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Hi all,

There will be a 5 day - course on Advanced and Bio-Inspired Nanomechanics at CISM Udine, Italy.

http://www.cism.it/courses/C1107/

http://media.cism.it/courses%2FC1107%2FPugno4___.pdf

- HG

PS. Original flyer on CISM website:

Advanced and Bio-Inspired Nanomechanics

July 18, 2011 — July 22, 2011

Hi all,

When we do a non-linear buckling analysis, initially we introduce some imperfections (mode shapes of mode 1, 2 etc) from eigen buckling analysis. Then we multiply the load with eigenvalue of the first mode. This load is applied on the structure having imperfections. Now put on non-linear geometric option and run the analysis. At bifurcation point we get non-linear buckling load. Non-linear buckling load comes close to eigen buckling value.

Decription of my problem is as follows. 

All,

I am writing to introduce DNAD, a Fortran module I wrote for automatic differentiation of analysis codes written in Fortran including those legacy codes written in Fortran 77. Although only implementation using Fortran 90/95 was carried out, it is straightward to translate it to a language you like such as c/c++.

Original research papers, for oral or poster presentation, are invited for the following areas:

1 Postdoc and 1 PhD student positions are available in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (MEK), Technical University of Denmark (DTU).

The University of Michigan-Shanghai
Jiao Tong University Joint Institute invites applications for tenure-track Assistant,
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Six finalists have been announced for the Twenty-Third Annual Robert J. Melosh Competition for the Best Student Paper in Finite Element Analysis. The finalists and their current institutions are:

Bircan Avci, Leibniz University

Andrea Hawkins-Daarud, University of Texas at Austin

Daniel Hurtado, California Institute of Technology

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We have one free position for a research scientist in our group at TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany.

The topics are related to dislocation modeling at either atomic or continuum scale. Please contact me if you are interested.

Rensselaer's Inverse Problems Center (IPRPI) will be hosting a workshop on Biomechanical Imaging on April 27th and 28th organized by MANE Associate Professor Assad Oberai. The registration for this workshop is free and funds for travel and local stay are available for attendees.

Even Jay Leno tried to understand fatigue cracks at his Yesterday’s Tonight Show, our research on fracture and failure mechanics is received great attention from the general public. Read more after this photo--

Dear Friends,

I am currently advertising for a new post-doc to work with me in the field of cyclic deformation and fatigue of precipitation hardenable Al alloys.  It is a 2yr position advertised at the following link.  Applications close 20th April.

Here is the paper "Symmetry-Adapted Non-Equilibrium Molecular Dynamics of Chiral Carbon Nanotubes under Tensile Loading"

 Amin Aghaei, Kaushik Dayal

Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University

Lecturer
Composite Materials
Cardiff University - Cardiff School of Engineering

The Cardiff School of Engineering seeks applications
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Reader (Associate Professor) / Professor
Civil Engineering
Cardiff University - Cardiff School of Engineering

Increasing complexity of numerical simulations has made it important to obtain reliable experimental data for a variety of mechanical properties. Fracture properties are complex to measure but accurate data is often desirable for several challenging problems. We have developed a novel short-beam shear fracture approach in order to measure the mode-II fracture toughness properties of materials with 'preferred' interfaces.

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Dear iMechanica Readers,

Greetings from Oak Ridge.  
I would like to invite you, your colleagues and students to attend the annual Educational Symposium organized by the Oak Ridge Chapter of ASM International.  The theme for this year’s symposium is:

“Innovations in Mechanical Testing: From Molecules to Large Engineering Structures”

We have an outstanding list of speakers, which includes:

Dear colleagues,

Location: Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan, LMT Cachan, South of Paris, France
Duration: 18 month
Starting date: Between March 2011 and September 2011
Scholarship: €2000/month

Contacts:     

A dielectric elastomer is capable of giant electromechanical actuation but fails at breakdown due to instability under certain conditions with a small deformation. By applying a mechanical pre-stretch, one obtains a stabilized large actuation.