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ES 240 Project: Volvox Inversion Mechanics

Submitted by bjordan555 on

The biology of the inversion process in Volvox carteri is examined, and a coupled mechanical and kinetic model is proposed.  See attached proposal for details. The presentation given is also attached here, as well as the final paper.  Also, a movie of the simulation that made all of the work wroth while, the inversion of a half-sphere, is attached here as well.  Note: The file inversion2bw.doc is a movie, just download it and change the extension to .avi.  This has to be done since iMechanica doesn't allow attachment of .avi files directly.

Postdoctoral and Ph.D. positions in Experimental Solid Mechanics at Michigan State University

Submitted by Soonsung Hong on

Composite Vehicle Research Center (CVRC) at MSU has an immediate opening for a postdoctoral research associate to conduct research in non-destructive evaluation (NDE) and structural health monitoring (SHM) of composite materials in an effort to develop self-diagnostic composite structures for air and ground vehicles. 

http://www.egr.msu.edu/~shong/Postdoc.html

Problem with nominal vs true values

Submitted by Andreas Burger on

Hi,

 I have cyclic uniaxial compression data of a PU.  When I look at nominal stress vs nominal strain then the relation is clearly nonlinear (increasing stiffnes with increasing  strain).  When I convert to true stress vs true strain I still have a nonlinear relation, however, not as strong and the stiffness decreases with increasing strain.

When I look at true stress vs stretch, however, the relation seems to be almost (I'm only talking about the first loading cycle) linear. Nominal stress vs stretch is still nonlinear. 

frequency response function

Submitted by jezenarro on

Hello!!I am a new user of ABAQUS. I have a question about obtaining of the frequency response function in ABAQUS. In the first step I calculate the natural frequency using the step linear perturbation(procedure type)/frequency.I think that obtaining the frecuency response function, I need to use in the second step the steady-state dinamic,modal.I don`t get to plot the amplitude of modal-frequency graphs.I would apreciate much if someone could help me about this question.

Elasticity "Exact" Solutions for Plates

Submitted by luciano demasi on

Many of you developed Finite Element codes. These codes are usually quite complex. So you all know the importance of testing your results to see if what you programmed makes sense. The usual approach is to compare your FEM program with somethig already published. With this in mind, I designed a series of "lectures" on the topic of elasticity solutions for plates. You can find the details in 

http://attila.sdsu.edu/~demasi/list_lectures.htm

Neo Hookean Model

Submitted by ViRuS on

I am modeling a RBC(red blood cell) membrane using shell181 element and
using neo hookean model. But when I try to solve it, it gives error. I
couldnt figure out the cause. Please help me.
This is my input file for creating the model.
/com,structural,,,
/clear,start,,,
/prep7,,,,
k,1,0,0,0.000000405
k,201,0,0,-0.000000405
k,2,0,0.00000005,4.06E-07
k,202,0,0.00000005,-4.06E-07
k,3,0,0.0000001,4.07E-07
k,203,0,0.0000001,-4.07E-07
k,4,0,0.00000015,4.10E-07
k,204,0,0.00000015,-4.10E-07
k,5,0,0.0000002,4.15E-07
k,205,0,0.0000002,-4.15E-07
k,6,0,0.00000025,4.20E-07
k,206,0,0.00000025,-4.20E-07
k,7,0,0.0000003,4.27E-07
k,207,0,0.0000003,-4.27E-07
k,8,0,0.00000035,4.34E-07
k,208,0,0.00000035,-4.34E-07
k,9,0,0.0000004,4.43E-07
k,209,0,0.0000004,-4.43E-07

Two materials scientists join the faculty of Harvard University

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on

Evelyn L. Hu, a pioneer in the fabrication of nanoscale electronic and photonic devices, has been named Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering in Harvard University’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), effective Jan. 1, 2009.  Read more