PhD positions in bioinspired materials and systems at McGill University
We have openings for new PhD students in the Biomimetic Materials Laboratory at McGill University, starting January 2015.
fracture mechanics
Reminder: Call for abstracts International Workshop on Computational Mechanics of Materials in Madrid, Spain on October 1st-3rd
This is a reminder to invite you to submit an abstract for the 24th International Workshop on
Computational Mechanics of Materials (IWCMM 24) in Madrid, Spain on October 1st-3rd.
The abstract submission will close in
less than 3 weeks.
Postdoctoral Position in Computational Damage Mechanics Available at Masdar Institute in Abu Dhabi
A Postdoctoral Research Fellow position in computational damage mechanics is
available immediately at Masdar Institute of Science and Technology in Abu
Dhabi in United Arab Emirates. Masdar Institute is established in collaboration
with Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The research project focuses on
using advanced computational fracture and damage mechanics for simulating the
behavior of advanced materials under different loading and environmental
conditions. The candidate is expected to have a PhD in the field of Mechanical,
Civil, or Aerospace Engineering with solid knowledge of theoretical/computational
solid mechanics; continuum damage mechanics, fracture mechanics,
PhD position in Analysis of Fracture in Porous Ceramic Catalysts by use of X-ray Tomography
The Department of Energy Conversion and Storage at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and Haldor Topsøe A/S (HTAS) is seeking a candidate for a PhD position in analysis of fracture in porous ceramic steam-reforming catalysts by use of X-ray tomography.
Responsibilities and tasks
Research Associate in Fractured Rock Hydrology
Research Associate in Fractured Rock Hydrology
Imperial College London
Department of Earth Science and Engineering
Plastic J significance in CTOD equation
I am working on the validation of CTOD.
Comparing experimental fracture properties and micromechanical (or global-local/multiscale) finite element simulations
I am interested in developing a global-local finite element model (micro/macro) to simulate flexural testing of a composite material. Flexural loading will be applied on global model (macro) and crack propagation will be simulated in the local model (micro). I want to compare stress intensity factor or any other fracture property obtained from local model (micro) with that of experimental results.
I would appreciate if anyone could suggest some references/literature in this area. Any kind of suggestions would be great!
Venkata
PhD Position in Fracture of Arctic Materials at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
One PhD position in "Fracture of Arctic Materials" at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway.
Forensics: residual stress of fractured part
I’ll present this below without the answer, in case you want to enjoy a little brain teaser. It is a solid and experimental mechanics problem that, while not terribly practical, I found very interesting:
A part fractures cleanly in two by brittle fracture (no plasticity) under the action of residual and applied stresses. You only have the broken part in front of you, no prior information.
What were the original residual stresses on the fracture plane?
Competition for a post-doc position on computational mechanics now open at IMT Lucca
Dear Colleague,
this is to inform you that the research unit MUSAM "Multi-scale Analysis of Materials" (http://musam.imtlucca.it) at the IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca (Italy) has opened 1 Post-doctoral Fellow position (1 year but renewable for a maximum of 3 years in total) on Computational mechanics applied to solar energy materials, related to the ERC Starting Grant CA2PVM
(http://musam.imtlucca.it/CA2PVM.html) and under my supervision.