NOSA-ITACA code 1.1c is now available
The new version of the code presents an improved and more intuitive
management of the subroutine and an easier use of Job monitor dialogue.
Enjoy it
http://www.nosaitaca.it/software/
Blog posts
Call for abstracts! International Conference on Fatigue Damage of Structural Materials XIII
The thirteenth biennial International Conference on Fatigue Damage of Structural Materials will be held in scenic Cape Cod at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, Hyannis, USA from 13-18 September 2020.
This prestigious and long running conference will bring together delegates from around the world to discuss how to characterize, predict, and analyze the fatigue damage of structural materials.
Abstract submission open for mini-symposium "S15: Advanced modelling techniques: higher-order continua" at 17th European Mechanics of Materials Conference (EMMC17), Madrid, Spain, May 27-29, 2020
"Advanced modelling techniques: higher-order continua" organised by Lorenzo Bardella (University of Brescia) and Samuel Forest (Mines ParisTech CNRS) http://www.emmc17.org/symposium-s15.html
Submission deadline: December 3rd, 2019.
The false myth of the rise in Italian self-citations, and the impressively positive effect of bibliometric evaluations on the increase of the impact of Italian research
Title: The false myth of the rise in self-citations, and the impressively positive effect of bibliometric evaluations on the increase of the impact of Italian research
Authors: Pietro D'Antuono and Michele Ciavarella
Categories: physics.soc-ph math.ST stat.TH Comments: 20 pages, 8 figures, 10 tables, in English and inItalian License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
Journal Club for October 2019: A Metamaterial Approach to Soft Robotics
Metamaterials are rapidly emerging at the frontier of science and engineering. Mechanical metamaterials, in particular, have been designed to show superior mechanical properties, such as ultrahigh stiffness and strength-to-weight ratio, or unusual properties, such as a negative Poisson’s ratio and a negative coefficient of thermal expansion.
Postdoctoral Fellow Position Available at Khalifa University: Topology Optimization
Requirements:
The ideal candidate will have a Ph.D. in a relevant discipline (Engineering Mechanics, Mechanical
Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mathematics), and an established track record evident by
publication in top-quality journals. Expertise in one or more of the following areas is a must:
topology optimization, mechanics of cellular materials, finite element analysis,
Wrinkling and smoothing of a soft shell
Transverse wrinkles usually occur in a uniaxially tensile elastic membrane and will be smoothed upon excess stretching. This instability-restabilization response (isola-center bifurcation) can originate from the nonlinear competition between stretching energy and bending energy. Here, we find a crucial factor, the curvature, which can control effectively and precisely the wrinkling and smoothing regimes. When the sheet is bent, the regime of wrinkling amplitude versus membrane elongation is narrowed, with local wrinkling instability coupled with global bending.
2020 Midwest Graduate Student Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM) Symposium
Dear Colleagues,
Iowa State University will be hosting the 2020 Midwest Graduate Student Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM) Symposium, on the weekend of March 7 and 8, 2020.
Please forward the attached flier to your graduate students, and encourage them to submit an abstract to this symposium. Details of the symposium can be found at the following link: https://www.me.iastate.edu/2020midweststudentsemsymposium/.