Topology optimization of structures with cohesive interface
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A position of Research Associate at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) SG for Building Energy Simulation
Job Description:
Modelling and simulation of building energy by software tools (e.g. OpenStudio, EnergyPlus, or IES, etc.) for analysis and optimization of building performance, including thermal heat gains, solar access, daylighting, glare, air conditioning and mechanical ventilation system, etc.
Job Requirements:
Experience with building energy modeling and simulation software (e.g. OpenStudio, EnergyPlus, or IES, etc)
ICCMS 2017 International Conference on Compoiste Materials and Structures
IIT Hyderabad is organizing the International Conference on Composite Materials and Structures.
The boruchure is attached here with
One page Abstract submission deadline is 30th May 2017.
More details on the conference are available at www.iccms2017hyd.com
Call for Abstracts: SES 2017@Boston, Symposium II-B: Computational Mechanics of Soft Materials in Medicine
This symposium will focus on the computational modeling of soft materials and their interactions with biological entities for application in medicine. We are particularly interested in materials that can be functionalized to react to external stimuli and/or change their mechanical and chemical properties substantially at room temperature, including, for instance, hydrogels, liquid crystals, un-crosslinked or weakly crosslinked polymers, granular materials, foams, lipid mono/bi-layers as well as soft biological materials (e.g., blood, extracellular matrices, cytoskeleton, biomembranes).
Materials Testing- ADMET Blog
Materials Testing is that part of engineering design, development and research that relies on laboratory testing of one kind or another to answer questions. Testing is also required during manufacturing to ensure a material or product meets some predefined specification. A universal testing machine is used to measure the mechanical properties of materials intension, compression, bending or torsion. Common properties of interest include Offset Yield Strength, Young’s Modulus, Poisson's Ratio, Tensile and Compression Strength and Total Elongation.
Ali H. Nayfeh passed away
Professor Ali H. Nayfeh passed away today Monday (March 27, 2017) at his home in Amman, Jordan. He was the University Distinguished Professor of Engineering at Virginia Tech Wikipedia
We mourn Nayfeh's passing with deep sadness for the loss of a giant in dynamics and structural mechanics.
Postdoctoral Researcher in Computational Mechanics and Optimisation of Composite Materials at IMDEA Materials
The Composites Materials Group (http://www.materials.imdea.org/groups/cm/) at IMDEA Materials, led by Drs. Carlos González and Cláudio S. Lopes, invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow in the field of multiscale computational mechanics and optimization of advanced composites. Candidates with strong background knowledge on computational damage mechanics, model development, numerical simulation and optimization methods for advanced composite materials and structures are strongly encouraged to apply.
Nonlinear programming and closest point return plasticity
New article: Nonlinear programming and closest point return plasticity http://www.parresianz.com/mechanics/plasticity/algorithm/primal-dual-closest-point-return/
This article tries to justify the use of backward Euler stress updates.
-- Biswajit
Development of ductile cementitious composites incorporating microencapsulated phase change materials
Dear all,
Our group recently published an article on development of strain hardening cementitious composites incorporating phase change materials.
It is available at:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/315636295_Development_of_ducti…
The abstract is given below:
Forward vs backward Euler for return algorithms
In Part 5 of my series on return mapping for plane stress plasticity, I claim that the obsession with backward Euler is not justified if accuracy is important. See http://www.parresianz.com/mechanics/plasticity/algorithm/plane-stress-drucker-prager-return-part-5/.
Let me know if you disagree and why.
-- Biswajit