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Wikipedia style publication in a categorized manner!

Submitted by RoozbehSanaei on

First excuse me for my poor English. Wikipedia-Style Open publish (suggested by Mike Ciavarella) can be a logical solution for many of Current publication and evaluation system problems, currently we utilize popularity for “quality warranty” and “Ranking” of papers and authors. Such factor can be a measure for evaluating the papers and authors in the new style too. The reliability of papers can even increase by this way more, Categorization of scientific papers is one of necessities of today’s scientific network.

Auxetics 2008 @ Bristol - International Conference on Auxetics and Related Systems

Submitted by Fabrizio Scarpa on
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Building on the previous series of Auxetics Workshops and
the 1st International Conference in Exeter (2006), the 2nd
International Conference on Auxetics and Related Systems will discuss
the following topics:

 

How to measure the deformation in the soil

Submitted by Xiangpeng Kong on

Recentl, in my research ,I need measure the deformation in the soil caused by the simulation of tunnelling construction in the labotory.In China, I have not found the proper devices to get the deformation occured under the simulation soil surface.Anyone who knows the devices or give me the advice will be appreciated!

An immediate opening for a Ph.D. student in Melbourne, Australia

Submitted by Feng Zhu on

An immediate opening for a Ph.D. student in Solid/Structural Mechanics is available at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. The successful candidate will work with Prof. John Beynon, Prof. Guoxing Lu and Dr. Tracy D. Ruan to investigate the structural components made of aluminium and/or with metallic foams, with enhanced crashworthiness performance under several typical static and impact loadings.   (*Please note that IELTS score is a MUST for this position.*)

Earthquake in West China

Submitted by Joseph X. Zhou on

After I put down the phone, my heart never felt so heavy. I just called my parents in my hometown, Chengdu,  a city with 12 million people, which is just 90 kilometers away from the center of the strong earthquake at a magnitude of 7.9.  It has killed more than 10,000 people so far. The death toll is still rising hour by hour.

Fig. 1 Earthquake map by the United States Geological Survey