2012 Joint Conference of the Engineering Mechanics Institute and 11th ASCE Joint Specialty Conference on Probabilistic Mechanics
The joint EMI/PMC 2012 conference to
be held on June 17-20, 2012, at the University of Notre Dame, in South
PhD Positions Available in Mechanics of Materials at Clarkson University
Two PhD positions are available immediately in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Clarkson University, NY, US. The research program focuses on the mechanical behaviors of advanced materials including polymer microstructures, composites, nanomaterials, and biological materials. Interdisciplinary collaborations are possible. The candidates with background and interest in engineering mechanics, solid mechanics, and materials science are highly encouraged to apply.
Free FEM-pack development for everybody
Dear All! If it will be interesting
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Are there some examples about membrane large deformation simulation used FEAP?
I try to use FEAP7.4 to simulate membrane large deformation. But there are some difficulties. I want to learn from some examples.
Postdoc in Mechanics of Materials at University of Sydney, Australia
An exciting research position for a Postdoctoral Research Associate is available
in a project to understand the dynamic properties of alloys and composites
under high strain rates. The project is funded by the Australian Research
Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Design in Light Metals. As the
School is strengthening its research and teaching capabilities in the area of
Mechanics and Materials, this is an opportunity for individuals to expand on
their pre-existing research findings or to start a new research career.
Looking for a postdoctoral position of synthesis and application of nanocomposites or other materials in energy storage
I am looking for a possible opening for a postdoctor concerning the synthesis and utilizations of nanomaterials and metal oxides nanocomposites or any other else in the energy-related materials. I am a PhD candidate now in Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences and I will graduate in June 2012.
During my PhD, my work mainly focuses on the synthesis of nanomaterials and carbon materials and evaluate their electrochemical energy storage performances and explore other useful energy storage devices and tecnologies.
Harnessing snap-through instability in soft dielectrics to achieve giant voltage-triggered deformation
For a dielectric elastomer membrane we show giant voltage-triggered expansion of area by 1692%, far beyond the largest values reported in the literature.