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With funding from the Haythornthwaite Foundation, the Executive Committee (EC) of the Applied Mechanics Division (AMD) of ASME is pleased to announce the establishment of the Haythornthwaite Research Initiation Grant Program, targeting university faculty engaged in research in theoretical and applied mechanics that are at the beginning of their academic careers. Applicants must hold a tenure‐track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor at a US university on October 1, 2016, and must not be more than 5 years beyond receipt of their doctoral degree at the time the award is made.

Displacement Discontinuity method (DDM)

Submitted by xuanzheng on Fri, 02/26/2016 - 07:43

Does anyone know the open source program for Displacement Discontinuity method?

PhD Positions at EPFL Geo-Energy Lab

Submitted by BriceLecampion on Thu, 02/25/2016 - 11:05

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There are two PhDs opening in my group at EPFL: one on dense suspensions flow & one on experimental investigation in hydraulic fracturing. More details can be found on the group web page at http://gel.epfl.ch/page-127573.html

Highly motivated applicants should contact me to state their interest. In parallel, an application to the EPFL doctoral school in mechanics (http://phd.epfl.ch/edme) must be filed.

B-Spline and NURBS

Submitted by Ahmad Yavari on Thu, 02/25/2016 - 09:59

Hi Dears

I have a question about B-Spline or NURBS. Assume that we have a X(u)=sig(Ri,p(u)).Xi that Xi are the control points and Ri,p are the rational basis functions. When I choose a parametric variable like ui according to control point by interpolation I can find the X(ui), now the question is this that can I find the parametric variable according to having an spatial X(u)??? It means that can I find the parametric variable that have resulted a spatial X(u) that I have it???
thanks for your attention.

Open Post-Doc Position in Cell Mechanics at Brown University

Submitted by franck@brown.edu on Wed, 02/24/2016 - 20:39

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Look for a postdoc position

A unique postdoctoral fellow position that bridges biophysics (biomechanics) with host defense is available in the Department of Surgery and the School of Engineering at Brown University. The successful applicant will investigate the role of dimension and other mechanical regulators on the function of human and murine neutrophils. The applicant will have earned a Ph.D. in physics, engineering or applied math but is interested bridging these disciplines with techniques in cell biology and live cell imaging to study leukocyte migration and immune function (Toyjanova et al., J.Biol.

SIF analytic Solution (Mode I and/or II) for Tubes

Submitted by jorgegdiaz on Wed, 02/24/2016 - 20:13

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I was wondering if anyone knows of an analytic Solution for K_I and/or K_II in tubes.

I´ve seen an infinite number of equations, shape functions, FEM simulations, standards, etc. But one closed solution for tubes?, an analog to Williams series but for cilindirical surfaces?

Dynamic friction in sheared fault gouge: implications of acoustic vibration on triggering and slow slip†

Submitted by Ahmed Elbanna on Wed, 02/24/2016 - 16:44

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Stick slip - Friction - Slow fronts - Amorphous materials

Friction and deformation in granular fault gouge are among various dynamic interactions associated with seismic phenomena that have important implications for slip mechanisms on earthquake faults. To this end, we propose a mechanistic model of granular fault gouge subject to acoustic vibrations and shear deformation. The grain-scale dynamics is described by the Shear-Transformation-Zone theory of granular flow, which accounts for irreversible plastic deformation in terms of flow defects whose density is governed by an effective temperature.