Using a new experimental setup have now proved that one could actually draw a thermal conductivity-strain relationship in the same way as stress-strain relation!

What remains to be seen is that whether this relationship is tensorial or not! Details are in the paper..

Informal enquiries about positions in Computational Mechanics at Cardiff University School of Engineering should be directed to Professor Stéphane P. A. BORDAS bordasS AT cardiff DOT ac DOT uk

More detais on the institute of Mechanics and Advanced Materials:

 http://www.engin.cf.ac.uk/research/resInstitute.asp?InstNo=13

Candidates with track records in computational mechanics, in particular:

- advanced discretisation techniques (XFEM, meshfree, isogeometric analysis)

 
Position for researcher at IFSTTAR (France - Nantes site). Soil Structure interactions under seismic and vibratory loads. Seismic responses of geotechnical structures.

Abstract 

Following our previous work on Cu-Zr nanowire system, in this paper we have shown improvement in various thermo-mechanical properties of nanowire via manipulating the surface atoms. The paper titled "Designing copper–zirconium based nanowires for improving yield strength and plasticity via configuring surface atoms" by Vijay Kumar Sutrakarand D Roy Mahapatra has been published in Journal of Nanoparticle Research. The paper can be downloaded from
http://www.springerlink.com/content/j2786222101mn711/

The Society for Experimental Mechanics will hold its 2nd Symposium on Biological Materials and Systems, next June in Costa Mesa, CA. http://www.sem.org/CONF-AC-TOP.asp  

Submission deadline has been extended to October 21th

Topics include:  

The International Conference on Experimental Solid Mechanics and Dynamics (X-MECH 2012) is being organized by the Center of Excellence in Experimental Solid Mechanics and Dynamics affiliated to the School of Mechanical Engineering at the Iran University of Science and Technology. Further details can be found at: 

http://xmech.iust.ac.ir/

WORKSHOP: Image-based Simulation for Biomechanics, Materials Applications, and Reverse Engineering



This workshop is aimed at those interested in 3D reconstruction from radiology images, and in using 3D image data (as obtained from CT, Micro-CT, MRI and Ultrasound) to generate Rapid Prototyping, CAD, and Finite Element models.



Participants will learn:

•    how to generate computer models from your 3D image data

•    how to import and position CAD files in the image data

CORNELL UNIVERSITY School of Civil and Environmental Engineering announces a tenure-track faculty position in structural engineering starting in Fall 2012-2013.

At Cornell, structural engineering is conceived of broadly, to encompass structures across scales where well understood physical laws apply. We are currently seeking a person in stochastic mechanics, with the ability to develop and use modern computational tools to solve real problems and to advance both the understanding and design of complex structural systems across a range of materials.