Some of you may be involved in computational work where your students develop C++ codes. If the code is formatted well it's easier to read and understand. With the creation of clang-format, the job of formatting (and not just indentation) can now be automated to a great extent. For a few pointers on how-to, check out my post at http://www.parresianz.com/c++/clang-format/.
-- Biswajit
http://www.theliberatedmathematician.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/PiperThesisPostPrint.pdf
... We do not assume any of those words make any kind of sense, though we do make certain assumptions about how much time the reader has on her hands and what kind of sense of humor she has.
I urge you to read the rest of the dissertation.
This year's talks are now at https://registration.gputechconf.com/form/session-listing
A large number of interesting talks from the 2014 conference can be found at http://on-demand-gtc.gputechconf.com/gtcnew/on-demand-gtc.php
There is even one talk on structural mechanics in the 2014 conf.
-- Biswajit
The new blog post discusses yet another application of the Linear Assignment Problem; in this case the use of the Hungarian algorithm for finding an optimal list of close data points to a set of point generated using Latin Hypercube sampling. See http://www.parresianz.com//sampling/hungarian_algorithm/
-- Biswajit
Large numerical simulations lead to large data sets that typically need some sampling to make analysis tractable. Check out my upcoming series of posts on the topic at http://www.parresianz.com//sampling/latin_hypercube_sampling/
-- Biswajit
Hello everyone,
I've proposed a new Stack Exchange site called "Theoretical and Applied Mechanics" for people intersted in mechaics related issues. The current link is http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/67726/theoretical-and-applied-mechanics?referrer=73mdEQ3M_DdhwHImwznaBQ2
For the proposal to be accepted to go to the next stage the site will need the following:
- 60 people to follow the site
Earth science: Missing link in mantle dynamics
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v507/n7490/full/nature13064.html
Disclinations provide the missing mechanism for deforming olivine-rich rocks in the mantle
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v507/n7490/full/nature13043.html
Abstract:
Some funding agencies require that articles be published only in journals with impact factors greater than 1. Here's a list from 2012 that tells you which to choose (if you care about impact factors).
-- Biswajit
A detailed report of our work on trying to find cohesive laws for interfacial fracture is attached. I will add the experimental data after a shorter version of this report has been published.
The reason for posting this report on iMechanica is so that people who want to replicate the tests or perform similar tests know what is involved. As we have found out, many details and potential problems faced by an experimentalist are hard to determine from the concise papers that are typically published as journal articles.