13 PhD positions and 2 post-doctoral positions are available through a Marie Curie Initial Training Network (INSIST).

 Please send CV to stephane dot bordas at gmail dot com 

or 

bordasS at cardiff dot ac dot uk

http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/jobs/jobDetails/33751168

A PhD position is avalaible at the Centre des Matériaux of Mines ParisTech (Paris, France). The research will focus on "Experimental and numerical analysis of sustained load cracking in Titanium". The candidates should have a master degree in mechanics, materials sciences and engineering, or computational mechanics. A full decription of the subject is attached. Interested applicants please send a resume to Dr. Matthieu Maziere (maziere [at] mat.ensmp.fr).

 Dear colleagues

A short message to let you know that the three postdoc positions are now officially open.

http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ADO953/erc-starting-independent-research-assi…

 Cardiff University Serious Brain Power Recruitment Campaign

Whether you are an established academic looking to lead a world-class
team or an early career researcher looking for your next move, we can
offer you the environment and research culture that will help you
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As part of this recruitment campaign we will be making a number of
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PhD Research Studentship - University of Cambridge

Structures Group, Dept of Engineering

- UK/EU Applicants, Application deadline Dec 5th, 2011 

A PhD Studentship at the University of Cambridge, Department of Engineering, is available for UK/EU students to commence by April 2012.   The project will investigate the important issue of the  lifetime extension of existing highway and building reinforced concrete infrastructure. 

KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)

Faculty Search: Mechanical Engineering

The Mechanical Engineering (ME) Program at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) invites applications for faculty positions at all ranks (Assistant, Associate, and Full Professors) beginning in the Fall of 2012.

This is the preprint of an article that will appear in International Journal of Fracture (IJF)

Title: Numerical simulation of intergranular and transgranular crack propagation in ferroelectric polycrystals

Authors: Amir Abdollahi and Irene Arias, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya (UPC), Barcelona

Abstract:

Hello

I used the method of XFEM in Abaqus

I want to trace the crack chemain a reference (o, x, y), how to find the cords of the crack in each iteration??

how to calculate the stress intensity factor during crack propagation in abaqus6.11.?

I essey several times but it does not work.

many thanks

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