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Nonlinear mechanics of single-atomic-layer graphene sheets

Submitted by QiangLu on Fri, 10/10/2008 - 14:28

research

buckling

R. Huang Group Research

Qiang Lu and Rui Huang

Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering mechanics, University of Texas, Austin,
TX 78712, USA

Energy Security, Global Warming and Engineering

Submitted by Jigar Y. Patel on Fri, 10/10/2008 - 09:36

research

Global Warming

mechanical engineering

Energy efficiency

One research report (Energy Security.pdf) is attached with this post. It is about how we can use engineering to slove energy and global warming problem.

Post Buckling of Thin Shells

Submitted by Himayat Ullah on Fri, 10/10/2008 - 03:56

education

It is difficult to conduct post buckling analysis of thin shell under axial compression using Arc Length method in Ansys.

The Minimum & Maximum Arc Length radii are chosen by hit & trial.When imperfections are incorporated in the FE model, some times the solution diverges at a higher critical load that the eigen value buckling, which should be vice versa in actual. Some times , negative eigen values are also shown.

Is there any easy way to solve this nonlinear stability problem?

Himayat

Position: Post-doc at the Univ. of Auckland, New Zealand

Submitted by Biswajit Banerjee on Fri, 10/10/2008 - 03:40

job

Composites

POSITION: POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW AT THE UNIVERSITY

OF AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND

Project Title: Advanced Modelling and Simulation of Closed Mould

Composite Manufacturing Processes

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral research position on composite manufacturing processes with the Liquid Composite Moulding (LCM) Group at the University of Auckland. The successful candidate will play a major role in developing the LCM group’s research into advanced composites manufacturing processes (including I/CM, Resin Infusion, VARTM, and RTMLight).

Help needed in defining Gap Elements in Abaqus

Submitted by ramadangroup on Fri, 10/10/2008 - 02:58

research

delamination

Abaqus 6.7-1

I want to know how we can define a Gap Element In ABAQUS

I am doing a research about simulating a delaminated plate by FE Gap Elements

Please Help

Thanks an advance

You are cordially invited to attend a reception in honor of Professor John W. Hutchinson

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 10/10/2008 - 01:16

mechanician

asme

harvard

You are cordially invited to attend a reception in honor of Professor John W. Hutchinson during the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition. Download a printable version of this invitation.

Monday, 3 November 2008, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

Room: Fairfax A/B, Sheraton Boston Hotel & Towers, 39 Dalton Street, Boston, MA, Phone: 617-236-6039

Postdoctoral Fellowship studying mechanics of hydraulic fracturing for stimulation of hot fractured rock geothermal reservoirs

Submitted by Andrew Bunger on Thu, 10/09/2008 - 23:46

job

fracture mechanics

computational mechanics

experimental mechanics

CSIRO Petroleum in Melbourne, Australia, welcomes applications to a Postdoctoral Fellowship
in hydraulic fracture stimulation mechanics. The successful candidate
will have a background in applied mechanics and numerical methods with
an interest in verifying numerical calculations by experiment. The
research results will be applied to stimulation of hot fractured rock
geothermal reservoirs.

2009 SEM conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico USA

Submitted by L. Roy Xu on Thu, 10/09/2008 - 16:14

Conference

experimental mechanics

composite materials

I would invite you to present your research work at the Society of Experimental Mechanics Conference (visit www.sem.org for more details). You are welcome to submit your abstract my two sessions:

1. Mechanical Behavior of Nanocomposite Materials

2. Recent Advance in Composite Materials.