I thought it might be useful to the iMechanica community to write something about the review process in scientific journals. For full disclosure, I am one of the co-editors of the Elsevier journal Finite Elements in Analysis and Design. Indeed, it is precisely that editorship which informs the content of this blog post.
Finite element simulation was used to analyze the effect of electric boundary conditions on the
indentation deformation of a transversely isotropic piezoelectric film with the contact radius
much larger than the film thickness. Six different combinations of electric boundary
conditions were used. The simulation results showed that the indentation load is proportional
to the square of the indentation depth and the indentation-induced electric potential at the
There is a PhD (RA) position available starting in the spring 2013 in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) at Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T- formerly known as University of Missouri-Rolla).MSE program at Missouri S&T is one of the largest and most respected MSE programs in the US (http://mse.mst.edu).
The Ph.D. research project is about developing a 3D elastic-plastic-phase-field model for simulating solidification microstructures.
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I am working on a project that I need to simulate a moving heat source over a beam .I am going to use Ansys for simulation.
I am very interested on any tutorials or any Guidance
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A paper on the Low-Velocity Impact Response and failure characteriztion of Fibre-Metal Laminates – Experimental and Finite Element Analysis, has been issued by
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0266353812002850
Authors：Shengqing Zhu & Gin Boay Chai
A postdoctoral researcher position is available in the area of sheet metal forming, plasticity theory, computational modeling of forming of advanced high strength steels, light-weight alloys at POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology) working under the supervision of Prof. Myoung-Gyu Lee. He/She will also work with Prof. Frederic Barlat who is a world famous scholar in the field of plasticity.
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Contact deformation can cause local damage of mechanical structures and lead to structural failure
of mechanical devices. In this work, we use the finite element method to analyze the indentation-
induced delamination of a film-substrate structure and the critical tensile stress as the criterion to
determine local delamination on the interface between the film and the substrate. The simulation
Finite element analysis was used to analyze the indentation deformation of
a transversely isotropic piezoelectric material (PZT-4) by a rigid spherical
indenter. Three cases were considered in the analysis, which included (a)
the indentation by an insulating indenter, (b) the indentation by a conducting
indenter and (c) the indentation of the piezoelectric material with equal electric
potential on the top surface. The indentation load was found to be proportional
Electrical–thermal–mechanical interactions determine the reliability and performance of microelectromechanical devices and systems.
Using the nanoindentation technique the effect of an electric current on the indentation deformation of Sn strips was studied for an
indentation load in the range 50–200 lN. During the indentation an electric current density in the range 993.05–4087.89 A cm2
was
passed through the Sn strips, which introduced electrical–thermal–mechanical interactions. The experimental results showed that the
