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Request Displacement Magnitude for SSD Anlysis with ABAQUS

Submitted by hanshikai on

Hi there, I'm using the Abaqus code to compute the frequency response function for displacement excitation, but now I am confusing about how to request the output for displacement magnitude,and I found in the manual PU is described as "Magnitude and phase angle of all displacement components at the node and magnitude and phase angle of the rotations at nodes with rotational degrees of freedom.". But now I have requested history output for U of a certain Nset. Is it necessary to apply PU instead to write the information to an external result file?

Journal Club Theme of October 2015: Mechanics of Structure Genome

Submitted by Wenbin Yu on

The aim of this post is to introduce the mechanics of structure genome (MSG) as a possible unified approach for constitutive modeling of structures and materials. Because this discussion relates with structural mechanics and micromechanics, two familiar topics which have been studied by many, it is difficult to cite all the relevant references in a blog post without missing important ones. Thus, I only share some general understanding of relevant topics which are available from typical textbooks.

Postdoc position at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Submitted by Stephan Rudykh on
job
postdoc

Postdoctoral position is available at the Mechanics of Soft Materials Lab, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology.  Candidates should have strong background in nonlinear solid mechanics and experinece in modeling of soft (active) materials. The position is available immediately.  Highly motivated candidates should send their CV including a list of 3 references to Dr. Rudykh at rudykh [at] technion.ac.il

Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme – Seeking Postdoctoral Candidates in the area of Multiscale Mechanics of Biological Tissues

Submitted by tedvaughan on
research
multiscale biomechanics
postdoctoral fellowships

The 2016 Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship Scheme launches in October 2015 and seeks to fund early-stage postdoctoral researchers across all disciplines for up to 2 years. I am seeking potential postdoctoral candidates that would be willing to apply for funding under this scheme, which, if successful, would allow them to carry out research in the area of Multiscale Mechanics of Biological Tissues in the Biomechanics Research Centre at the National University of Ireland, Galway.

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship

Submitted by Reuben Govender on
job
Impact analysis
fibre-reinforced composites
blast loading

The Blast Impact and Survivability Research Unit (BISRU) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Cape Town, is seeking candidates for a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship. The candidate would conduct research in the area of failure of fibre reinforced polymers and sandwich panels under extreme loading (blast and or impact), with a focus on erosion  / pulverisation of the FRP face sheets. Candidates must have completed a PhD or be able to show evidence of submission.

Call for Abstracts: “Dynamic Behavior of Composites” at SEM 2016 (Buena Vista, FL, June 6-9, 2016)

Submitted by behrad_koohbor on
conference
Composites
dynamic behavior
experimental mechanics

Dear Colleagues,

We invite you to submit an abstract for the 'Dynamic Behavior of Composites' under session track 1 'Dynamic Behavior of Materials' for the upcoming SEM XIII international Conference in Orlando, FL June 6-9, 2016

Call for Abstracts: “Dynamic Behavior of Composites” at SEM 2016 (Buena Vista, FL, June 6-9, 2016)

Submitted by behrad_koohbor on
conference
Composites
dynamic behavior
experimental mechanics

Dear Colleagues,

We invite you to submit an abstract for the 'Dynamic Behavior of Composites' under session track 1 'Dynamic Behavior of Materials' for the upcoming SEM XIII international Conference in Orlando, FL June 6-9, 2016

PhD positions in Mechanical Engineering at Polytechnique Montréal

Submitted by etienne.robert on

Three graduate student positions are available at Polytechnique Montréal in the field of fire resistance of composite materials. The use of materials based on lightweight composite and aluminum, although common in other parts of the aircraft, remains a challenge around the engines because of the fire resistance prescribed by certification requirements. The present project focuses on the use of such materials for the manufacturing of fan cases and bypass ducts for turbofan aircraft engines.

Extension of A Composite Time Integration Scheme for Dynamic Problems

Submitted by sandeep@kaiser… on
research
Nonlinear dynamic analysis
implicit time integration scheme; composite time integration; numerical stability; numerical dissipation; energy conserving/decaying algorithms.

This paper proposes a simple extension to a collocation based composite time integration proposed by Silva and Bezerra. In this scheme, each time step is divided further into two substeps which may not be necessarily equal. In the first substep, the Newmark scheme is employed an d the three point backward Euler scheme is used in the second substep. The proposed scheme is applied to non-linear problems to study the transient response solution under large deformations and long time durations.

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