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An interesting note about the TIMES universities ranking

Submitted by Ehteshami on

TIMES has a ranking for top 400 universities (+). This ranking has five factors to rank universities which are:

(1) Teaching: the learning environment-30% of overall score.

(2) International outlook: staff and students-7.5% of overall score.

(3) Industry income: innovation-2.5% of overall score.

(4) Research: volume, income and reputation-30% of overall score.

(5) Citations: research influence-30% of overall score.

Safety Engineering and Risk Management Debate 2012

Submitted by Henry Tan on

This is the discussion blog for the MSc course "Fundamental Safety Engineering and Risk Management Concepts" lectured at the School of Engineering, University of Aberdeen. This course is a core module for the following Postgraduate Taught Programmes:

Fracture in Composite/Aluminium Joints of Variable Adhesive Properties

Submitted by MKB on

Hello everyone,

 

One of the papers from the 'past' (but still quite actual...I think) and maybe of some interest to various communities. 

 

Abstract:

A system in which one adherend had two types of surface treatment was tested using a wedge test.

Simple polishing and polishing with subsequent sandblasting were the

treatments used, with a distinct straight line, perpendicular to the sample edges,

separating the two. Despite the clear-cut difference in surface treatment, smooth

Postdoctoral Fellow Position available at CSIRO, Melbourne, Australia

Submitted by Topcloud on

The Division seeks to employ a Post Doctoral Fellow within the Hydraulic Fracturing research team. The Post Doctoral Fellow will be required to work on a project to develop a new capability in the interpretation of remote sensing data for the purpose of hydraulic fracturing monitoring.

Specifically you will:

ME/PhD Positions open: Fracture Simulation for Visual Effects

Submitted by Biswajit Banerjee on

ME/PhD Positions open:   Fracture Simulation for Visual Effects

High speed simulations of the fracture of wood, glass, concrete, brick walls, and many other materials are used every day in the visual
effects industry. The project team will develop the next generation of fracture effects technology, bringing visual effects fracturing to the next level through novel computational methods in conjunction with realistic material models for deformation and fracture.


Sixth International Conference on Nonlinear Mechanics

Submitted by mxio on

We would like to invite you to attend the
Sixth International Conference on Nonlinear Mechanics, which will be held from
12th to 15th August, 2013 in Shanghai.

The Sixth International Conference on
Nonlinear Mechanics is dedicated to the latest advancements in the science,
technology and applications of nonlinear mechanics
.

The conference will provide
a forum for academic researchers, engineers, and students to summarize the
recent achievements and research activities made in this area.

Managing Risk

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on

Managing risk can be effectively done with the right software tools. Specifically with enterprise risk management software tools. In mechanical engineering projects, managing such risk is paramount to success and meeting deadlines. Most mechanical engineering students will not study such processes, but in having knowledge of managing risk, you will put yourself on a higher pedestal.