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Postdoctoral position in micromechanics of composites at Risø National Laboratory, Technical University of Denmark
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a Postdoctoral position in the framework of a research project "High reliability of large wind turbines via computational micromechanics based enhancement of materials performances" at the Risoe DTU.
International Workshop on Mechanics of Wood & its Applications in Wind Energy Technogies, Dhulikhel, Nepal, 10-12 November 2008
The International Workshop on Mechanics of Wood and its Applications in Wind Energy Technologies will take place 10-12 November 2008 in Dhulikhel, Nepal.
New Book: Computational Mesomechanics of Composites, by Leon Mishnaevsky Jr.
Computational Mesomechanics of Composites, by Leon Mishnaevsky Jr. (Risoe National Laboratory, Technical University of Denmark)
Postdoctoral Position in Micromechanics and Fatigue of Natural Composites, at Risø National Laboratory, Denmark
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a Postdoc/Research Scientist position in the framework of a Danish/Nepalese collaborative research project, in the Materials Research Department of Risø National Laboratory, Denmark
Job description: As a postdoc/scientist, you will carry out numerical micromechanical modelling of fatigue processes in wood. The theme of the project is the computational analysis of the effect of microstructures of natural materials (wood), coatings and other microscale parameters on their fatigue resistance and lifetime under cyclic loading. The experiments and verification of results will be carried out in collaboration with project partners in Kathmandu, Nepal. The deliverables of the project should include the development of recommendations for the improvement of the reliability of wind turbine blades, produced from coated wood in Nepal, as well as extracting “lessons from nature” to be used in the improvement of polymer matrix fiber reinforced composites for wind energy applications.