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A EUROPEAN web portal to discuss NAE's “Grand Challenges” impact in EUROPE

Submitted by Mike Ciavarella on
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We are planning to set a WEB portal to discuss

1) the example and the role of an Academy of Engineering to find the correct blend of credentials and consensus to set research needs

2) The final 14 NAE resulting "challenges", being set at international level, should be accepted worldwide. Is this really the case, are the European Agencies considering them, or do they think we need to duplicate the search for the "challenges" separately?

More replies to Yavari, fractals, strongly emotional disputes, and what really leads to Nobel prize

Submitted by Mike Ciavarella on

Dear Yavari

I have promised more replies on Mandelbrot, fractals, strongly emotive discussions in journals, and here is a coincise statement, which I take from a Nobel prize, prematurely passed away last year.  I think it has a lot to teach (including the kind of attitude that leads to Nobel prize, i.e. close to no human weakness), you will recognize the real name of the "Caesar" in this book is somebody with a 58 pages CV on his web site, most likely.

For a better idea of fractals, read please the other attachment.

Regards

Mike

I am busy...

Submitted by Yan Yang on

So busy with:

Apr. 29. , the oral defense of my PhD dissertation.

Seeking a PostDoc position. 

Moving my house in 2 weeks. 

Writing a review on iMechanica on the Journal Club Theme.

Jun. 30, submittion of one journal paper, which is the work of the Chapter 4 of my dissertation.

Another paper submittion in the meantime, the work of the Chapter 3 of my dissertation.

The maximum receptor-ligand bond spacing to ensure cell adhesion in ligand-coated substrates

Submitted by Yujie Wei on

Recent experiments by Arnold et al. (ChemPhysChem, vol. 5, 2004, p383 ) revealed that a distance of less than 58-73 nm between receptor-ligand bonds is necessary to ensure focal adhesion in cells adhering to ligand-coated substrate. An elegant solution to this problem is supplied by Lin, Inamdar, and Freund.

Evalauation of shape functions for nodes on the boundary in weak form

Submitted by Sharmistha.Sarangi on

I have a query regarding how to evaluate shape functions of nodes  on the boundary (natural boundary conditions ) for weak from for mesh free method.

Mesh free method which I am using is Radial point interpolartion function for the interior nodes and mesh free weak from for the nodes at the boundary ....but facing trouble with the shape function to be used.

Thank you

Regards

Sharmistha Sarangi

Continuum interpretation of virial stress in molecular simulations

Submitted by Arun K. Subramaniyan on
Arun K. Subramaniyan and C. T. Sun, accepted for publication in International Journal of Solids and Structures, doi:10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2008.03.016

The equivalence of the virial stress and Cauchy stress is reviewed
using both theoretical arguments and numerical simulations. Using
thermoelasticity problems as examples, we numerically demonstrate that
virial stress is equivalent to the continuum Cauchy stress. Neglecting

How to do sound transmission in solid in Abaqus?

Submitted by Yue Yang on
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Hello all. I am a phd student from UNB. Now I want to use Abaqus to simulate acoustic problem which is sound transmission from fluid such as air to solid. The outputs I want to get are acoustic pressure in fluid and solid, especially inside solid. What I did before is treating solid as fluid by using acoustic medium. However, the mechanics of solids are fundamentally different from fluids, and its not sensible to treat them the same. For example solids support shear, while fluids do not. Hope someone could answer my question. Thanks a lot.