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A novel "multiscale stochastic finite element method" on solid mechanics

Submitted by Frankxu on

Research on multiscale stochastic modeling is becoming big. In this article "A Green-function-based multiscale method for uncertainty quantification of finite body random heterogeneous materials"  doi:10.1016/j.compstruc.2009.05.009 , one of the first multiscale stochastic methods is developed for solid mechanics applications.....    

Inorganic islands on a highly stretchable polyimide substrate

Submitted by Jeong-Yun Sun on

For a flexible electronic device integrating inorganic materials on a polymer substrate, the polymer can deform substantially, but the inorganic materials usually fracture at small strains.  This paper describes an approach to make such a device highly stretchable.  A polyimide substrate is first coated with a thin layer of an elastomer, on top of which SiNx islands are fabricated.  When the substrate is stretched to a large strain, the SiNx islands remain intact.  Calculations confirm that the elastomer reduces the strain in the S

Postdoctoral Research Fellow Position in Computational Nanomechanics at the University of Pittsburgh

Submitted by albertto on

A postdoctoral research fellow position is currently open in the Computational Nanomechanics group at the University of Pittsburgh for the following research projects in the multidisciplinary areas of computational nanomechanics, nanotechnology, renewable energy, and nanomedicine: 

  1. Hydrogen and bio-sensing nanowire fabrication

How to rectify an Element error in Abaqus?

Submitted by anilathampy on

 

 

when trying to submit a model for analysis i recieve an error as follows

 

1200 elements have missing property definitions. The elements have been identified in element set ErrElemMissingSection.

Error in job 4: Analysis Input File Processor exited with an error.

Job 4 aborted due to errors.

 

I have defined the material and then seeded it and defined the element before meshing it.I have also tried defining the element before defining the material and still get the same error.

 

Open PhD Position for Chinese Students Residing in Mainland, China

Submitted by ydon007 on

I am currently seeking for Chinese PhD applicants (now residing in Mainland, China) to work in the experimental characterisation and numerical modelling areas of nanomaterials/polymer nanocomposites at Department of Mechanical Engineering, Curtin University of Technology, Australia. Please see my departmental webpage for any further enquiry (http://mech.eng.curtin.edu.au/dong/index.cfm). The specific research projects can be discussed in contact for the joint research interests.

Spinning Modeling

Submitted by hessamvalidi on

Hi everybody,

I modeled a sheet metal forming process in which entire blank is partitioned into two regions (Central and exterior regions). Forming tool is considered as a 3D-Analytical rigid body (Revolved Shell) and partitioned into two regions too. According to this process, the head of punch should be tied to the central region of the blank and punch's walls should contact with exterior region.

In interaction module, I can’t select defined regions on forming tool separately as the surfaces and I don’t know why the whole surface of the punch is selected?

Averting cracks caused by insertion reaction in lithium-ion batteries

Submitted by Yuhang Hu on

In a lithium-ion battery, both electrodes are atomic frameworks that host mobile lithium ions. When the battery is being charged or discharged, lithium ions diffuse from one electrode to the other. Such an insertion reaction deforms the electrodes, and may cause the electrodes to crack. This paper uses fracture mechanics to determine the critical conditions to avert cracking. The method is applied to cracks induced by the mismatch between phases in crystalline particles of LiFePO4