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Mechanistic origins of work hardening in shape memory alloy particle reinforced ex-situ bulk metallic glass matrix composites

Submitted by Parag Tandaiya on

Monolithic Bulk Metallic Glasses (BMGs) exhibit strain softening or elastic-perfectly plastic response under uniaxial loading. However, shape memory alloy particle reinforced BMG matrix composites show strong work hardening in experiments. In our recent paper published in Scripta Materialia, we explain the Mechanistic origins of work hardening in shape memory alloy particle reinforced ex-situ bulk metallic glass matrix composites through three dimensional finite element simulations.

Bioinspired Materials with Self‐Adaptable Mechanical Properties

Submitted by santiago.orrego on

Dear iMechanica,

We are very excited to share the news that our recent work on bioinspired materials with self‐adaptable mechanical properties is published in Advanced Materials.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/adma.201906970

The work was done in collaboration with Prof. Kang from Johns Hopkins University

Modeling, simulation and data analysis for Covid-19 epidemic

Submitted by marco.paggi on

Online symposium organized by the Young Academy of Europe on models and simulation for Covid-19 epidemic, including data analysis, on April 22 from 4 to 6 pm (CEST).

Free attendance upon registration. 

See the link below for more info about speakers, abstracts, timetable and registration:

https://meetings.yacadeuro.org/event/2/

150 people have already made the registration 

Ecoflex polymer : Comprehensive experimental study and constitutive modelling

Submitted by mokarram76 on

We have published two papers on Ecoflex, a popular silicone polymer in recent days. The polymer is largely temperature- and strain rate-insensitive. It comes up with several Shore Hardnesses. We characterize five Shores and develop a novel Shore-dependent modelling framework

Mechanics of Materials >> https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S016766362030020X

Fully Funded Ph.D. Position in University of Nebraska Lincoln

Submitted by Congrui Jin on

One PhD position is available at Civil Engineering Department of University of Nebraska Lincoln. The research is in the field of mechaincs and/or material science. The candidate will work under the supervision of Dr. Congrui Jin. If you are interested, please send your CV to cjin [at] binghamton.edu (cjin5[at]unl[dot]edu)

Ph.D. positions in Dr. Xiaoyu Tang’s group in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Northeastern University in the area of Fluid Mechanics and Soft Matter (2020 Fall / 2021 Spring / 2021 Fall)

Submitted by Shuozhi Xu on

Overview

Dr. Xiaoyu Tang’s group in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Northeastern University has multiple fully funded Ph.D. positions in the area of Fluid Mechanics and Soft Matter.  Research in the group focuses on multiphase flow, microfluidics, and active matter, using both experimental and numerical techniques. Selected candidates are expected to start in the Spring or Fall of 2021. Under special cases, a Fall 2020 start date may also be arranged. Visiting students/scholars are always welcome.

First Overlay Journal in Solid Mechanics is launched. Call for handling editors

Submitted by vacary on

Dear members of iMechanica,

We are very pleased to announce the born of the first overlay journal in Solid Mechanics the so-called

 Journal of Theoretical, Computational and Applied Mechanics https://jtcam.episciences.org

which is a scholarly journal, provided on a Fair Open Access basis, without cost to both readers and authors. The Journal aims to select publications of the highest scientific caliber in the form of either original research or review in Solid Mechanics.