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Dear iMechanicians,

I hope that the following work is of interest to you. We combine the phase field method with cohesive zone modelling to predict the fracture behaviour of fibre-reinforced composites across scales.

Wei Tan & Emilio Martínez-Pañeda. Phase field predictions of microscopic fracture and R-curve behaviour of fibre-reinforced composites. Composites Science and Technology 202, 108539 (2021)

Heavy ion irradiation can be used to modify the atomic structure of a material and improve its dissolution characteristics as shown here. This has implication for the design of bioceramics

Abstract

The morphology of MAX phase composites is examined here. Specifically, crack branching is examined in Al - Ti2AlC composites showing the role of MAX phase distribution on the fracture performance of such materials. Ductile alloy phases serve to deflect cracks in the hard, yet tough, MAX phase.

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I am looking for a master student for a project on modeling surface roughness and nanomechanics.

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Journal Tittle: Acta Mechanica Sinica

Article Tittle: The coupling electro-mechanical behaviors in the interdigital electrode device of ferroelectrics

Author: Suxin Pan, Shilin Xie, Qun Li

Novelty/impact/significance

The Solids, Waves, Intelligence, and Mechanics (SWIM) Lab, directed by Dr. Chanseok Jeong, at Central Michigan University seeks applications for a fully-funded Master-level graduate student position in inverse modeling and wave propagation analysis.  For more information, please see the attached pdf file.   

A research assistant (RA graduate student) position and a postdoc position are immediately available at penn State in the area of computational mechanobiology. These positions will be jointly advised by Profs. Daniel Cosgrove (biochemistry) and Sulin Zhang (mechanics), and will closely collaobrate with experimetnal groups in the CSLF (DoE EFRI center) at Penn State. Interested students with solid background in computational mechanics are welcome to apply.   

Polytechnic University of Timisoara (UPT) & online

Timisoara, Romania

25-26 February 2021

The aim of the workshop is to promote international collaboration and share the current knowledge on the structural integrity of additively manufactured materials and the related disciplines.