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PhD candidate position is available in microstructure/damage interactions in advanced superalloys at elevated temperatures

Submitted by Kimberly Maciejewski on

One PhD candidate position is available in the Department of Mechanical engineering at the University of Rhode Island. This fully supported position which is to be filled by January 2011, is for thesis research focusing on microstructure/damage interactions in advanced superalloys at elevated temperatures.

The Institute of Mechanics-BAS is opening 4 PhD positions

Submitted by Maria Datcheva on

The Institute of Mechanics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences is opening 4 PhD positions. Deadline for applications: 20.10.2010

Applicants from Bulgaria and
EU-member countries are eligible to apply for a PhD-scholarship for 3
years to do their doctoral study at the Institute of Mechanics-BAS
(IMech).

Post-doctoral research associate in computational multiphase fluid dynamics at RPI

Submitted by oberai on

A position in computational multiphase fluid dynamics that involves developing and implementing models for large scale turbulent bubbly flows at Rensselaser Polytechnic Institute. Previous experience with computational fluid dynamics and/or multiphase flows a plus. Please contact me if you are interested.

3rd ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on the Mechanical Response of Composites 2011, First Announcement

Submitted by jansen on

The Institute of Structural Analysis (ISD) organizes the ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on the Mechanical Response of Composites from 21st - 23rd September 2011 in cooperation with the German Aerospace Center (DLR), the Graduate School on Multiscale Methods for Interface Coupling (MUSIC) of Leibniz Universität Hannover, and REpower Systems AG.

 

ANSYS VISCOELASTIC MODELING

Submitted by saurabh_2110 on

Hi,

 I am trying to model a sheet of Poly Vinyl Butryl (PVB), which is a viscoelastic material in ANSYS. I have all the regular properties like elastic, shear and bulk modulus, poisson ratio, denstiy and damping factor. I also have a stress- strain curve of PVB. With all this data, is it possible for me to find the various constants in the viscoelastic models using ANSYS?

 Thanks

Saurabh 

How to define Pre-Strain (or Pre-Tension) in ABAQUS?

Submitted by mremami on

Hi,

I want to medel an overhead line conductor in Abaqus. As you know, the suspended cable has a parapolic (or catenary) profile under its weight. There is a pre-tension (or pre-strain in elastic region) on the cable due to its weight.

I found in the help of Abaqus that I can use the "Bolt load" option to define the pre-tension, but it does not work for my model. Because my model doesn't have surface to choose for this type of load (it's a 2D wire part).

Would you please let me know how can I define this pre-tension (or pre-strain) in my model?