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International Conference on Fatigue Damage of Structural Materials

Submitted by Sophie Hayward on Mon, 07/04/2016 - 09:49

Register for the eleventh biennial International Conference on Fatigue Damage of Structural Materialls and hear from these internationally renowned keynote speakers: David McDowell,  Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, Stan Lynch, Australian Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO), Australia, Jean-Yves Buffiere, Institut Natio

Quantification of ferrite-martensite interface in dual phase steels: A first-principles study

Submitted by Ali Ramazani on Sun, 07/03/2016 - 23:13

The ferrite-martensite interfacial energy and equilibrium interfacial length as a function of martensite carbon content are assessed using first-principles atomistic simulations. The weight percent of carbon in the martensite phase was implicitly varied from 0.6 to 1.8 wt percent by modifying the lattice constant of body-centered tetragonal (BCT) martensite according to Kurdjumov and Kaminsky’s empirical expressions. With increasing carbon content, a decrease is found in both the interfacial energy and in the equilibrium distance between ferrite and martensite interfaces.

Abaqus VDLOAD/DLOAD

Submitted by mechapple on Sun, 07/03/2016 - 15:28

ABAQUS

distributed load

units

I'm using the ABAQUS DLOAD subroutines, and I'm curious what the dimensions of the

volume distributed body load should be.

I understand ABAQUS uses [LT^-2] for GRAV body loads. However, I'm curious if the

units for BZNU acting over a volume should be [density]*[acceleration] or just

[acceleration].

Thank you,

Anirban

numerical modelling using Abaqus 6.14

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 07/02/2016 - 17:37

software

<p>What is static riks solver?? Please explain in details.. As I am a learner of abaqus I get problem understanding some things, like arc length,  increment in static riks etc.. I find that it is very useful for simulating collaps behaiour.. I wish to do a thrust experiment regarding geological setup... Please help and guide me.. </p>
<p>Thank you </p>

Differentiating Cauchy Viscous strain tensor with Cauchy strain tensor

Submitted by Arpit Agrawal on Sat, 07/02/2016 - 17:01

education

nonlinear viscoelasticity

tensors

continuum mechanics

Hello all,

Structural mechanics models for renewable energy applications

Submitted by marco.paggi on Fri, 07/01/2016 - 19:06

research

Structural Mechanics; renewable energy applications

Dear Colleague,

the output of the FIRB Italian Project in the object (Politecnico di Torino, University of Salento and University of Trento, 2012-2016) has been published on the following permanent webpage:

http://musam.imtlucca.it/FIRB.html

Models and applications regard photovoltaic modules, solid oxide fuel cells, and piezoelectrical systems for energy harvesting.

Yours sincerely,

Marco Paggi

Principal Investigator

Post-Doctoral Position in Bone Biomechanics

Submitted by siegmund on Thu, 06/30/2016 - 23:49

job

postdoctoral position

A position for a post-doctoral researcher is available in the Microstructure Testing and Analysis Laboratory, School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. The individual appointed to the position will be responsible for research on failure of trabecular bone. A strong background in solid mechanics is desired, with knowledge of numerical simulation. Interest and willingness to participate in an interdisciplinary research team is essential. The position is available for a start Sept. 1, 2016. The position is for 12 months with extension possible pending on performance.