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1. Why a cartesian network can not be traced on a curved surface ?
2. Why do we need to consider curvilinear cooardinate system for Shell theory ? 

     Please explain with an example.  Thank you in anticipation

We are currently accepting candidates for a three-year Postdoc position in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the State University of New York, Stony Brook, working on applying smart materials to energy harvesting, sensing and control.

interested candidates please use the following link to apply:

https://stonybrooku.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=1503612

A PhD position in the field of computational biomechancis is available in the Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Systems engineering at University of Rhode Island.  Interested candidates are encouraged to send a CV to Dr. Yuan at (hongyan_yuanhongyanyuan [at] seas.harvard.edu (@uri.edu)).

Dear iMechanicians,

I have a fee waiver for CSC holders. 

For more information, please refer to this page
http://www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/research/studentships/?sid=234

How does it work?

Under the scheme, Queen Mary will provide scholarships to cover all tuition fees, whilst the CSC will provide living expenses and one return flight ticket to successful applicants.

Hello,

I am trying to plot strain vs thickness of a composite in abaqus but evrytime i plot it i just have the thickness and values for the firts ply, can anyone tell me how i can plot strain vs whole thickness of the composite?

Professor Thomas JR Hughes Elected to the Grade of Distinguished Member of ASCE- USA.