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software comparison (abaqus, ansys, flac, udec)
hi everyone, right now I am writing my reserach proposal and met some question really need your help. thank you in advance!
Mechanical Engineer – (Borehole Abandonment Tools)
Mechanical Engineer – (Borehole Abandonment Tools)
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A computational study of flexoelectricity
Flexoelectricity is a size-dependent electromechanical mechanism coupling polarization and strain gradient. It exists in a wide variety of materials, and is most noticeable for nanoscale objects, where strain gradients are higher. Simulations are important to understand flexoelectricity because experiments at very small scales are difficult, and analytical solutions are scarce. Here, we computationally evaluate the role of flexoelectricity in the electromechanical response of linear dielectric solids in two-dimensions.
Mechanical Engineer – (Borehole Enlargement)
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VUMAT Subroutines for multi-phase material behavior.
Hi everyone. I would like to know how to get started with a VUMAT subroutine for multiphases for example a subroutine for pore water and sand. It could be helpful when anyone could share VUMAT subroutines for learning such complex programmings. Could be appreciated when some one teaches with equations. thank you.
Postdoc position – In vivo biomechanics of brain
Seeking a postdoctoral fellow to research on "In vivo biomechanics of brain" using magnetic resonance imaging, tagging techniques and image processing techniques.
See attached flyer and instructions to apply.
A (Possibly Free) Primer on the Finite Element Method
For those of you interested in a terse introductory guide to the Finite Element Method, you might find the latest book by my colleague at U.C. Berkeley, Tarek Zohdi, to be helpful:
Extremely Curved Cracks
The word "extreme" seems to be "trending" a lot these days, see the recent discussions on the new journal Extreme Mechanics Letters.
My collaborator Ruben Sevilla at Swansea and I were interested in very curved crack paths that develop in nature and have been replicated experimentally in thin films attached to elastic substrates.