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The Computational Mechanics group at The University of Iowa, led by Professor S. Rahman, is looking for new Ph.D. students, who are capable of and interested in performing high-quality research on engineering design. The research, supported by National Science Foundation and others, entails building a solid mathematical foundation, devising efficient numerical algorithms, and developing practical computational tools for stochastic design optimization. A substantial background in solid mechanics and structural optimization is a must; exposures to stochastics and probabilistic methods are highly desirable.

If you are interested in pursuing a Ph.D. degree at Iowa, please contact and send a resume to: Professor Sharif Rahman at sharif-rahman [at] uiowa.edu. Please note that we are interested in students who already have M.S. degrees in engineering or mathematics. The desired start date is Spring 2016 or sooner.

Fracture Mechanics implications for apparent static friction coefficient in contact problems involving slip-weakening laws

I am trying to write a subroutine with VUSDFLD

I would like to manipulate the Solution Dependent Variables based on its previous value as follows:

Statenew(k,2)=Stateold(k,2)*10

But Multiplaction and Divisiion operations do not give any results. They give 'No value' when they are output.

Would anyone know why this happens?

Thank you.

Hi everyone,

 I was wondering what the career opportunities would look like after getting a PhD in numerical simulation of porous media. Besides a research job in universities, what other possibilities are there? Would industry also be interested in such specialization and if yes in which sectors?

Thank you for your opinions.

Setareh