I am looking for a talented and highly motivated student for a fully-funded 3-year PhD position to work on soft robotics locomotion in my group at the Center for Soft Robotics, the University of Southern Denmark.
Apply online until April 15, 2021.
A micromechanics-based deep learning model for short fiber composites
If you are curious about application of machine learning techniques in mechanics problems, our latest paper is probably interesting for you. In this paper, we are proposing a micromechanics-based artificial neural networks model for short fiber composites. You can find the paper here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1359836821001281
USNCTAM 2022: Call for Proposals to Organize Symposia
The 19th National Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (USNC/TAM) will be hosted by the University of Texas at Austin, at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center from June 19-24 in 2022. Proposals are now invited to organize symposia at the 19th USNC/TAM. For more information, go to: http://www.usnctam2022.org/.
Journal Club For April 2021: Variational phase-field modeling of brittle and cohesive fracture
The Journal Club for April 2021 presents a concise review of the so-called variational phase-field fracture theory for brittle and cohesive fracture. Topics include the pioneering work of Griffith on brittle fracture in 1920, Barenblatt's cohesive zone model in 1959, to Marigo/Francfort's variational formulation of Griffith's brittle fracture 78 years later and the Bourdin's phase-field regularisation of MF's model. Also discussed is recent models for cohesive fracture, the role of the length scale parameter, solver for the coupled PDEs and some applications.
A tribute to Arthur Peter “Art” Boresi
Dear Colleagues,
We mourn the death of Arthur Peter “Art” Boresi, professor emeritus of civil and architectural engineering at the University of Wyoming, Laramie, and formerly of theoretical and applied mechanics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, who died February 15, 2021, at age 96 at Laramie.
Please find attached a tribute to Art, written by his colleagues James W. Phillips (UIUC), Richard J. Schmidt (U. of Wyoming) and Ken P. Chong (George Washington U).
Sincerely,
Yuri Bazilevs
Chair, ASME Applied Mechanics Division
The first paper published in the first overlay journal (JTCAM) in Solid Mechanics
Dear Mechanicians, dear colleagues, dear authors and readers of scientific publications,
We are very happy to inform you that the first overlay journal in mechanics, which was launched in August 2020, has just published its first paper.
Doitrand, A., Henry, R. & Meille, S. Brittle material strength and fracture toughness estimation from four-point bending test, Journal of Theoretical, Computational and Applied Mechanics, Mar 2021. DOI: 10.46298/jtcam.6753. It is attached below.
PhD position in data-driven stochastic multi-scale simulations of composite materials
Context
As part of a Europeanproject between different industrial partners and Universities, the main objective of the doctoral position will be to develop methodologies in thecontext of data-driven stochastic multi-scale simulations.
PhD opportunity
The doctoral project will be supervised by Prof. L. Noels of ULg (http://www.ltas-cm3.ulg.ac.be/), in close collaboration with the partners of the project. The position is that of a research engineer starting in Fall2021.
Ph.D. positions at Northeastern University in the area of Fluid Mechanics and Soft Matter
Dr. Xiaoyu Tang’s group in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at Northeastern University has multiple fully funded Ph.D. positions in the area of Fluid Mechanics and Soft Matter. Research in the group focuses on multiphase flow, microfluidics, and active colloidal systems, using both experimental and numerical techniques. Selected candidates are expected to start in Fall 2021. Visiting students/scholars are always welcome.
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