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Ionic polymer conductor network composite (IPCNC) is a mixed conductor consisting of a network of loaded ionomer and another network of metallic particles. It is known that the microstructure of the composite, especially that of the electrodes, plays a dominating role in the performance of an IPCNC. However the microstructures of IPCNC have seldom been addressed in theoretical models. This letter formulates a continuum field theory for IPCNC by considering a supercapacitor-like microstructure with a large distributed interface area.

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I got to model the local buckling in Abaqus, but i do not know how. my model is a profiled steel sheet under distributed load.

does anyone have idea about this?



Thanks in advance

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Hi,

I am doing drop test simulation in Ls-Dyna for a transport system consisting of polyethylene foam as cushioning material. Does anybody know damping coefficient value levels for LDPE (Low density polyethylene) foam materials in the range of density of 30-80 kg/m3. 

Thanks in advance

Serdar

In the last decade, different
cyclic plasticity models, based on the “continuum” approach, have been proposed
in order to account for different mechanical effects (such as ratchetting,
strain range dependence, non-proportional loading and memory effect), [1, 2]. A
disadvantage of this approach is the elevated number of model parameters
introduced in order to correctly predict the material behaviour. The determination
of these parameters, usually difficult and expensive, is one of the reasons why the modern
constitutive models are not widely used in finite element simulations of

There are two open positions for doctoral students at the Institiute of Lightweight Design and Structural Biomechanics  (ILSB) of Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien), Vienna, Austria



    * A part-time research/teaching assistant in lightweight structures and numerical methods



    * A full-time project assistant in composite mechanics

The Laboratory of Thermodynamics in Emerging Technologies (LTNT) at ETH Zurich has an opening for a

Post Doc

Area

Computational structural mechanics with focus on soft tissues and wave propagation

Title: Structural FEA Intern 

Employer: Schlumberger Technology Corporation

Location: Sugar Land, TX, USA

Starting Date: 01/01/2011 

Raiway axle failures have been the starting point for the studies on fatigue. However, recent accidents and papers (see [1] by Hoddinott) have shown that corrosion-fatigue plays a significant role.

At PoliMi we have recently investigated this topic finding interesting results by corrosion-fatigue tests on small-scale specimens and, recently, a validation of the model by full-scale corrosion-fatigue tests (see papers [2-3]).