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Patient-specific total hip replacements

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corin
total hip replacement
simpleware
synopsys
simulation

Corin’s OPS™ technology now enables the surgeon to understand the individual motion profile of each patient before their surgery. This gives the surgeon the information required to identify, customise and deliver a personalised total hip replacement, specifically designed to optimise biomechanics and functional joint performance. This is driven by a simple imaging protocol, featuring Simpleware software, used to generate key inputs to simulate the unique way in which patients perform their normal everyday activities.

Journal Club for April 2017: Multiscale and Multiphysics Simulation of Hydraulic Fracturing of Gas Tight Shale

Submitted by Congrui Jin on
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Multiscale and Multiphysics Simulation of Hydraulic Fracturing of Gas Tight Shale

Congrui Jin1 , Weixin Li2 and Gianluca Cusatis3

1        Department of Mechanical Engineering, State University of New York at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY 13902 Email: cjin [at] binghamton.edu (cjin[at]binghamton[dot]edu)

A simplified model for railway catenary wire dynamics

Submitted by Flavio Stochino on
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Structural Engineering
# Finite Element modeling
dynamics of taut cables
railway installation optimisation; modal analysis; analytic model; continuous elastic support

In this paper, a simplified analytic model for the dynamic behaviour of railway catenary wire is presented. The model is discussed and validated with the help of numerical results obtained by a finite element code, for the case of a typical Italian railway installation. The simplified model is convenient from the computational point of view and is useful for sensitivity analysis. Some parametric studies have been developed by considering as free parameters the velocity and the distance of the train pantographs and looking at their effect on catenary dynamics.

Google Maps/Earth Computer Graphics Algorithms for Model Reduction in Mechanics of Materials

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We present an innovative image-based modeling technique, based on Google Earth like algorithms, to effectively resolve intricate material morphology and address the computational complexity associated with heterogeneous materials. This sharp volumetric billboard algorithm stems from a volumetric billboard method, a multi-resolution modeling strategy in computer graphics. In this work, we enhance volumetric billboards through a sharpening filter to reconstruct the statistical information of heterogeneous systems.

PhD Positions in Polymer Composites (Mechanical Engineering at University of Maine)

Submitted by Masoud Rais-Rohani on
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There are two open positions starting in the fall of 2017 for PhD students interested in analysis and design optimization of polymer composite materials and structures subject to impact and shock loading conditions. A master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related field is required. Students will have an opportunity to work closely with the faculty in mechical engineering and researchers at Advanced Structures and Composites Center at UMaine.

 

The positions are restricted to individuals with US citizenship or permanent residency.

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