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Post Doctoral Appointment in Thin Film and Grain Growth Modeling

Submitted by gthompson1 on

Professor Gregory B. Thompson at the University of Alabama seeks post doctoral applicants for thin film and grain growth modeling in metal alloys. The qualified candidate will use modeling to explain and help direct experimental studies.

Post Doctoral Appointment in Deformation-Microstructure Modeling

Submitted by gthompson1 on

Professor Gregory B. Thompson at the University of Alabama seeks post doctoral applicants for projects related to deformation modeling and oxidation in high temperature ceramic systems.  The qualified candidate will use modeling to explain and help direct experimental studies.

Strain-Controlled Switching of Hierarchically Wrinkled Surfaces between Superhydrophobicity and Superhydrophilicity

Submitted by Zuoqi Zhang on

Recent years have witnessed intense interest in multifunctional surfaces that can be designed to switch between different functional states with various external stimuli including electric field, light, pH value, and mechanical strain. The present paper is aimed to explore whether and how a surface can be designed to switch between superhydrophobicity and superhydrophilicity by an applied strain.

Concrete cracking and durability (first entry)

Submitted by shavijabranko on

Hi all,

I am a PhD researcher working on relationship between cracking of concrete and its durability, using both experimental and numerical approaches. The work is being carried out at Delft University of Technology, in the Netherlands. For anyone interested, here is the webpage of the project:

microlab-m3c4.blogspot.com

Please feel free to send us any comments, suggestions, and possible collaboration proposals using the contact details provided on the website.

 Branko

FINAL CALL: PhD position in Computational Mechanics at Valencia, Spain

Submitted by Eugenio Giner on

FINAL CALL: Position for a Marie-Curie PhD student in Computational Mechanics at Valencia, Spain.

Final selection closing date 10-May-2012

1 position for a Marie Curie PhD

Gross monthly retribution 2,000€/month  +  mobility allowance. Two extra pays.

Why is glass brittle?

Submitted by amohajerani on

What makes glass brittle? I am posting this because I don't have a good answer for it, although I can think of three reasons:

 

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The disordered structure of glass.  The problem with this explanation
is that silica is brittle in both ordered (quartz) and disordered (fused
silica) forms.

 

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The covalent type of atomic bonds. The problem with this explanation is
that metallic glasses do not have covalent bonds, but are brittle.

 

Deformation rates and localization of an active fault system

Submitted by saberelarem on

The Corinth Rift in Greece is one of the most active extensional regions in the Mediterranean area (Fig. 1). The Corinth Rift Laboratory project (CRL, http://crlab.eu) is based on the cooperation of various european institutions that merge their efforts to study fault mechanics and related hazards in this natural laboratory where numerous continuous observations are made. The present rift is asymmetric and deformation is very localized.

ENF Model in Abaqus

Submitted by jayhars on

Hi Everyone,

                 I am new to abaqus and I am modeling an ENF specimen in abaqus..I am trying to find some tutorials relating to ENF specimen model in internet but i couldn't find one till now..If any one having the experience of modeling ENF specimen in abaqus kindly help me by providing some of the materials regarding this.