multiphysics, simulation automation and design optimization.

Check out the complete schedule here:

http://www.3ds.com/company/events/simulia-regional-user-meetings/

The NNIN at the University of Michigan will be hosting a presentation on
” Anisotropic Etch Simulator for MEMS”, which will be broadcast live as
a web based seminar.

The Webinar will be webcast live from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT on 29th August, 2012.

I thought it might be useful to the iMechanica community to write something about the review process in scientific journals.  For full disclosure, I am one of the co-editors of the Elsevier journal Finite Elements in Analysis and Design.  Indeed, it is precisely that editorship which informs the content of this blog post.  

Finite element simulation was used to analyze the effect of electric boundary conditions on the

indentation deformation of a transversely isotropic piezoelectric film with the contact radius

much larger than the film thickness. Six different combinations of electric boundary

conditions were used. The simulation results showed that the indentation load is proportional

to the square of the indentation depth and the indentation-induced electric potential at the

There is a PhD (RA) position available starting in the spring 2013 in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) at Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T- formerly known as University of Missouri-Rolla).MSE program at Missouri S&T is one of the largest and most respected MSE programs in the US (http://mse.mst.edu).

The Ph.D. research project is about developing a 3D elastic-plastic-phase-field model for simulating solidification microstructures.

Dear all， 

 A paper on the Low-Velocity Impact Response and failure characteriztion of Fibre-Metal Laminates – Experimental and Finite Element Analysis, has been issued by

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266353812002850

Authors：Shengqing Zhu & Gin Boay Chai

A postdoctoral researcher position is available in the area of sheet metal forming, plasticity theory, computational modeling of forming of advanced high strength steels, light-weight alloys  at POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology) working under the supervision of Prof. Myoung-Gyu Lee. He/She will also work with Prof. Frederic Barlat who is a world famous scholar in the field of plasticity.

Understanding the electrothermal-mechanical behavior of electronic inter-

connects is of practical importance in improving the structural reliability of

electronic devices. In this work, we use the finite-element method to analyze

the Joule-heating-induced thermomechanical deformation of a metallic sphere

that is sandwiched between two rigid plates. The deformation behavior of the

sphere is elastic–perfectly plastic with Young’s modulus and yield stress

decreasing with temperature. The mechanical stresses created by Joule