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Virginia Tech Tragedy

Submitted by ericmock on
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With a great many ties to VT, I have been following the tragic shootings there closely. While my former student (Nakhiah Goulbourne) and my former department head (Dick Benson) are both safe, I am afraid we may have lost one of our own this morning. From an AP report, a student stated that the instructor teaching a 9:05am mechanics class in 204 Norris Hall was killed. According to the timetable of classes at VT, this instructor would have been Liviu Librescu. I certainly hope the AP's report is wrong. As someone very interested in shell theories, I have spoken with Prof. Librescu many times and followed his work. His loss would be a great loss to our community.

Internal lattice relaxation of single-layer graphene under in-plane deformation

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
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molecular dynamics
R. Huang Group Research
carbon nanotubes
graphene
internal relaxation

This paper has been published in Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 56 (2008), pp. 1609-1623 (doi:10.1016/j.jmps.2007.07.013).

Abstract

BIOMECHANICAL STUDY OF GOLF BALL IMPACT ON CHILD’S HEAD USING THE FINITE ELEMENT METHOD

Submitted by Fang Wang on
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biomechanics

Head traumatic injury due to the impact of a flying golf ball is one of the severest injuries sustained on a golf course. This paper presents numerical simulation results based on the finite element (FE) method to investigate head injuries in children due to impacts by flying golf balls.

J-club Editor: Election versus Appointment?

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As many of you know, last year we had a lively debate prior to the launch of the j-club regarding the rules and regulations governing the functioning of the j-club. This continued in a more low-key fashion this year. One of the more important topics under discussion has been the selection of the future editors (which is to be done each year). I, and perhaps a few other people, had reasoned that the editor should be elected by popular vote. It was proposed that candidates will either self-nominate themselves or be nominated by other mechanicians.

The Leonhard Euler Tercentenary

Submitted by Vlado A. Lubarda on
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April 15
1707

Just a reminder that this Sunday, April 15 will be exactly 300 years since Leonhard Euler was born.

I am sure many mechanicians will toast this weekend on this extraordinnary anniversary to the person who laid down much of the foundations in mathematics and mechanics.

Some of the related links on the web are:

http://www.maa.org/Euler/

http://www.euler-2007.ch/en/

Symposium on Microelectromechanical Systems: Materials and Devices, MRS Fall 2007

Submitted by Srikar Vengallatore on

From the Call for Papers: 

Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) represent the integration of miniaturized mechanical, chemical, fluidic, and optical devices with microelectronics. MEMS have a broad range of applications in optical- and radio-frequency communications, physical/chemical/biosensing, display technology, drug delivery, and the manipulation and isolation of cells.

Fundamentals of Nanoindentation and Nanotribology IV at MRS Fall 2007

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First announcement and call for papers.

The symposium "Fundamentals of Nanoindentation and Nanotribology" will run for the fourth time at the Fall, 2007, Materials Research Society Meeting, Boston, MA, USA.   

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