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Discrete Fractal Fracture Mechanics
This paper extends the recently developed theories of fracture
mechanics with finite growth (mainly the work of Pugno and Ruoff, 2004
on quantized fracture mechanics) to fractal cracks. One interesting
result is the prediction of crack roughening for fractal cracks.
Subra Suresh is named the next Dean of Engineering at MIT
Subra Suresh , the Ford Professor of Engineering in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, is named the next dean of the School of Engineering, of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Read more.
State-of-the-art understanding of cracking for porous materials?
It seems there are quite a few experimental studies [1,2] on the fracture properties of porous materials, like nanoporous low-k dielectrics, as a function of porosity. Can anyone point out some references on the theoretical part, like the available models, computational methods or analytical approaches that can capture microstructure information, including porosity, pore geometry etc. Interface delamination of porous materials is also of interest. Thanks.
Self-healing materials with microvascular networks
Kathleen S. Toohey, Nancy R. Sottos, Jennifer A. Lewis, Jeffrey S. Moore, and Scott R. White
SES 2007 Symposium on Mechanics of Thin Films and Layered Materials
Prof. Philippe Geubelle, Dr. Rajesh Kitey and I are organizing a symposium on Mechanics of Thin Films and Layered Materials at 2007 Annual Meeting of the Society for Engineering Science, Texas A&M University, October 21-24, 2007.
The abstract deadline has been extended until June 30, 2007. Abstracts should prepared according to the instructions posted on the web at http://ses2007.tamu.edu/abstract.php.
Crystal Plasticity
Dear Mechanicians,
Recently I have seen many researches on the crystal plasticity, Could someone tell me some basic difference between classic plasticity and crystal plasticity ?! and what is the crystal plasticity theory for ?
Thank you very much
Best Regards
An interesting coupling
A video that shows how some common couplings work. It's an advertisement but interesting nevertheless. Does anyone know how the Thomson coupling works and what its main drawbacks are? It seems a bit complex and will probably have a higher rate of failure than simpler geometries - but maybe not?
Mimics Innovation Awards 2007 Winners Announced!
June 1st 2007, Materialise announced the winners of the Mimics Innovation Awards 2007 at the International Mimics User Group Meeting in Washington, D.C.
We congratulate:
- Category 1: Innovative implant design system & the development of innovative medical procedures.
Vos W. – University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium
