Dear iMechanica readers,

There is an intern position available in Schlumberger-Doll Reserach. Please see below. More details of the position are in the attachement. Please feel free to forward this to anyone you think may be interested.

Candidates can apply by submitting an application (include resume, coursework transcripts, a presentation not exceeding 20 pages) to Meng Qu (mqu [at] slb.com). 

Thanks!

Regards,

Tianxiang

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One or two fully funded PhD positions (tuition plus research/teaching assistantships) are immediately available in Dr. Zhaoxu Meng’s Lab in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Clemson University during the academic year 2019~2020 (can start from spring semester).

Dear all,

Our group has just published a paper titled "Development of strain hardening cementitious composite (SHCC) reinforced with 3D printed polymeric reinforcement: Mechanical properties" . Interested readers can find it at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333674067_Development_of_strai…;

Regards,

Branko

ABSTRACT: Cell migration is essential for regulating many biological processes in physiological or pathological conditions, including embryonic development and cancer invasion.

I hope some of you will find this work interesting. We present a new Weibull framework for cleavage fracture that incorporates strain gradient plasticity and can estimate the three parameters of Weibull-type models without any prior assumptions. A post-print is available at www.empaneda.com

Gradient-enhanced statistical analysis of cleavage fracture

Emilio Martínez-Pañeda, Sandra Fuentes-Alonso, CovadongaBetegón

European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids 77, 103785 (2019)

The programmable shape transition of a two dimensional sheet to a three-dimensional (3D) structure in response to a variety of external stimuli has recently attracted increasing attention. Among the various shape changing materials, shape memory polymers (SMPs) can fix their temporary shape and/or their length and recover under proper thermal treatment.

Many living organisms undergo conspicuous or abrupt changes in body structure, which is often accompanied by a behavioral change. Inspired by the natural metamorphosis, robotic systems can be designed as reconfigurable to be multifunctional. Here, a tissue-engineered transformable robot is developed, which can be remotely controlled to assume different mechanical structures for switching locomotive function.

Title: Non-uniform curvature and anisotropic deformation control wrinkling patterns on tori

One or two funded Ph.D. positions are available in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Wyoming, with the earliest starting date in Fall 2019. The candidates will join the research group of Dr. Xiang Zhang (new faculty to join in Fall 2019) working in the general area of multiscale/multiphysics computational mechanics. Particularly, self-motivated individual interested in working in one or multiple of the following areas are strongly encouraged to apply: