The last tutorial (Tutorial4) about a non linear static analysis of a masonry church performed by the NOSA-ITACA code, is now available at http://www.nosaitaca.it/software/. We perform the analysis supposing the structure made of two masonry-like materials with zero tensile strength and bounded compressive strength and a linear elastic material.
There is a Ph.D. opening in my research group in the Mechanical Engineering department at the University of Houston to be filled the spring semester of 2020. The research topic is modeling the deformation and fracture response of dissipative material systems.
I am looking for a postdoctoral candidate who wishes to apply for a JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) fellowship.
This fellowship is a highly competitive scheme and includes a generous monthly salary (at the current exchange rate, around 3000 Euro or 3300 $) plus airfare (round-trip ticket to Japan).
I will support the application as a host and will help writing the proposal. Applicants are allowed to suggest their own project, but preference will be given to candidates with experience and interest in two topics:
Just wanted to share that the first issue of Matter was released last week. Matter is a new materials science journal from Cell Press. Our goal is to be a high impact offering, on par with Nature Materials. Check out our first issue here:
I attach a Letter I sent to the Editor of a tribology journal, concerning adhesion of rough surfaces.
I contend that some "criteria" that have been proposed based on extrapolation of numerical results are due to the limitations in present numerical sophisticated rough contact simulations, which only span at most 3 orders of magnitude of wavelengths, so typically people simulate from nanometer to micrometer scale.
This paper demonstrates the potential use of toy-bricks as the building block of a mechanical tensile testing instrument for the mechanical characterisation of natural fibres. A table-top tensile testing instrument was developed using LEGO parts (Mindstorms EV3 and Technics) and a 2 kg capacity load cell, whereas deformation modes were programmed in an open source programming language. Experimental work was conducted on oil palm fibres under different tensile modes (i.e.
Large structural elements forming structures such as bridges, retaining walls and tunnel linings may contain hidden defects that limit their longevity, with major safety and cost implications. Also, when a structure is subjected to intense loading, internal damage may occur which is not visible on the surface.
Modern digital design and fabrication methods in architecture, engineering and construction, provide enhanced freedom in the sculpting, optimisation, fabrication and construction of building geometries, be they free-form structural shells, cladding elements or performance optimised lightweight structural components.
Dear colleagues,There is a funded postdoc position (2-3 years) at Soft Robotics and Biodesign lab (http://softrobotics.sjtu.edu.cn/), Robotics Institute, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), Shanghai, China. We have a soft robotic project on developing wearable and assistive soft robots for assisting and restoring the ability of the humans with the upper extremity weakness in activities of daily living.
Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) fibers have a complex hierarchical structure that at the micron-scale is composed of oriented chain crystals, lamellar crystals, and amorphous domains organized into macrofibrils. We developed a computational micromechanical modeling study of the effects of the morphological structure and constituent material properties on the deformation mechanisms, stiffness and strength of the UHMWPE macrofibrils.
Use of phase change materials in building envelopes has potential to reduce the temperature fluctuations inside of buildings. This is a booming area of research. Our group has recently published an article in which we studied macro-encapsulated paraffinic materials for this application. The article is available at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334370825_Thermal_Response_of_M...
We wanted to alert you for the call for nominations of the awards of the Applied Mechanics Division (AMD) of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), which are due on September 15th, 2019.
Job SummaryApple PPO Engineering team is looking for an enthusiastic and highly qualified engineer to lead the structural and dynamic Finite Element Analysis (FEA) in flat panel display and touch sensor.
Applications are invited for a PhD scholarship at Imperial College London. The project will involve the development of novel computational tools to unravel fracture mechanics challenges across disciplines. The student will join the Mechanics of Infrastructure Materials Lab, led by Dr Emilio Martínez-Pañeda.
We are seeking one Master by Research student and one PhD student interested in the mechanical response of additively manufactured structures. Candidates are required to have either Bachelor (Honours) or Master degree (or equivalent) in Manufacturing or Automotive or Mechanical or Civil Engineering or Material Science or Mechanics, or a similar discipline.
Discovering the bio-mechanical signatures of cancer cells in 3D tumouroid models:
We are seeking outstanding candidates for a 4 year PhD studentship fully funded by the UCL Institute of Healthcare Engineering. The student will be jointly supervised by Dr. Emad Moeendarbary based in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Dr Umber Cheema based at the Division of Surgery and Interventional Sciences.
The Applied Mechanics Executive Committee (AMD-EC) is pleased to announce the 2019 IMECE student travel award competition, which is sponsored by the Haythornthwaite Foundation*.
With funding from the Haythornthwaite Foundation, the Executive Committee (EC) of the Applied Mechanics Division (AMD) of ASME is pleased to announce the establishment of the Haythornthwaite Research Initiation Grant Program, targeting university faculty engaged in research in theoretical and applied mechanics that are at the beginning of their academic careers.
There is a new opening for a PhD student at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney (Australia). We are looking for a PhD student in the broad area of computational mechanics. Candidates should have a strong background in the theory and application of the Finite Element Method (FEM) and expertise in programming (Matlab, Fortran, etc.).
Applications are invited for a PhD scholarship at Imperial College London. The project will involve the development of novel computational tools to unravel fracture mechanics challenges across disciplines. The student will join the Mechanics of Infrastructure Materials Lab, led by Dr Emilio Martínez-Pañeda.
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