Efficient Constant Strain Tetrahedron Shape Functions
Dear researchers,
Hi all,
I am pleased to post my following publication:
Study on Dynamic Detection of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Damage by Finite Element Model Updating
Blog posts
How can solid ice be tested in laboratory environment (mechanical testing)?
Below is a blog post based on equipment that we have built for testing solid ice samples. We designed an ADMET biaxial testing system (eXpert 8600 series) in collaboration with the Rock and Ice Deformation Laboratory (RIDL) at Woods Hole Oceanograhic Institution (WHOI).
Test Application
My Scientific New Paper
Hi All,
My New Scientific Paper is :
Structural Probabilistic Health Monitoring of a Potentially Damaged Bridge
Mohammed Lamine MOUSSAOUI , Mohamed CHABAAT , Abderrahmane KIBBOUA
International Journal of Structural and Civil Engineering Research
Volume 10, No. 3, pp. 119-122, 2021
Universal Deformations in Anisotropic Nonlinear Elastic Solids
Universal deformations of an elastic solid are deformations that can be achieved for all possible strain-energy density functions and suitable boundary conditions. They play a central role in nonlinear elasticity and their classification has been mostly accomplished for isotropic solids following Ericksen's seminal work. Here, we address the same problem for transversely isotropic, orthotropic, and monoclinic solids.
Instructional lab manager position in UCSD Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
University of California San Diego, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering is looking for a new Instructional Lab Manager. Application deadline: Deadline: Wed 8/4/2021.
Link to application and posting: https://employment.ucsd.edu/110115-instructional-labs-manager/job/17158912
Applied Mechanics Division – Haythornthwaite Foundation Research Initiation Grants 2021
With funding from the Haythornthwaite Foundation, the Executive Committee (EC) of the Applied Mechanics Division (AMD) of ASME is pleased to announce the Haythornthwaite Research Initiation Grant Program, targeting university faculty engaged in research in theoretical and applied mechanics that are at the beginning of their academic careers. Applicants must hold a tenure‐track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor at a US university on October 1, 2021, and must not be more than 5 years beyond receipt of their doctoral degree at the time the award is made
Postdoc position at Imperial College London on phase field modelling of corrosion
The Mechanics of Infrastructure Materials research group are looking to hire a Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) to work in the development of new phase field-based models for predicting localised corrosion (pitting and stress corrosion cracking). The work is part of a wider project, led by Dr Emilio Martínez-Pañeda, that builds upon our recent JMPS work (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2020.104254).
Material Testing Practices Prevent Structural Damages in Construction
Structural Engineering Reports are insightful reports prepared by a professional engineer that check for potential damages by evaluating property structures and substructures, identify the root cause of damage, and provide recommendations on foundation repairs.
PhD positions in composite materials for wind turbine rotor blades at DTU Wind Energy
The Department of Wind Energy at the Technical University of Denmark is advertsing new PhD-positions within 15 topics.
The PhD projects #5 to #9 in the Wind Energy Materials and Components Division all relate to wind turbine rotor blades, which are very large composite structures - the largests blades are now exceeding 100 metre in length. The PhD-projects cover various aspects of fibre composites from full blade structural scale down to materials scale.
New paper on a micromechanical model for the prediction of fatigue damage evolution and fatigue life (S-N curves)
Have you ever though about what make composite materials fail under cyclic loading? In the paper we collect evidence of what is fatigue damage actually is. We combine the collected clues into a conceptual model for fatigue damage in unidirectional composites. Next, we formulate a mathematical micromechanical model. The model can predict the fatigue life of a unidirectional fibre composites from the basic mechanics properties of the fibre, matrix and the fibre/matrix interface.