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On Weingarten-Volterra defects

Submitted by Amit Acharya on

Amit Acharya

(in Journal of Elasticity)

The kinematic theory of Weingarten-Volterra line defects is revisited, both at small and fi nite deformations. Existing results are clari fied and corrected as needed, and new results are obtained. The primary focus is to understand the relationship between the disclination strength and Burgers vector of deformations containing a Weingarten-Volterra defect corresponding to di fferent cut-surfaces.

New President of Wuhan University recruiting at Boston, NY, Berkeley and Stanford

Submitted by Sheng on

 

主要招聘对象

1.海外知名高校及科研机构的优秀中青年学者

2.海外知名高校及科研机构的博士、博士后

3.青年千人候选人

1. 波士顿招聘会(麻省理工学院)

时间:2017年10月14日(周六)   当地时间上午9:00

地点:Stata Center 32-155, Cambridge, MA, 02142

当地联系人:杨海凌

邮箱:Hailing.yang.cn [at] gmail.com

微信号:6481521

电话:6178005720

 

伦比亚大学

时间:2017年10月15日(周日)   当地时间上午9:00

Minisymposium on Mechanics in Energy Harvesting and Storage - European Solid Mechanics Conference - Bologna (Italy) July 2-6, 2018

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on

Dear colleagues,

within the 10th European Solid Mechanics Conference (ESMC 2018, http://www.esmc2018.org) that will take place in Bologna (Italy) July 2-6, 2018, we are organizing the mini-symposium “Mechanics in Energy Harvesting and Storage” (MS 5-6) - see http://www.esmc2018.org/drupal8/node/85

The symposium aims at connecting researchers and facilitate interdisciplinary computational and experimental developments on these fascinating topics. It welcomes formulations and concepts in experimental investigations, theoretical models, multi-physics and multi-scale approaches, simulations. Abstracts are due November 15, 2017. A keynote lecture will be offered by Prof. L. Anand.

We look forward to meeting you in Bologna!

Alberto Salvadori , University of Brescia (Italy)
Robert McMeeking , University of California, Santa Barbara CA, (USA)
Angelo Simone , University of Padova (Italy)

[Call for abstracts] 2018 APS March Meeting - Focus Session on Physics of Bioinspired Materials (Los Angeles, CA: abstract submission deadline: November 3, 2017)

Submitted by Sung Hoon Kang on

Dear Colleagues,

The upcoming 2018 APS March Meeting will take place in Los Angeles, CA during March 5-9, 2018. We would like to invite you to contribute to a focus session called “Physics of Bioinspired Materials”.  

Session title: 02.1.8 Physics of Bioinspired Soft Materials (GSOFT, DBIO) [same as 04.1.24]

Discussion of “Measuring and Understanding Contact Area at the Nanoscale: A Review” by Tevis D. B. Jacobs and Ashlie Martini

Submitted by Antonio Papangelo on

M. Ciavarella(1) and A. Papangelo(2)

(1) Politecnico di BARI, Center of Excellence in Computational Mechanics, Deparment of Mechanics, Mathematics and Management. Viale Gentile 182. 70125 Bari (Italy)

(2) Hamburg University of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Am Schwarzenberg-Campus 1, 21073 Hamburg, Germany

michele.ciavarella [at] poliba.it, antonio.papangelo [at] poliba.it

How to Realize Volume Conservation During Finite Plastic Deformation

Submitted by Bin Liu on

Volume conservation during plastic deformation is the most important feature and should be realized in elastoplastic theories. However, it is found in this paper that an elastoplastic theory is not volume conserved if it improperly sets an arbitrary plastic strain rate tensor to be deviatoric. We discuss how to rigorously realize volume conservation in finite strain regime, especially when the unloading stress free configuration is not adopted in the elastoplastic theories.

WCCM Mini-symposium 1701: Computational Geomechanics

Submitted by WaiChing Sun on

Dear colleagues:

We invite you to present a talk within the Computational Geomechanics mini-symposium (Session ID: 1701) at the World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM XIII) in New York City from July 22-27th, 2018. The call for abstracts will be open between October 15 and December 31, 2017. The mini-symposium description is provided below.

Session Description:

SEM 2018: Shock & Blast - Abstract deadline extended to Oct. 26

Submitted by behrad_koohbor on

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to invite you to submit an abstract for the ‘Shock & Blast’ session under Track 1: Dynamic Behavior of Materials. This symposium is part of the 2018 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition held at Hyatt Regency Greenville, South Carolina, USA, June 4-7, 2018. This conference marks the 75th Anniversary of SEM and will be a special meeting.

Ph.D. Student Positions in Computational Materials and Mechanics

Submitted by AnterEl-Azab on

Several Ph.D. student positions are available in Professor El-Azab’s group with the School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University. The group performs advanced theoretical and computational research in the areas of mesoscale plasticity and dislocation dynamics, radiation effects in materials, microstructure evolution, phase field method development, and computational methods for materials science and mechanics. Applicants with MS in mechanical, aerospace, or materials engineering, with background in microstructure science, continuum mechanics and elasticity, numerical methods or computational techniques such as finite element method are highly preferred. Knowledge of an advanced programming languages such as Fortran or C++ is required. Exceptional applicants with BS degree will also be considered. The openings are for fall 2018 semester but those who wish start in the spring or summer 2018 will be accommodated. Applicants must meet Purdue University and School of Materials Engineering admission criteria. For inquiry please send email to Professor El-Azab (aelazab [at] purdue.edu).