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We have an open position as a PhD student in the area of fracture mechanics of fibre composites. The focus of the position is to develop element test specimens, i.e., test specimens that are purposely-designed with the aim of checking the accuracy of model predictions of damage evolution (two or more damage types) in composite structures subjected to static and cyclic loading

We have an open position as a PhD student in the area of fracture mechanics of fibre composites. The focus of the position is to develop "element test specimens", i.e., test specimens that are purposely-designed with the aim of checking the accuracy of model predictions of damage evolution (two or more damage types) in composite structures subjected to static and cyclic loading.

We have published a paper called "Micromechanical model for prediction of the fatigue limit for unidirectional fibre composites" in Mechanics of Materials. See the link here.

A new PhD position is vacant at the Section of Composites and Materials Mechanics of the Department of Wind Energy at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). The PhD project will concern damage tolerance of composite materials subjected to static and cyclic loading. The objective is to creacte enhanced fracture resistance by facilitating the formation of multiple cracks with large-scale fiber bridging along the interfaces in a layered composite by controlled mechanical properties by surface treatments.

It is still possible to submit abstracts for this years symposium, which had the theme "Fatigue of Composite Materials: Microstructure, mechanics and methods". The symposium is organized by Section of Composites and Materials Mechanics of the Department of Wind Energy of the Technical University of Denmark, DTU.

DTU Civil Engineering, DTU Mechanical Engineering and DTU Wind Energy are  inviting applications for three 3-year PhD positions starting summer 2017 as part of an exciting project ‘Understanding Fatigue though multi-scale testing and modelling’ in the new Villum Center for Advanced Structural and Materials Testing – CASMaT.

Apply for this job no later than 5 May 2017.

A Senior Researcher/Researcher position is available at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), at the Department of Wind Energy in the Section of Composites and Materials Mechanics. The Section consists of about 30 people and has modern laboratories for manufacturing and mechanical testing of composite materials. Research is conducted in research projects usually with external national or international collaboration. The research focusses on composites materials consisting of long, aligned fibres in a polymer matrix for use in wind turbine blades. 

The theme of the coming 37th Risø International symposium is the scientific basis for understanding the performance of composite materials.

We have just published a new paper that presents a theoretical model to test if the fracture resistance of a layered structure can be increased by introducing weak layers changing the cracking mechanism. An analytical model, based on the J integral, predicts a linear dependency between the number of cracks and the steady state fracture resistance. A finite element cohesive zone model, containing two cracking planes for simplicity, is used to check the theoretical model and its predictions.

The Section for Composites and Materials Mechanics, DTU Wind Energy, is seeking a PhD student for an experimental and modelling study of the composite pultrusion process for manufacturing of pre-fabricated elements for wind turbine blades. The PhD scholarship is part of the OPTI_MADE_BLADE project funded by the Innovation Fund Denmark. The project targets the development of design and manufacturing solutions for large (>70m) offshore wind turbine blades.

 In the assessment of the candidates, consideration will be given to:

The deadline for abstract submission is 2 December 2014.

Read more about the conference at www.iccm20.org

The Section of Composites and Materials Mechanics at the Department of Wind Energy, the Technical University of Denmark seeks a resesearcher for experimental (e.g. determination of cohesive laws) and modelling (finite element simulation using cohesive zone modelling) work. Apply electronically no later than May 13th via http://www.dtu.dk/english/career/job?id=bd1b6714-648d-48b5-823b-f818133fe388 

Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy at the Technical University of Denmark, Risø DTU invites applications for a position as Professor with emphasis on research in Materials Mechanics and Composite Materials.

Read more here:
http://www.dtu.dk/English/About_DTU/vacancies.aspx?guid=3de7fe79-4392-4f...

The Materials Research Division, Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark, is seeking candidates for a Senior Researcher position in the area of processing of polymer matrix composites to develop innovative strategies and to improve current methods of manufacturing polymer matrix composites for the energy and transport sector. 

Risø DTU has close collaboration with the leading wind turbine blade manufactures such as LM Glasfiber A/S, Vestas Wind Systems A/S and Siemens Wind Power A/S.   

The Materials Research Department at Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy, Technical University of Denmark, is seeking a PhD student within the field of advanced fibre composites. The PhD position will aim at increasing the fundamental knowledge of wood fibres and their behaviour as reinforcements in composite materials studying e.g. wood fibre structure and mechanical and hygroscopic properties e.g. by micromechanical modelling and advanced testing.

The programme for the 28th Risø International Symposium on Materials Science has now been finalized (see http://www.risoe.dk/Conferences/symp28/programme.aspx ).

 The Symposium is held at Risø National Laboratory, The Technical University of Denmark, 3-6 September 2007. 

 To sign up for the conference, please register up via the Symposium homepage: http://risoe-forms.risoe.dk/RISMS/RISMS_registration.asp