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PhD positions in composite materials for wind turbine rotor blades at DTU Wind Energy

Submitted by Bent F. Sørensen on
job
#phdposition
#Composite Materials
fracture mechanics

The Department of Wind Energy at the Technical University of Denmark is advertsing new PhD-positions within 15 topics.

The PhD projects #5 to #9 in the Wind Energy Materials and Components Division all relate to wind turbine rotor blades, which are very large composite structures - the largests blades are now exceeding 100 metre in length. The PhD-projects cover various aspects of fibre composites from full blade structural scale down to materials scale.

New paper on a micromechanical model for the prediction of fatigue damage evolution and fatigue life (S-N curves)

Submitted by Bent F. Sørensen on
research
#composites
#Fatigue

Have you ever though about what make composite materials fail under cyclic loading? In the paper we collect evidence of what is fatigue damage actually is. We combine the collected clues into a conceptual model for fatigue damage in unidirectional composites. Next, we formulate a mathematical micromechanical model. The model can predict the fatigue life of a unidirectional fibre composites from the basic mechanics properties of the fibre, matrix and the fibre/matrix interface.

Society of Engineering Science (SES) Annual Conference 2021

Submitted by Shailendra on
conference
SES
Poster abstract submission

We are happy to announce the 2021 SES Meeting to be held in October. This year’s SES Meeting is an exciting departure from conventional virtual conferences. It will be organized as a Virtual Month (https://socengsci.org/ses-virtual-month/) spread over five days (October 1, 5, 15, 19, and 29). Each day will be a theme, which includes a fishbowl event, presentation, and poster session. A fishbowl is similar to a panel discussion, but with more interaction and informality.

PhD position in finite element modeling and simulation of metal forming processes

Submitted by sadeghifar.morteza on

A fully funded PhD position in close collaboration with the manufacturing industry is immediately available in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at École de Technologie Saupérieure, Montréal, Canada.  
 
The selected candidate is required to:
- have B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Mechanical Engineering – Solid Mechanics,
- be talented, highly motivated, responsible, organized, and creative,
- have a strong background in Finite Element Method (FEM),
- have solid knowledge about deformation (stress-strain) analysis,

PhD position at at DTU, Denmark: Digital twin of wind turbine blade erosion

Submitted by Leon Mishnaevsky on
job
#phdposition #windenergy #digitaltwin

Department of Wind Energy of DTU offers several new PhD positions, including a PHD position in “Digital twin of leading edges on wind turbine blades" (https://windenergy.dtu.dk/english/Education/PhD/New-PhD-positions/8-Dig…).

Large deformations in a hyperelastic incompressible material

Submitted by Olumide on
incompressibile elasticity
Continuum mechanics; nonlinear elasticity

Dear all,

I am a somewhat of a beginner. I only started self-studying continuum mechanics and finite element analysis last year. Nonetheless, I hope to solve a problem characterized by large deformations in a hyperelastic incompressible material, with the possibility of contact. 

Experimental insights into magneto-mechanical rate dependences in MREs

Submitted by Daniel Garcia-… on
magnetorheological Elastomers (MREs)
Multifunctional composites
experimental mechanics

Comprehensive experimental work on magnetorheological elastomers (MREs) just accepted in Composites Part B as part of our European Research Council project 4D-BIOMAP.

We provide more than 600 magneto-mechanical tests on an extremely soft elastomer (~1-20 kPa). The results show material stiffening of ~200 times for axial compression and ~10 times for shear mode. In addition, we conduct novel experiments providing unprecedented magneto-mechanical rate-dependent couplings.

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