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Managing Stress Waves over Multi-frequencies and Micro-architectural Design of Materials - Part 1, 2 and 3 available

Submitted by Laure Ballu on

Watch the 3-part video seminar where Sia Nemat-Nasser discusses certain basic issues regarding systematic homogenization techniques to extract the frequency‐dependent dynamic properties of microstructurally periodic composites, illustrating the results in terms of measureable and experimentally verifiable quantities.  To watch the videos, go to http://tinyurl.com/caudkwp

wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeiterin / Mitarbeiters Bauhaus University of Weimar

Submitted by pattabhib on

An der Fakultät Bauingenieurwesen der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar ist ab sofort an der Professur "Modellierung und Simulation - Mechanik" die Stelle einer/eines



wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeiterin / Mitarbeiters



zu besetzen. Die Stelle ist zunächst für die Dauer von 2 Jahren befristet. Eine Verlängerung ist nach den geltenden Regelungen des Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetzes (WissZeitVG) möglich. Es handelt sich um eine Vollzeitstelle. Die wöchentliche Arbeitszeit beträgt 40 Stunden.



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Building and Environment Special Issue on the Implications of a Changing Climate for Buildings

Submitted by Laure Ballu on

Edited by Pieter de Wilde and David Coley, this special issue of Building and Environment deals with the implications of a changing climate for buildings. Climate change is considered to be one of the main challenges facing humankind in the 21st century, with serious and global consequences for the environment, human health, and the economy. 



Seeking a PhD researcher at Univerisity of Arkansas at Little Rock

Submitted by Guoliang Huang on

The group of Advanced Materials and Dynamics
Lab at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock is seeking one highly
motivated candidate for Ph.D. positions. The appointment is starting on January
2013 or August 2013. The research topics involve dynamic modeling, elastic wave
propagation, structural health monitoring, experimental design and analysis of
the multifunctional elastic/acoustic metamaterials. A M.S. or equivalent degree
in solid mechanics, mechanical engineering, wave propagation, or material
science is needed. Talented applicants with a B.S. degree in the above field

Computational models for mechanics of morphogenesis

Submitted by zichen on

In the developing embryo, tissues differentiate, deform, and move in an
orchestrated manner to generate various biological shapes driven by the complex
interplay between genetic, epigenetic, and environmental factors. Mechanics
plays a key role in regulating and controlling morphogenesis, and quantitative
models help us understand how various mechanical forces combine to shape the
embryo. Models allow for the quantitative, unbiased testing of physical
mechanisms, and when used appropriately, can motivate new
experimentaldirections. This knowledge benefits biomedical researchers who aim
to prevent and treat congenital malformations, as well as engineers working to

Call for USNCCM12 Minisymposium Proposals

Submitted by John E. Dolbow on

Minisymposium proposals for the 12th U.S. National Congress  (USNCCM12)

to be held July 22-25, 2013 in Raleigh, NC are solicited from people

interested in organizing sessions in their area of expertise or interest

and/or wishing to honor particular individual for their sustained

contributions or a special honorary birthday celebration.

 

The proposal should contain the minisymposium title, a one-page

description of the objectives of your minisymposium as well as the

Space Policy Special Issue - New Horizons for Europe: A European Studies Perspective on European Space Policy

Submitted by Laure Ballu on

The result of two workshops on ‘Space - the Final Frontier - What Potential for European Space Policy?’, this special issue of Space Policy gathers a range of papers, many by young researchers, which examines the contribution space policy can make to the European integration process.

To access the Space Issue, go to http://www.journals.elsevier.com/space-policy/journal-news/new-horizons-for-europe/

About the classification of the rupture mode of materials via the experimental tests:

Submitted by A.Brick Chaouche on

Some materials exhibits a Brittle/Ductile rupture during a test (ex: traction test) one can notice that by examining the shape of the stress/strain curve, some people try to examine the rupture surface via a microscopic observations, the surface's reliefs can be helpfull to find out the main microscopic mechanisms responsible of the final rupture of the considered material, for those who have a significant experiance in this fiels, what are the most imprtant methods ( or steps to take) used to classify the rupture of a studied material to take into account as a sufficient arguments for this

abaqus errors

Submitted by megaamin on

hi dears

i have som problems in my project that should be simulated  with abaqus .

The

elements contained in element set ErrElemExcessDistortion-Step2 have distorted

excessively.



There

is only one excessively distorted element



The

ratio of deformation speed to wave speed exceeds 1.0000 in at least one

element. This usually indicates an error with the model definition. Additional

diagnostic information may be found in the message file.