VEMLab: a MATLAB library for the virtual element method
Release of VEMLab v2.1
>> From VEMLab v2.0.2 to VEMLab v2.1:
- Add customized wrench domain (for PolyMesher mesh generator only).
- Add customized plate with a hole domain (for PolyMesher mesh generator only).
- Add the following test: “square_plate_with_source2_poisson2d.m” in test folder.
- Add the following test: “plate_with_hole_linelast2d.m” in test folder.
Looking for a motivated PhD student (Fall 2018 or Spring 2019) to work on Multi-Material 3D Printing: carbon fiber composite, nanocomposite, and conductive ink. The dissertation investigates both materials and mechanics aspects of 3D printed materials. If interested send your CV to mtehrani [at] unm.edu
The University of Tulsa (TU) Department of Mechanical Engineering is searching for a postdoctoral researcher to support our recently awarded U.S. Department of Energy SunShot award for GEN3 CSP Collectors https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/generation-3-concentrating-solar-power-systems-gen3-csp.
Published in Advanced Science: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/advs.201800239
New robot concept uses responsive materials to swim through water
When we think of robots, we normally think of motors and batteries and electronics, but engineers at Caltech and ETH Zurich have created a swimming robot that's powered by material deformation. That means it's made using materials that change shape in response to temperature swings, and that deformation pushes the device through water.
In this paper, we present some analytical solutions for the stress fields of nonlinear anisotropic solids with distributed line and point defects.
3.5-year D.Phil. studentship
Supervisor: Prof Nik Petrinic
We are seeking to recruit students for two doctoral projects arising as part of a long-term collaboration with Rolls-Royce. In particular, the projects will support future design of large gas turbine engines for civil aviation. The students will be members of the Impact Engineering Team, a large and vibrant team whose industrial sponsors are the largest global engineering organisations (see iel.eng.ox.ac.uk).
Dear all,
Our section at the Delft University of Technology is organizing this years' edition of the "Multi-scale modelling Course for Concrete" between 21-24 of August in Delft, the Netherlands. The course considers concrete on scales ranging from nanometre (MD) to micrometre (cement paste hydration) and metre (complete structure) scale. The course is organized by TU Delft, with lecturers also from TU Darmsdat and Tecnalia, Spain. Prospective participants can find more information on:
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