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PhD scholarship in Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, France
One Ph.D. position is now available starting October 2017 on harnessing instabilities in magnetorheological elastomers. The PhD will be pursued in the Solid Mechanics Laboratory of Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, France. The potential student will work on the development of new experimental procedures and numerical models for the fabrication and testing of new magnetorheological elastomeric devices that operate in the postbifurcation regime by proper combination of mechanical and magnetic loadings.
Summer school: Mechanics for the green economy
Organizers are proud to announce the International Summer school
Mechanics for the green economy: Modeling and High Performance Computing in
multi-scale and multi-physics processes.
to be held in
Brescia and Trento, Italy, on 19-25 July 2017.
Masonry modeling in Abaqus
here we are to tell you how we can model masonry in abaqus cae.
there are 3 ways:
1-micro modeling
2- macro modeling
3- micro-macro modeling(HOMOGENIZATION)
micro modeling;
in this method all parts should be modeled in abaqus separately.
but notice that don't use shell to modeling grout because of 3d properties of grout and cohesive characteristics.
this method is suitable for small masonry panels with 2-3 layers of brick.
A simple finding on variable amplitude (Gassner) fatigue SN curves obtained using Miner’s rule for unnotched or notched specimen
We provide a very simple result for a problem which has been often neglected (variable amplitude loading) in academia, but which is of paramount importance in real engineering situations, where fatigue is almost never "constant amplitude".
We found few cases where we could check this extremely simple result, but it worked very well. We would welcome further verifications.
The paper is in press here.
deadline for financial aid for the CISM summer course on Mesoscale models
This is a reminder that the deadline to apply for the financial aid for the summer course in Udine is approaching: March 22.
Short course at Centre International de Sciences Mechanique (CISM), Udine.
May 22-26, 2017
Lecturers: S Forest, I Groma, D McDowell, S Mesarovic, J-N Roux, H Zbib
The flyer is attached. Register at: http://www.cism.it/courses/C1703/
A phononic band gap model for long bridges. The ‘Brabau’ bridge case
In this paper, we study the dynamic flexural behaviour of a long bridge, modelled as an infinite periodic structure. The analysis is applied to the ‘Brabau’ bridge across the river Tirso in Italy. The approach reduces to a spectral problem leading to the analytical expression of the dispersion relation, which provides the ranges of frequencies for which waves do and do not propagate. The contributions of the bridge structural elements on the dispersive properties of the structure are investigated in detail.
Ansys Tutorial
Composite materials are created by combining two or more layered materials, each with different properties. These materials have become a standard for products that are both light and strong. Composites provide enough flexibility so products with complex shapes, such as boat hulls and surfboards, can be easily manufactured. Engineering layered composites involves complex definitions that include numerous layers, materials, thicknesses and orientations. The engineering challenge is to predict how well the finished product will perform under real-world working conditions.
2017年华中科技大学诚聘力学专业海内外优秀人才（含申报青年千人计划的候选人、博士后）
2017年华中科技大学诚聘力学专业海内外优秀人才（含申请青年千人计划的候选人、博士后）
华中科技大学位居美丽的江城武汉，是教育部直属的全国重点大学，是首批列入国家"211工程"重点建设和"985工程"建设的高校之一。华中科技大学力学系有30多年的发展历史、较为雄厚的科研力量和一些重要的科研成果。力学系拥有力学一级学科，固体力学、动力学与控制、工程力学和流体力学博士学位授予权，工程力学国家级特色专业，力学博士后流动站，湖北省重点学科，工程结构分析与安全评定湖北省重点实验室等学科平台。承办的国际期刊《Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica》被SCI收录并由Elsevier公司向全球发行。
力学系现拥有教师50余人，其中长江学者讲座教授1名、国家教学名师1名、教授14名、副教授20名。现面向海内外招聘若干名具有力学专业背景，愿意从事与力学学科相关的教学和（或）科研工作的优秀人才。