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PhD/postdoc vacancy (4 years) on development of topology optimization algorithms for functionally graded materials

Submitted by wvpaepeg on Fri, 06/26/2020 - 07:07

job

Topology optimization

functionally graded materials

computational mechanics

finite elements

FEA

ABAQUS

mechanical engineering

simulation

Optimization

Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing or WAAM techniques are attracting interest from the manufacturing industry because of their potential to produce large metal components with low cost and short production lead time. This process exists alongside other high deposition rate metal AM technologies such as powder and wire based DED. While these use either laser or an electron beam as energy source to melt a metal powder or wire, WAAM technologies melt metal wire using an electric arc.

PhD vacancy (3 years) on mechanical testing of recyclable vitrimer composites

Submitted by wvpaepeg on Fri, 06/19/2020 - 09:47

Vitrimers are a groundbreaking development in polymer chemistry. This new class of polymers is neither thermoset, nor thermoplastic, but inherits properties from both polymer classes. Vitrimers were "invented" by Prof. Leibler in Paris in 2011 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitrimers).
Many applications can be imagined, but the application of vitrimers as the polymer matrix in fibre-reinforced composites, is particularly attractive, because the recycling of fibre-reinforced composites could be drastically improved.

PhD/postdoc vacancy (4 years) on Ultrasonic assessment of the structural health of Lined Pipelines transporting heavy acids

Submitted by wvpaepeg on Fri, 06/19/2020 - 09:45

nondestructive testing

Transportation of heavy acidic fluids is often done with specifically designed lined pipelines. The pipelines typically have an outer steel wall (thickness ~15 mm) and an inner ceramic coating (thickness ~1 mm). The proper functioning of such lined pipelines is almost exclusively determined by the inner ceramic coating. In case there would be a leak in the ceramic coating, the acidic fluid will corrode through the outer steel wall in a matter of hours, leading to a full shutdown of the industrial plant.

PhD vacancy (4 years) on topology optimization of large 3D printed structures with functionally graded materials

Submitted by wvpaepeg on Tue, 03/24/2020 - 16:19

job

additive manufacturing

WAAM

Topology optimization

Finite Element Method

computational mechanics

3D printing

Arc welding based additive manufacturing or WAAM techniques are attracting interest from the manufacturing industry because of their potential to fabricate large metal components with low cost and short production lead time. This process exists alongside other high deposition rate metal AM technologies such as powder and wire based DED. While these use either laser or an electron beam as energy source to melt a metal powder or wire, WAAM technologies melt metal wire using an electric arc.

PhD/postdoc vacancy (4 years) on computational mechanics of large wind turbine blades

Submitted by wvpaepeg on Tue, 03/24/2020 - 16:17

Finite Element Method

computational mechanics

Over the last years, UGent-MMS has developed the stand-alone BladeMesher software for generating finite element models of large wind turbine blades. The software reads in the material data and airfoil data of the wind turbine blade, and automatically constructs the geometry and finite element mesh for the blade. In a next step, the nodal and element information of the finite element mesh is written out to an input file for a commercial finite element solver (Abaqus in this case).

PhD vacancy (3 years) on experimental testing of thermoplastic automotive composites

Submitted by wvpaepeg on Tue, 03/24/2020 - 16:14

Thermoplastic composites are gaining more and more interest in automotive, aerospace and sports applications, because of the short cycle times and recycling possibilities. Besides short fibre-reinforced thermoplastics, also continuous fibre-reinforced thermoplastic composites are being considered for load-carrying structures. However, their behaviour during manufacturing and during in-service use is very different from the traditional thermoset composites (typically epoxy-based). The mechanical properties of thermoplastic composites are much more sensitive to temperature and loading rate.

5 PhD/postdoc vacancies in mechanics of composites @ Ghent University (Belgium)

Submitted by wvpaepeg on Tue, 09/17/2019 - 14:33

nondestructive testing

The Mechanics of Materials and Structures research group at Ghent University (Belgium) is recruiting 5 PhD/postdoc researchers in the field of experimental and computational mechanics of composites. There are 5 positions:

Postdoctoral vacancy (3 years) on patient-specific design and finite element modelling of 3D printed medical implants

Submitted by wvpaepeg on Sun, 02/17/2019 - 07:21

biomedical engineering

mechanics

Finite Element Method

FEM

3D printing

additive manufacturing

design

3D printing or Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies carry the promise of revolutionizing the quality and efficiency of healthcare. However, the required technologies, even when available, are currently too fragmented to be integrated into routine, affordable and streamlined solutions that can benefit a large number of patients. The challenge thereby is to deliver 3D printing technologies that enable:

3 PhD positions (4 years) on ultrasound inspection of layered materials

Submitted by wvpaepeg on Tue, 02/12/2019 - 14:28

job

ultrasound inspection

NDT

nondestructive testing

Ghent University (Belgium) has three open PhD positions of each 4 years on ultrasound inspection of layered materials, ranging from composites over coated pipelines to wood. More information can be found on http://www.composites.ugent.be/PhD_job_vacancies_PhD_job_positions_comp….