von Mises Stress - Motivation, and Its relation to octahedral shear stress and J2 Invariant
This video gives a basic introduction to von mises stress, which is widely used in the structural analysis & design.
The 1st International Symposium on Mechanics, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Mission Statement
To facilitate communication and a rich exchange of knowledge among academia, industry, and research societies whose works involve mechanics.
Introduction
PhD position in Warsaw, Poland
PhD studies in mechanics
Project: "Optimization of microstructure in heterogeneous materials - micromechanical and numerical modelling in non-linear regime",
Location: Warsaw - Institute of Fundamental Technological Research,
Requirements: MSc in mechanics, civil engineering, technical physics, material engineering, informatics or related discipline; English spoken and written,
Expectations: knowledge of the basics of mechanics of materials, optimization methods, computer programming and finite element method, ability to work in a team,
PhD Position (fully funded):Finite element analysis and experimental testing of blood clots and design of thrombectomy devices
Project title: Finite element analysis and experimental testing of blood clot fracture and design of thrombectomy devices to remove clots from vessels in the brain
Position: Funded PhD programme
Institute: National University of Ireland Galway
Duration: 4 years
Start date: April/May/June 2018
Post-Doctoral Position:Finite element analysis and experimental testing of blood clots and design of thrombectomy devices
Project title: Finite element analysis and experimental testing of blood clot fracture and design of thrombectomy devices to remove clots from vessels in the brain
Position: Post-doctoral Researcher
Institute: National University of Ireland Galway
Duration: 3 years
Start date: April/May 2018
PhD and Postdoct positions in Crystal Plasticity, IMDEA-Materials Institute
Searching for PhD (thesis) candidate and Postdoctoral research associate, to work in Multiscale Materials Modeling, with special emphasis in crystal plasticity modelling with the finite element method.
PhD Studentship in Mechanical Engineering at UCL, UK
Description: Outstanding applications are invited to join the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UCL as part of an EPSRC industrial CASE (iCASE) PhD studentship. The PhD project is being jointly supervised by Professor Ian Eames and Dr Emad Moeendarbary from the Department of Mechanical Engineering (University College London, UCL) and Dr Alireza Azarbadegan from BP plc (British multinational oil and gas company).
Application of X-ray computed tomography on fracture behaviour study of cement paste at micro-scale
Our paper on micro-scale mechanical simulaiton of cement paste is avaliable at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323809129_Application_of_X-ray…
Micro-abstract:
DIC course, 11-15 June 2018 in Philadelphia
The 6th edition of the intensive course on Digital Image Correlation (DIC) will take place on 11-15 Jne 2018 à Drexel University in Philadelphia, USA. The course is composed of a number of lectures, data processing sessions and labs. The number of participants is limited to 20 for maximal interaction with the teaching team. More information here.
PhD position in computational solid mechanics
A PhD position is available in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The research project is in the multiscale modeling of damage and fracture. Candidates should have a strong background and interests in continuum mechanics and finite elements modeling. Programming experience in Fortran or C++ is a big plus. The starting date for this position is August 2018.