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Finite Element Modelling of Soft Matter

Submitted by Chris Szalwinski on

I'm interested in developing finite element software for soft matter configurations.  Is there any open source FE software already developed for such materials?  My purpose is to research and develop algorithms that use GPU technology for modelling complex materials on a desktop

Postdocs in large deformation continuum mechanics at Carnegie Mellon-Qatar and at Michigan State University (East Lansing)

Submitted by Tom Pence on

We anticipate three postdoc openings, two at Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar and one at Michigan State University (East Lansing). The research will involve developing continuum mechanical models for treating swelling in highly deformable soft biological tissue and for treating complex compliant media, meaning materials with a microstructure that actively rearranges either as a part of its normal function or else when triggered by external stimuli. Details can be found at:
http://www.egr.msu.edu/finitedef

Postdoc in mesoscale modeling for steels and smart materials (IMDEA Materials Institute)

Submitted by cuiyuwen on

The research group of Computational Alloy Design at IMDEA Materials Institute (Madrid, Spain) seeks a RESEARCH ASSOCIATE (Postdoctoral Researcher) (PhD Degree in materials/mechanical engineering or physics) to work in the area of mesoscale modeling for steels and smart materials. The selected candidate is expected to develop and validate a mesoscale computational tool using Landau/Phase Field model for modeling the microstructure development and solute redistribution in advanced steels and shape memory alloys under the supervision of a project leader.

Three ways to derive the classical plate model

Submitted by Wenbin Yu on

Attached is part of my lecture notes for a graduate structural mechanics. In

the notes, we derived the classical plate theory, which is also called

the Kirchhoff plate theory, in three ways: Newtonian method, variational

method, and variational asymptotic method, using 3D elasticity theory as the

starting point. The self-contradictions of Kirchhoff assumptions and plane-stress assumptions used in both

Newtonian method and variational method are clearly pointed out. The

Old paper request from ASME JOURNAL OF APPLIED MECHANICS

Submitted by dukkipat on

I am looking for this paper and I am putting this request since I cannot purchase this from the Journal website. They have papers available only from 1960s.

Thanks

Venkat

 

Aleck, B. J., "Thermal Stresses in a Rectangular Plate Clamped Along an Edge," ASME JOURNAL OF APPLIED MECHANICS, Solid-State Electronics, Vol. 16, June 1949, pp. 118-122.

 

Kerry Rowe, Editor of Geotextiles and Geomembranes, receives EIC’s highest award

Submitted by Laure Ballu on

The Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) has awarded Kerry Rowe the Sir John Kennedy Medal, “EIC’s highest award, in recognition of outstanding merit in the engineering profession, or of noteworthy contributions to the science of engineering, or to the benefit of the Institute”.  Kerry is Editor of Geotextiles and Geomembranes, and a member of the editorial board of Computers and Geotechnics.