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Molecular mechanics of beta-sheets

Submitted by noyco on

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b01983

Beta-sheet protein structures and domains are widely found in biological materials such as silk. These assemblies play amajor role in the extraordinary strength and unique properties of biomaterials.  In our new work, we employ simple Langevin-based models to investigate the behavior and the collapse of these structures.

Question about wire model with beam element in ABAQUS

Submitted by XJIAN QIU on

I want to do a finite element analysis of the braid vessel stent model with the B31 beam element and the explicit solver, and I find that the wires in the analysis are discontinuous. Should I add some constraints or cross-sectional connections?

I set the radial displacement of all the nodes, as usual the stent should be extended, but the result was not, and the lines became independent segments.

Effective Response of Heterogeneous Materials using the Recursive Projection Method

Submitted by XiaoyaoPeng on

This is the preprint of an article that will appear in Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2020.112946).

Effective Response of Heterogeneous Materials using the Recursive Projection Method

Xiaoyao Peng (Carnegie Mellon University), Dhriti Nepal (Air Force Research Laboratory), Kaushik Dayal (Carnegie Mellon University)

Associate in Mechanics of Multilattices (Experimental), Cambridge University

Submitted by Hilde F on

There is a research opening for a Research Assistant/Associate in the Department of Engineering, to work on lattice materials.

The post holder will be located in Central Cambridge Cambridgeshire, UK.

A constitutive model of microfiber reinforced anisotropic hydrogels: With applications to wood-based hydrogels

Submitted by Zheng Jia on

Jian Cheng, Zheng Jia*, Teng Li*, A constitutive model of microfiber reinforced anisotropic hydrogels: with applications to wood-based hydrogels, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 138 (2020) 103893 (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2020.103893)


PhD position available: "Computational Design of Soft Robots"

Submitted by Patrick Onck on

I have a vacancy with my colleague Prof. Verstappen at the University of Groningen for a PhD student to work on the computational design of magnetically-driven soft robots (see details in the attached description). Candidates preferably have hands-on experience with finite element development and implementation. If you are interested, please send a CV before March 21 at p.r.onck [at] rug.nl.

 

Modelling earthquakes induced by water level changes

Submitted by Regina on

An urgent annoncement for the PostDoc position (at the University of Haifa, Israel) for the FEM modelling project on hydrologically-triggerred  earthquakes and their aftershocks. The candidates with knowledge of solid mechanics (elastoplasticily) and poroelasticity (preferably) are invited to submit their applications asap.  Advanced fellowships is guaranteed.