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PhD Candidate Positions in Analysis of Composite Materials and Structures

Submitted by jansen on

At Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institute of Structural Analysis, several PhD candidate positions in the field of analysis of composite materials and structures are available (High cycle fatigue of composite materials,  Material modelling for clinching, Structural analysis of wind turbine rotor blades with morphing trailing edge (2 positions), Virtual development of nanoparticle-reinforced composite materials).  

New Text on Engineering Mechanics (Strength of Materials)

Submitted by Sanjay Govindjee on

 

After many years of teaching elementary mechanics and being unhappy with the high price of existing texts and their tendency to lead students into a game of pattern matching as opposed to thinking about fundamentals, I decided to assemble my lectures into a book.  So if you are looking for something different and concise on this topic you may wish to have a look at this book.  The book is also well suited for use as a refresher due to its brevity.

Topic 68: Discuss Body Mechanics and use of Tools in an Offshore Drilling Platform

Submitted by victor.adukwu on

Body mechanics describes how your body moves. Being aware of and practicing good body mechanics throughout your day may help prevent injury and reduce strain on your body. Whether you're sitting at a desk all day or working on a drilling platform, you can practice and improve your body mechanics to help prevent stress and pain and reduce wear and tear on your muscles, tendons, ligaments and joints.

setbymerge - abaqus

Submitted by Liri_veny on

I try to work with the function setbymerge and I keep getting an error. (syntaxerror:invalid syntax)

I don't know what I do wrong see below the code line



part=mdb.models['mesh_for_analysis'].parts['PART-1']

part.SetByMerge(name='outer',sets=(part.[YminElemList], part.[YmaxElemList], part.[ZmaxElemList], part.[ZminElemList], part.[XmaxElemList], part.[XminElemList]))

sets deffinition abaqus

Submitted by Liri_veny on

I have two questions regarding the Abaqus

1) if I use the getbyboundingbox function on elements (or nodes) I get a long tuple (or I think it's a tuple) when I convert it to a list I can work with the Python normal commands like: append, remove etc. my problem is to change the list back to something that the Abaqus can work with. for example if I use the set function it doesn't work. see below a code for example.

2) if I have two sets and I want there intersection how can I do that?

 

Topic 67: Discuss the safety aspects associated with using divers in offshore operations

Submitted by Catriona Ogg on

 Using divers in offshore operations carries significant risks.  The environment presents a number of hazards such as poor lighting, restricted oxygen supply and sometimes extreme temperatures or pressures.  Discuss these risks and the safety measures in place to help reduce them.  

Topic 66: Discuss the risks and challenges involved in working at heights.

Submitted by Oghenekevwe Ovbije on

Working at height refers to working at a distance above the ground from which a person could fall or any distance liable to cause personal injury. This includes access and egress except by a staircase in a permanent workplace, work at or below ground level, but does not include slips and trips on the level.