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INTRODUCTION TO TENSOR CALCULUS and CONTINUUM MECHANICS
John H. Heinbockel
Very clear treatment on tensors and vector calculus, also free online!
http://www.math.odu.edu/~jhh/counter2.html
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post doc position in Dept of MAE at Univ. of Miami -- position filled
This position has been filled and many thanks to imechanica and those who helped in distributing the news ...
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Stress and Deformation: A handbook on tensors in geology by Gerard Oertel
Despite the title, the book covers very little specifically on geology. It works through stress, strain, and other tensor quantities, but assumes you know little about the math. Fully worked problems make up the bulk of the book following a few introcutory chapters. I've found it a nice review of the math, but haven't fully explored the solution sections. I got the book from Cabot Science Library here at Harvard. I wouldn't recommend buying it on amazon it's not worth the $72, but it is a nice addition to Timoshenko's theory of elasticity.
Rowland Junior Fellowship at Harvard University (30 Nov Deadline)
I am writing to draw your attention to our annual solicitation for applications to Rowland Junior Fellows Program, which may be of interest to your graduate students and postdoctoral fellows.
We have currently eight Rowland Junior Fellows at the Institute. As a look at our website will tell you (http://rowland.harvard.edu), they work on a broad range of topics, from condensed matter physics to plant physiology.
Mechanics of Materials by R.C. Hibbeler
- Amazon.com reviews
- Content (by chapter):
- Stress
- Strain
- Mechanical Properties of Materials
- Axial Load
- Torsion
- Bending
- Transverse Shear
- Combined Loadings
- Stress Transformation
- Strain Transformation
- Design of Beams and Shafts
- Deflections of Beams and Shafts
- Buckling of Columns
- Energy Methods
Openings for New Ph.D. Students on Composite Materials and Failure Mechanics at Vanderbilt University, USA
New students may start from January 2008 if the graduate students have previous research experience in solid mechanics (e.g., nano/micro-mechanics, computational mechanics) or material engineering (MD simulation, mechanical behaviors). Students will have the opportunities to conduct balanced experimental and computational work on the durabilty and impact failure of marine composite materials; failure and material designs of nanocomposite materials; or rehabilitation of infrastructure materials using composites and other materials. An MS degree is required.
When is the right time for a Post Doc. to start applying for a lecturership position?
I normally come across many advertisements about lecturership positions in different universities all around the world. And I always wonder when is the right time for a post doc. to apply for it? As, I am never sure that my experience will be enough for the position.
What are the necessary ingredients of a post doc.'s CV, that should help him getting such position?
Implementing previous step output as input in the following step using Abaqus
Dear Abaqus Users,
Help is needed on how we can get the output displacement of some
certain nodes and implement them in a formula to become forces (from
each node results); and add this forces into their corresponding nodes
in the following new step, for multiple steps.
Thank you for your helping answers of any approaches and they are
really appreciated .
Thanks
10% "early bird" discount off full registration fee for 2nd IC Mechanics of Biomaterials & Tissues - offer closes 26 October!
Elsevier is offering a 10% discount off the full registration fee for the 2nd International Conference on the Mechanics of Biomaterials & Tissues (www.icmobt.elsevier.com). This offer will end on 26 October 2007.
I hope you are able to come to Kaua'i and take part in this exciting and well-received conference.
Dean Eastbury
Publisher, Elsevier
Reminder - abstract submission deadline for 5th IC Fracture of Polymers, Composites & Adhesives!
The abstract submission deadline for this next conference in the triennial Fracture of Polymers, Composites & Adhesives series (www.tc4pca.elsevier.com) is 2 November 2007.
The conference will take place will take place in Les Diablerets, Switzerland, 7-11 September 2008. Les Diablerets is a beautiful alpine village set in the mountains above Lac Leman just 90 minutes from Geneva International Airport by car or train.