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A PhD student position is available in Wave Propagation Analyses and Inverse Problems.

Submitted by chanseok on Wed, 01/04/2017 - 17:15

A PhD student position is available in wave propagation analyses and inverse problems in Department of Civil Engineering at The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC from Fall 2017.

For more information, please see the attached pdf file.

Postdoc position - continuum damage modeling of dynamic fracture for brittle materials

Submitted by L.H.Poh on Tue, 01/03/2017 - 07:54

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<p>We are seeking a post-doctoral fellow for the continuum damage modelling of dynamic fracture, in the National University of Singapore (see attachment). To apply, please send a single pdf file including cover letter, CV, list of publications and the contact details of 2 references, to Leong Hien Poh (ceeplh@nus.edu.sg).</p>

In Chinese: 2017力学前沿青年学术研讨会暨“百人计划”招聘

Submitted by Shaoxing Qu on Tue, 01/03/2017 - 02:29

为加强国际国内力学青年人才之间的交流，共同探讨当今力学发展的前沿问题，切实推动浙大力学学科发展，值浙江大学建校120年校庆之际，浙江大学工程力学系将举办“2017力学前沿青年学术研讨会暨‘百人计划’招聘”，遴选10名左右海外参会者并提供国际旅费及本地食宿费。动力学与控制、计算力学、流体力学、固体力学、力学交叉诸领域是研讨会关注的重点。有效申请材料需包括个人详细简历，并于3月31日之前提交给曲绍兴教授（chenwq [at] zju.edu.cn (squ[at]zju[dot]edu[dot]cn)）。浙江大学“百人计划”招聘启事请见以下链接：http://talent.zju.edu.cn/redir.php?catalog_id=20038&object_id=63916

现就研讨会相关事宜通知如下：

一、时间和地点

In Chinese: 浙江大学工程力学系诚聘海内外英才

Submitted by Shaoxing Qu on Tue, 01/03/2017 - 02:24

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浙江大学工程力学系现面向全球诚招英才，招聘方向包括动力学与控制、计算力学、工程力学、流体力学、固体力学，尤其欢迎非线性动力学、计算固体力学、能源材料力学、机器人力学、实验流体力学、生物流体力学、湍流、空气动力学等领域的优秀人才加盟。如果大家周围有优秀的外籍人员感兴趣，也请推荐给我们。谢谢！

浙江大学工程力学系诚聘海内外英才

Journal Club for January 2017: Stress Guided Advanced 3D Microfabrication

Submitted by Sheng Xu on Mon, 01/02/2017 - 10:18

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Sheng Xu, University of California, San Diego

1. Introduction

Review of analytical and empirical estimations for incident blast pressure

Submitted by Aleem on Thu, 12/29/2016 - 10:31

Authors: Aleem Ullah, Furqan Ahmad, Heung-Woon Jang, Sung-Wook Kim, Jung-Wuk Hong

new paper on a controversial aspect of Perssons theory of adhesion

Submitted by Mike Ciavarella on Thu, 12/29/2016 - 08:11

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Persson's theory

Roughness

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Available online 28 December 2016

In Press, Accepted Manuscript — Note to users

The widely used tensile stiffness ratio is not a correct measure of anisotropy degree

Submitted by Bin Liu on Thu, 12/29/2016 - 08:03

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elastic anisotropy

In our recent paper, some interesting conclusions are found when we attempt to establish a standardized compliance matrices for general anisotropic materials. The abstract is as follows.

PhD position at Weizmann Institute of Science on "Microscale matrix and interfacial properties of fibre-reinforced composites"

Submitted by yentlswolfs on Tue, 12/27/2016 - 10:24

Our partner Weizmann Institute Science in Israel is currently trying to fill a PhD position for the FiBreMoD project. The title of the PhD project is "Microscale matrix and interfacial properties of fibre-reinforced composites", and will be supervised by Prof. Daniel Wagner. If you are an enthusiastic and motivated candidate with a background in Materials Science, Composites, Mechanics, or Chemistry/Chemical Engineering, then you should consider applying.