Where will the composites workforce of the future come from? The demand for and production of composites – these extremely versatile materials – is booming. Why? They offer lighter weight, higher strength, longer fatigue life and higher heat tolerance compared with other materials like aluminum, steel and titanium.
The Mechanics and Computation Group (Department of Mechanical Engineering) at Stanford University is seeking applicants for the "Stephen Timoshenko Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellowship." This appointment is for a term of two years.
A one-year postdoc position is available in my Computational Biomechanics Research Group at the University of Glasgow. The project is aimed at combining image segmentation with biomechanical calculations and requires experience in scientific code development and nonlinear biomechanics.
Dear colleagues, we have our recent paper, Flower Inspiration: Broad-angle Structural Color through Tunable Hierarchical Wrinkles in Thin Film Multilayers, published on Advanced Functional Materials. The cuticular nano-ridges on certain flower petals can selectively display broad-angle iridescence to enhance pollinators’ foraging efficiency. This paper develops a tunable broad-angle diffracting surface based on hierarchical wrinkling composites.
Friction induced vibrations are a very well known problem in engineering applications. Sometimes they are referred to be unpredictable, intermittent, capricious (!!!) and particularly experimentalists know this very well. Here, by means of numerical simulations and experimental measurements, we highlight how capriciousness may arise from the multistable behavior of frictional systems, i.e. their characteristic to show multiple stable solutions for the same set of governing parameters. Hence initial conditions and perturbations become crucial.
A very good paper has just been published in JMPS by J.C. Mergel, J. Scheibert, R.A. Sauer "Contact with coupled adhesion and friction: Computational framework, applications, and new insights". it shows the results of numerical simulations with soft bodies sheared by a tangential force. There is a vivacious discussion in Literature if the contact area reduces due to adhesion or due to large deformation.
Processing, structure and properties of polyacrylonitrile fibers with 15 weight percent single wall carbon nanotubes, Arias-Monje, Lu, Ramachandran, Kirmani, Kumar, Polymer, 2020
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We have two funded PhD positions and we are looking for talented, self-motivated, and enthusiastic students with a BSc or MSc degree in mechanical or materials engineering. Students with strong background in crystal plasticity and computational mechanics are recommended to apply.
Prospective candidates will be assessed based on how well they meet the following criteria:
Title:
Enhancing the bonding of CFRP adhesive bonding through laser-based surface preperation sterategies.
Abstract:
Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymers (CFRPs) have been widely applied in the aerospace and automotive industries to achieve unprecedented weight reductions. However, major challenges need to be solved in order to exploit their full potential, especially in the design of full composite primary structure, making then a vital part of the mobility and energy revolution.
