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PhD positions in Mechanical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano

Submitted by Silvia Barattieri on

PhD positions in Mechanical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano

The Department of Mechanical Engineering of Politecnico di Milano is currently seeking applicants for PhD studentships.

For more information about proposed research topics and scholarship availability please see http://www.mecc.polimi.it/en/phd/phd-positions/

 

PhD positions are available in our seven research areas:

Abaqus: Composite delamination with cohesive elements

Submitted by Maria Pia on
 
Hello,
I have to do a FEA regarding impact damage and delamination propagation in a CFRP specimen.
I have to do this using cohesive element in order to see the propagation of the delamination front in the material.
My problem is that I don't know how to do this in Abaqus.
I'll better explain: I can use this software but is the first time approching composite behavior and I really don't know how to model that.

Viscoelastic & Viscoplastic Behaviour of flex printed circuit boards under bending loads

Submitted by Nishant Kumar on

Hello,

I am currently working on my M.Sc Thesis project of fatigue lifcycle of Flex printed circuit boards which is composite material of Polymer & Metal.Want some help who has worked on this topic which deals with Viscoelastic & Plastic behaviour of materials under action of pure bending loads.Help & Guidance would be appreciated.Need to come up with an equation which has stress & strain relating to lifecycle of Flex printed circuit boards.

Awaiting your reply,

 

Regards,

Nishant

"How I published in a scientific journal at age 12"

Submitted by TanjaLeijs on

Suganth Kannan writes writes about the inspiration behind his model for earthquake prediction – and what he learned on his (“tedious but worth it”) journey to publication

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Ping!

I heard a sound in my email Inbox. It was from the editor-in-chief of Elsevier's Engineering Failure Analysis journal. I opened the email and read that my paper was accepted to be published under some conditions for revisions per peer reviewer's comments.

Symposium on "mechanics and electrochemistry of energy storage materials" at SES 51st Annual Technical Meeting,Purdue University

Submitted by Siva P V Nadimpalli on

Dear Colleagues,

Please consider attending the symposium titled “mechanics and
electrochemistry of energy storage materials” at the SES 51st Annual
Technical Meeting, Oct 1-3, 2014, Purdue University, West lefayette, IN 47907.

 

2nd International Conference on BioTribology (ICoBT2014) - Full Programme Available

Submitted by MMcA2 on

The full programme for ICoBT2014 is now available on the conference website and includes:

- Top-level speakers from different scientific and engineering disciplines in academia and industry 

- Short talks and poster sessions

- An industry session 'Industry Challenges in Biotribology'

- Excellent networking opportunities

 For more information and to register, please visit www.biotribologyconference.com.  

PhD Position in multi-scale simulation of hydrogen embrittlement - deadline the 5th of May

Submitted by Zhiliang Zhang on

We are looking for one PhD candidate within the field of Hydrogen-Embrittlement. The position is a part of a researcher project "Hydrogen-induced degradation of offshore steels in ageing infrastructure - models for prevention and prediction (HIPP)" financed by PETROMAKS II program of The Research Council of Norway.

How can i simulate failure and damage progressive in composite materilas using abaqus

Submitted by Assafwi on

I am new in using abaqus, please can any one help me with tutorials, book or anything that guide me on how to simulate failure and damage progressive in composite materials using abaqus.

Thanks you all 

Temperature growing Riks step ABAQUS

Submitted by joseada89 on

Hi all

 I am modeling a truss in fire conditions, using ISO 835 fire for it. Now I have included some imperfections on the braces(L/1000) and I would like to know how to run this type of analysis(RIKS)

I used normally two steps, one to define the load on my truss and the second to import the temperatures as a predefined field. At this moment I do not know ho to modify my model steps in order to reach the solution. My temperature analysis takes 30 min and I cannot add time to a riks analysis