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A continuum mechanics model for boiling

Submitted by Ju Liu on Thu, 10/29/2015 - 02:24

CFD; multipahse flows; fluid-structure coupling; Non-Newtonian Fluid

In our recent work, we have developed a thermomechanical theory for multiphase flows, wich particular focus on the van der Waals fluid. By invoking Gurtin's microforce theory, the Coleman-Noll approach is generalized to derive constitutive relations in the presence of non-local effects. A new fully discrete numerical scheme for the model problem is designed. The scheme is provably unconditionally stable in entropy and second-order accurate in time. Using these technologies, the liquid-vapor boiling problem is investigated.

XVIII International Colloquium on Mechanical Fatigue of Metals (ICMFM XVIII) - Abstract submission open

Submitted by Emilio Martíne… on Wed, 10/28/2015 - 20:01

Dear Colleagues,

It is a great pleasure to contact you again to give you some new details about the XVIII International Colloquium on Mechanical Properties of Metals (ICMFM18), to be held in Gijón (Spain), from September 5^th to 7^th of 2016.

The following plenary speakers have been confirmed:

Prof. Martina Zimmermann / Fraunhofer IWS - Technical University of Dresden (Germany)

Prof. Mario Guagliano / Politecnico di Milano (Italy)

2016 APS March Meeting - Focus Session on Physics of Bioinspired Materials (abstract submission deadline: November 6, 2015)

Submitted by Sung Hoon Kang on Wed, 10/28/2015 - 18:21

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bioinspired materials

APS

Dear Colleagues,

The upcoming 2016 APS March Meeting will take place in Baltimore, MD during March 14-18 2016. Here, we would like to invite you to contribute to a focus session called “Physics of Bioinspired Materials”.

Session title: 2.1.3 (same as 4.1.17) Physics of Bioinspired Materials (GSOFT/DBIO)

Link: http://www.aps.org/meetings/march/scientific/focus.cfm#213

Isogeometric boundary element methods for three dimensional fatigue crack growth

Submitted by Stephane Bordas on Wed, 10/28/2015 - 17:17

Isogeometric boundary element methods for three dimensional fatigue crack growth

http://hdl.handle.net/10993/22289

Open Rank Faculty Position in Mechanical Engineering at Temple University

Submitted by Jie. Yin on Wed, 10/28/2015 - 16:54

The Department of Mechanical Engineering, Temple University, seeks to recruit a pair of candidates: one an experimentalist, and the other a theorist with a strong background in scientific computation.

The Department further wishes to focus its search for this pair of experimentalist/theorist scholars within one of the following two expertise areas:

(1) thermo-fluids and energy, (2) robotics and controls.

How to find RHT Concrete Parameters

Submitted by chasm9a on Wed, 10/28/2015 - 15:19

education

concrete RHT 20mpa ansys autodyn abaqus

I want to perform simulation usinng Ansys Autodyn or Abaqus. Acutally I am new to FEM softwares. For the simulation I want to use RHT concrete model, however, the concrete is has f'c of about 3000psi or 20Mpa or less. Ansys Autodyn has RHT models for 35Mpa and 140MPa concrete and Abaqus has none. Kindly if you can help me find out the parameters for 20Mpa concrete. If any tests are needed to find the parameters, kindly provide me a list and refer me any source.

Lecturer in Applied Mechanics at Durham University, UK

Submitted by Charles Augarde on Wed, 10/28/2015 - 14:36

Having just filled a vacancy at Senior Lecturer level, we now have another opportunity at Durham, for a Lecturership in Applied Mechanics. This is a permanent position (subject to the usual probation period). Full details are on jobs.ac.uk The closing date is November 29th. The successful candidate will join the Mechanics Research group where our expertise lies in computational mechanics and geotechnical engineering (at present).

Postdoctoral Associate

Submitted by Gail Small on Wed, 10/28/2015 - 13:22

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mechanical engineering

engineering physics

Engineering Mechanics

engineering

Open Position - Post Doc

The University of Notre Dame, Center for Shock Wave-processing of Advanced Reactive Materials (C-SWARM), is seeking a highly qualified candidate for the postdoctoral associate position in the area of computational mechanics/physics with emphasis on chemically reactive solids. C-SWARM is center of excellence established by National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) whose primary focus is on the emerging field of predictive science.