Reprocessable thermosets for sustainable three-dimensional printing
Nature Communications, Article number: 9, 1831 (2018)
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Mechanical behavior of mycelium-based particulate composites
We study the mechanical behavior of mycelium composites reinforced with biodegradable agro-waste particles. In the composite, the mycelium acts as a supportive matrix which binds reinforcing particles within its filamentous network structure. The compressive behavior of mycelium composites is investigated using an integrated experimental and computational approach. The experimental results indicate that the composite mimics the soft elastic response of pure mycelium at small strains and demonstrates marked stiffening at larger strains due to the densification of stiff particles.
Two Fully-funded PhD Positions in Additive Manufacturing
The National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME) at Auburn University is announcing for two fully-funded PhD positions in the area of structural integrity of additive manufactured (AM) materials/parts. These students will work under direction of Dr. Shamsaei from Mechanical Engineering Department. These opportunities include;
1- One PhD student is expected to work on experimental and analytical mechanics, additive manufacturing, fatigue testing and modeling, failure analysis, microstructural characterization, and fracture mechanics.
2- The second PhD student will implement computational mechanics to investigate structural integrity of AM parts. The candidate for this position should have background on crystal plasticity and finite element analysis. This candidate is also expected to be familiar with a finite element software including writing subroutines.
If interested, please send your resume and a cover letter, briefly explaining your relevant experience and publications to Dr Vaziri (mzv0045 [at] auburn.edu).
Size effects in elastic-plastic functionally graded materials
I hope some of you may find this work interesting:
Size effects in elastic-plastic functionally graded materials
Tittu V. Mathew, Sundararajan Natarajan, Emilio Martínez-Pañeda
Composite Structures, 204, pp. 43-51 (2018)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0263822318313928
New book. Advanced Topics in Nonsmooth Dynamics.
Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the publication of the transactions of the European Network on nonsmooth Dynamics edited by R. Leine, V. Acary and O. Bruls
https://www.springer.com/fr/book/9783319759715
Contents:
New book. Advanced Topics in Nonsmooth Dynamics.
Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the publication of the transactions of the European Network on nonsmooth Dynamics edited by R. Leine, V. Acary and O. Bruls
https://www.springer.com/fr/book/9783319759715
Contents:
Early Stage Researcher position, Biomedical simulations, Cardiff University
Cardiff University invites applications for an Early Stage Researcher position (Doctoral Candidate) as part of the Rapid Biomechanics and Simulation for Personalised Clinical Design (RAINBOW) MCSA European Training Network. RAINBOW is funded under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme. The post holder will undertake research on “Meta Modelling for Soft Tissue Contact and Cutting Simulation” leading to a PhD degree award. The post holder will develop numerical methods to simulate the deformations of soft-tissues in the context of computer-aided surgery.
Soft 3D-printed Auxetic Composites
J. Li, V. Slesarenko, S. Rudykh Auxetic multiphase soft composite material design through instabilities with application for acoustic metamaterials. Soft Matter 14: 6171-6180 (2018)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRlJhnIylNk