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Submitted by Guglielmo_Scovazzi on

The 27th Annual "Robert J. Melosh" Competition for the best student paper on finite element analysis, will be held at Duke Univeristy on April 29, 2016.

The original deadline of January 11 has been exteded to January 15. See the attached flyier if interested in participating. 

If interested in participating, submit an abstract by January 15, 2016 as specified in the submission rules at the website http://cee.duke.edu/about/awards-honors/robert-j-melosh-medal/call-for-…

Are shear-moment diagrams wrong in ANSYS Workbench 16.1 ?

Submitted by Echeban on

I think I found an ERROR in ANSYS Workbench 16.1 and I hope someone can either CONFIRM or show me what I did wrong. 

This is very important because I am teaching this material, but I do not have support from ANSYS, so I am asking for your help. 

beam_static_structural.jpg : shows a cantilever beam 8 in long under line load -50 lb/in, E=29 msi, cross section 0.75 in wide by 1.5 in tall.

beam_triads.jpg: element triads clearly show cross section coordinates are aligned with global x-y-z coords

Aneurysm rupture

Submitted by Konstantin Volokh on

Aneurysms are local dilations of the arterial wall that are prone to rupture with high mortality risks. The biochemical mechanism of the aneurysm development is not clear. The mechanical mechanism of the aneurysm rupture is not clear either. I attach three papers that study two possible mechanisms of the aneurysm rupture.

Mesoscale Constitutive Modeling of Non-Crystallizing Filled Elastomer

Submitted by Ajay B Harish on

We have just published a new paper, 1st in the series, that presents a computational model to understand the microstructural changes in the filled elastomers as a consequence of mechanical forces. A heterogeneous (or multiphase) constitutive model at the mesoscale explicitly considering filler particle aggregates, elastomeric matrix and their mechanical interaction through an approximate interface layer is presented. An innovative lego-set method is discussed for generation of random microstructures that can be used for simple stochastic analysis.

Mesoscale Constitutive Modeling of Non-Crystallizing Filled Elastomer

Submitted by Ajay B Harish on

We have just published a new paper, 1st in the series, that presents a computational model to understand the microstructural changes in the filled elastomers as a consequence of mechanical forces. A heterogeneous (or multiphase) constitutive model at the mesoscale explicitly considering filler particle aggregates, elastomeric matrix and their mechanical interaction through an approximate interface layer is presented. An innovative lego-set method is discussed for generation of random microstructures that can be used for simple stochastic analysis.

Extreme Multiscale Modeling - 53.8 Billion finite elements

Submitted by karelmatous on

In our recent Extreme Mechanics Letter, we present a simulation consisting of 53.8 Billion finite elements with 28.1 Billion nonlinear equations that is solved on 393,216 computing cores (786,432 threads). The excellent parallel performance of the computational homogenization solver is demonstrated by a strong scaling test from 4,096 to 262,144 cores.

PhD Positions at the University of Illinois at Chicago - Fall 2016

Submitted by Hamed Hatami on

Multiple PhD Positions in the areas of computational mechanics and biomechanics are available. All qualified applicants are encouraged to send their CV with a brief description of research interests, and copy of their representative publications to hatami [at] uic.edu).

More information about these positions can be found at http://cbrl.lab.uic.edu/

 

Postdoctoral Fellow Position at the University of Illinois at Chicago

Submitted by Hamed Hatami on

A postdoctoral position is available in the area of computational and experimental analysis of biological materials. The primary objective of this project is to use numerical and experimental methods to investigate the mechanical response of (bio-)composite structures. We are interested in applicants with expertise in the area of mechanics of materials and previous experience with computer programming (e.g. FORTRAN/C++), FEM, and multiscale modelling. The ideal candidate should also have a background in experimental studies.