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Post-Doctoral Fellowship in life-prediction of polymer composites and Structural Health Monitoring at the University of Alabama
A Post-Doctoral Research Fellow with background in testing and life-prediction of polymer composites and Structural Health Monitoring is sought. The appointment is anticipated to start from November 2012, and continue for two years. Interested applicants please send a complete resume to:
Prof. Samit Roy
Dept. of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics University of Alabama
Email: sroy [at] eng.ua.edu
Ph: (205) 348 5883
Wave propagation simulation in ANSYS
Hi,
I am trying to simulate wave propagation in ANSYS for the following model,
Model size = 1e-6 m x 1e-6 m
I am using plane 182 elements with plane strain option. The material properties are E = 74 GPa, Poisson's ratio = 0.1 and density = 2530 kg/m3.
Topic 25: The constant struggle between HSE legislation and human stupidity
I feel that, even though health and safety regulations are
continually becoming more and more advanced, and the legislation develops after
most major incidents, a major factor aiding incidents occurring is the involvement
of humans. I understand that this sounds blatantly obvious (I mean, If humans
weren’t involved, there wouldn’t be any equipment etc. to cause a risk), but I’m
talking more about the risk due to the lack of common sense, or, more bluntly,
human stupidity. Whilst working for an valve maintenance firm, I once saw a >3m long actuator suspended
from a crane around 2m off the ground with a valve technician standing on top
of it, adjusting part of the lifting mechanism it was suspended from.
Journal of Multifunctional Composites (JMC) – accepting manuscript submissions for 2013
The Journal of Multifunctional Composites is accepting manuscripts for publication in 2013. Please click on the URL below to read more about the journal and its aims and scope. Articles belonging to the first issue will start appearing online in January 2013. Three issues are planned for 2013 (April, July, and October).
Research assistant at Zurich University of Applied Sciences
We're looking for a research assistant at the Institute of Computational Physics (ICP). We use multiphysics models to design and analyze electrical energy converters such as electrochemical devices (fuel cells and water-splitting cells) and solar cells (photovoltaic).
The Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW)
is one of the largest and most productive universities of applied
sciences in Switzerland, with a strong presence both nationally and
internationally. Among the ZHAW’s distinguishing features are
interdisciplinarity
Is fracking for shale gas safe and without damage to community environment? Should it be banned?
It
should be banned. NO to Fracking
During
a visit to Ales a region in southern France, The former President of France
Nicolas Sarkozy maintained the ban on fracking of shale gas until a better
technology that will not harm the ecosystem and destroy the landscape
(Bloomberg BusinessWeek).
The
process of fracking (extraction) and one of the major components of Shale Gas
are both hazardous, thus my outright kick against it. An in-depth look at the
two key drivers to my conclusion;