ASME IMECE2008 Symposium on Multifunctional Materials and Material Systems
The ASME Multifunctional Materials Technical Committee of the Materials Division is organizing a symposium on Multifunctional Materials and Material Systems at IMECE2008 to be held in Boston, MA during Oct. 31-Nov. 6, 2008.
Abstract submission deadline: March 3, 2008
ASME IMECE08 Minisymposium on Mechanics of Nanoporous Materials
This symposium will provide a forum for researchers to discuss the most recent developments in the synthesis, characterization and applications of various nanoporous materials systems such as nanoporous thin films and coatings, with a special focus on the various mechanics issues of this special class of materials.
When: Oct. 31-Nov. 6, 2008 in Boston, MA
Deadline for abstract submission: March 3, 2008
Prediction of arterial failure
We enhanced a bi-layer fiber-matrix microstructural arterial model with softening and analyzed the artery inflation under the internal pressure. Numerical simulations lead to the following three findings. Firstly, it is found that the fiber strength dominates the strength of the media layer. Secondly, it is found that the strength of the media layer dominates the overall arterial strength and plays the crucial role in the load-bearing capacity of arteries. Thirdly, it is found that residual stresses can increase the overall arterial strength significantly. The pre-existing compression in arteries delays the onset of rupture like the pre-existing compression in the pre-stressed concrete delays the crack opening.
Fiber Composites Failure Criteria
A new failure criterion has been formulated for fiber composite materials. It is the anisotropic counterpart of a recently derived isotropic criterion. The targeted applications are for carbon fiber, polymeric matrix (or equivalent) types of materials.
Postdoctoral position in multiscale modeling at RPI
There is an opening for a postdoctoral research position in the Advanced Computational Research Laboratory at RPI, Troy, NY.to work on an ongoing project sponsored by the Office of Naval Research. The project involves the multiscale modeling of particulate composites under extreme loading conditions. This is a great opportunity to be involved in challenging
multiscale computational techniques based on meshfree methods. Encouraged to
apply are creative, self-motivated candidates with a sound background in
computational mechanics.
multiscale computational techniques based on meshfree methods. Encouraged to
apply are creative, self-motivated candidates with a sound background in
computational mechanics.
Buckling behavior of metal film/substrate structure under pure bending
Many studies on the thin film/substrate structure and its failure mechanism were reported in recent years. The direct experimental results of thin film/substrate structure by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) presents an intriguing problem:there exists a buckling failure mechanism at the lateral edge of metal film under pure bending. The qualitative theoretical analysis has been done on such buckling failure of thin film/substrate structure.