Recently, the classical view of DNA as an isotropic elastic rod has been questioned. Here we model DNA as an elastic rod inlaid with fibrils, based on which we have made prediction that is in consistency with experiments. Our analysis suggests that the bending of short DNAs can be facilitated if there exists a specific structural heterogeneity.

http://appliedmechanics.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/article.aspx?articleid=1841526

PhD positions in Mechanical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano

The Department of Mechanical Engineering of Politecnico di Milano is currently seeking applicants for PhD studentships.

For more information about proposed research topics and scholarship availability please see http://www.mecc.polimi.it/en/phd/phd-positions/

PhD positions are available in our seven research areas:

Hello,

I am currently working on my M.Sc Thesis project of fatigue lifcycle of Flex printed circuit boards which is composite material of Polymer & Metal.Want some help who has worked on this topic which deals with Viscoelastic & Plastic behaviour of materials under action of pure bending loads.Help & Guidance would be appreciated.Need to come up with an equation which has stress & strain relating to lifecycle of Flex printed circuit boards.

Awaiting your reply,

Regards,

Nishant

Suganth Kannan writes writes about the inspiration behind his model for earthquake prediction – and what he learned on his (“tedious but worth it”) journey to publication

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Ping!

I heard a sound in my email Inbox. It was from the editor-in-chief of Elsevier's Engineering Failure Analysis journal. I opened the email and read that my paper was accepted to be published under some conditions for revisions per peer reviewer's comments.

Dear Colleagues,

Please consider attending the symposium titled “mechanics and
electrochemistry of energy storage materials” at the SES 51^st Annual
Technical Meeting, Oct 1-3, 2014, Purdue University, West lefayette, IN 47907.

The full programme for ICoBT2014 is now available on the conference website and includes:

- Top-level speakers from different scientific and engineering disciplines in academia and industry 

- Short talks and poster sessions

- An industry session 'Industry Challenges in Biotribology'

- Excellent networking opportunities

 For more information and to register, please visit www.biotribologyconference.com.  

This research focuses on Modelling, and Computational Material design of Composite materials.
Candidate will have a Masters Degree in computational solid mechanics with substantial experience in the
application and development of finite element code. Previous experience in applied mathematical modelling is essential.

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Please contact Dr. Kumar Shanmugam(kshanmugam [at] masdar.ac.ae (kshanmugam[at]masdar[dot]ac[dot]ae)) for further enquiries.