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Notched tensile specimens and force-displacement response.

Submitted by L.Farbaniec on

 Dear forum members,

I'm trying to simulate a tensile test (of ductile material) using smooth and notched specimens. I've started with a simple model without damage (isotropic von Mises plasticity implemented in ABAQUS) to compare the force vs. displacement response between simulations and experiments.

Nonlinear FEM analyst and code developer position available at Weidlinger Associates Applied Science Division

Submitted by Kirubel Teferra on

There is an available applied research position for an FE analyst and code developer for nonlinear mechanics problem including, but not limited to blast, impact, fatigue, and fire on a wide variety of structures. See attachment for a complete job description and how to apply. 

Postdoc Position in NanoBiotechnology

Submitted by tf325 on

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position in the Micro and Nano Mechanics Laboratory within the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern University. Successful candidates will participate in a vibrant interdisciplinary research group and be involved in projects pursuing MEMS and probe-based techniques for biological studies at the single-cell level including chemo-mechanics and pathway studies. Collaborations are in place with investigators at the Northwestern Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center, the Feinberg School of Medicine, the International Institute for Nanotechnology, and Argonne and Sandia National Laboratories.

Postdoc Position in Multiscale Mechanics - Northwestern University

Submitted by tf325 on

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position within the Micro and Nano Mechanics Laboratory in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University. The successful candidate will participate in a vibrant interdisciplinary research group and will be involved in projects addressing multiscale mechanics of hierarchical carbon-based materials as part of a Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative (MURI). In our research group, we believe in a combined experimental-computational approach; therefore, the candidate will be working in close collaboration with theoretical modelers to facilitate the understanding of experimental findings.

Postdoc Position in Multiscale Modeling - Northwestern University

Submitted by tf325 on

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position within the Micro and Nano Mechanics Laboratory in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University. The successful candidate will participate in a vibrant interdisciplinary research group and will be involved in projects addressing multiscale modeling to understand load-transfer mechanisms in hierarchical carbon-based nanostructures, as well as modeling of semiconducting nanowires to understand failure modes and size effects in electromechanical properties.

question

Submitted by soheilesm on

hi....I have one question...it is: what is the minimum weight of a water droplet pending on the roof that it will fall down....my question is this ...shall we use both ΔP and surface tension for the solution??? plz guid me....thanks

 

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Postdoc and PhD positions at Arizona State University

Submitted by Yongming Liu on

One postdoc and several PhD student positions are available at Arizona State University for fall 2012. Research background in at least one of the following areas is preferred.

1. Fatigue and fracture of materials and structures

2. Computational mechanics and micromechanics

3. Damage detection for composite materials