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Ph.D. Candidate Position Available at the University of Waterloo

Submitted by Ting Tsui on

This is a fully funded research project at the University of Waterloo, Canada. The objective is to construct a PECVD and a UV cure chambers for porous dielectric thin film depositions. In addition to building chambers, the candidate will conduct experiments in thin film fracture and small scale deformation. Please email your CV to tttsui [at] uwaterloo.ca

creating a web site and forum for Elsevier journals Editors and Board members

Submitted by Mike Ciavarella on



dear Elsevier Editors and boards



  after I submitted to the Harvard blog imechanica.org



"My letter of resignation from the board of International Journal of Solids and Structures"

Submitted by Mike Ciavarella on Tue, 2008-05-20 14:55.  www.micheleciavarella.it



which received so far 1812 reads in only 2 days, I have received many letters that jammed

my E-mail system.  To continue my normal operation, since this is not expected as a

Post-doctoral research associate position

Submitted by karelmatous on

The Computational Science and Engineering Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is seeking highly qualified candidates for one post-doctoral research associate position in the Center for Simulation of Advanced Rockets.

Can the arc-length algorithm for simulating the plastic collapse of solid structures converge using ANSYS ?

Submitted by pfliu@zju.edu.cn on

For complex composite structures, I have never succeeded in finding the parameter configuration which can reach the convergence using ANSYS. Who can give me some instruction?

Problems of researchers in third world and how IMECHANICA can help them (it is not money).

Submitted by RoozbehSanaei on

many researchers in industrial countries think the only problem of third world researchers is money but it is not true. I worked as a researcher for four years in one of this third world countries.

Computational and Theoretical research dont need much money as like as lab dependent research. because freeware and opensource became popular and (the copyright laws are not strict in these countries unfortunately).many experimental works also can be done with available facilities in these universities.

Ansys Failure Criteria

Submitted by cube on

Hello, I am trying to run a laminted composite plate in ansys. I have all the required mechanical properties and the know how to put some of the information. So far, the many trials I did i can't extract the failure criteria results. I want to know whether the plate fails in normal, shear or compression. I appreciate if someone can give me the map of how to get to that result and at what force. what are the step that i have to take in order to get there.

thanks

Mat