Surface Ripples of Polymeric Nanofibers under Tension: The Crucial Role of Poisson’s Ratio
Shan Tang, Ying Li, Wing Kam Liu and XiaoXu Huang
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Call for Abstracts: Symposium on “Multifunctional and Multiphysics Materials for Energy Applications” at SEM 2015 (Costa Mesa, CA, June 8-11, 2015)
Dear colleagues,
You are cordially invited to submit an abstract to Symposium on “Multifunctional and Multiphysics Materials for Energy Applications” at the 2015 Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM) Annual Conference, to be held on June 8-11, 2015, in Costa Mesa, CA.
Crack Propagation in Bamboo's Hierarchical Cellular Structure
Bamboo, as a natural hierarchical cellular material, exhibits remarkable mechanical properties including excellent flexibility and fracture toughness. As far as bamboo as a functionally graded bio-composite is concerned, the interactions of different constituents (bamboo fibers; parenchyma cells; and vessels.) alongside their corresponding interfacial areas with a developed crack should be of high significance.
Future energy needs and engineering reality
Professor Michael Kelly FRS FREng, Prince Philip Professor of Technology, University of Cambridge, gave the Closing Plenary at the 2nd International Symposium on Energy Challenges and Mechanics, hosted by the North Sea Conference and Journal.
Michael wrote the speech into an article, “Future energy needs and engineering reality”. The paper was published in the Journal of Energy Challenges and Mechanics.
http://www.nscj.co.uk/JECM/JECM1-3.html
PACAM XV
The XV Pan-American Congress of Applied Mechanics (PACAM) will be held at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign on May 18-21, 2015. The conference will feature 4 prestigious plenary lectures, several keynote presentations, and mini-symposia in all areas of mechanics, including Atomistics, Defects in Solids, Nanocomposites, Plasticity, Electro- and Magneto-active Materials, Fracture, Instabilities in Solids and Structures, and Fluid Mechanics.
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Fatigue loads defination in abaqus
Dear Sir/Madam,
My name is Muhammad Imran and I am working on experimental fatigue life calculation of aluminium-silicon alloy and validation of experimental results with abaqus fatigue results. The fatigue simulation is totally new topic for me and I don't have any idea how to apply fatigue loads in abaqus.
During fatigue experiments, 100MPa (constant amplitude, sinusoidal) stress is applied at 20Hz frequency which led to specimen failure after 268220 cycles. I want to input these parameters in abaqus.