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The 2009 ASCE-ASME-SES Joint Conference on Mechanics and Materials, June 24-27, 2009, Blacksburg, VA

Submitted by Amar A. Chaker on

ASCE, ASME and SES will hold their Joint Conference on Mechanics and Materials on June 24-27, 2009 in Blacksburg, VA.  The conference will be chaired by Dr. Ishwar K. Puri, Department Head, Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Tech. The conference web site provides details, including an invitation to submit symposium and organized session proposals, key dates, instructions for the submission of abstracts and registration information.

a couple of recently published papers in contact mechanics -- roughness and dynamic rolling

Submitted by Mike Ciavarella on

For those interested in a classical subject like contact mechanics, here are a couple of recent papers published in August.  One is an extension of the Greenwood Williamson theory of rough contact, and the other is a linear perturbation solution of the classical Carter rolling contact problem for a rolling cylinder, when the surface is corrugated and hence there are oscillations in both normal and tangential loads.

An ethnobotanist in the mechanical wilderness

Submitted by Peter Matthews on

Hi, I am just making an entry here to introduce myself.

 I am an ethnobotanist studying the origin, domestication, and dispersal of taro, a semiaquatic herb (in nature). My role is historian to the crop, so I try to learn anything and everything I can about the plant, from all points of view.

How to combine or embed a link into an area in ANSYS?

Submitted by samueltcw on

Using ANSYS, I'm trying to create a single 2D cell model that has 3 components - nucleus (represented by a circular area), cytoplasm (represented by a circular area) and cytoskeleton (represented by a line). When I apply a load on the model, the link element of the cytoskeleton does not deformed whereas the rest of the solid elements (nucleus and cytoplasm) deform.  I can't find a function that i can use to glue the line to the area of interest. Does anyone know how to combine or embed a link into an area?

Miniature disk bend testing

Submitted by durgamadhaba on

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I  need a bit help in preparing my seminar topic on the subject "Miniature disk bend testing".If anyone can help me out from this problem i will be indebted for life time.

    You can post me the link, sites, any information on my email  id- bapu285 [at] gmail.com.

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