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Postdoctoral Position in Multiscale Modeling and Experiments of Textile Composite Materials at the University of South Carolina

Submitted by sockalsi on
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Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position in Mechanical Engineering at the University of South Carolina, focused on hybrid multiscale modeling and experimental method to predict ballistic performance of soft armor systems. The successful applicant will join an interdisciplinary team of faculty and researchers at the McNAIR Center for Aerospace Innovation and Research. The research involves studying multiaxial failure mechanisms of textile fabrics at different length scales. 

New book on "Probabilistic Mechanics of Quasibrittle Structures: Strength, Lifetime, and Size Effect" by Zdeněk P. Bažant (Northwestern University) and Jia-Liang Le (University of Minnesota), Cambridge University Press 2017

Submitted by Jia-Liang Le on

Quasibrittle materials are becoming increasingly important for modern engineering. They include concretes, fiber composites, tough (coarse-grained) or toughened ceramics, rocks (including shale), sea ice, wood, carton, stiff soils, rigid foams, glass, bone, dental and biomaterials, as well as all brittle materials on the micro or nano scale. Their salient feature is that the size of fracture process zone is non-negligible compared to the structural dimensions.

Ph.D. position in the area of computational modeling of advanced material systems

Submitted by Azadeh-Sheidaei on

 

Ph.D. position in the area of computational modeling of advanced material systems is available in the Composites Laboratory, Department of Aerospace Engineering and engineering mechanics at Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA. Qualified applicants should contact Dr. Azadeh Sheidaei  by email at Sheidaei [at] iastate.edu

 

Tenured Faculty Position in Materials Engineering, Design and/or Advanced Manufacturing at U. C. Berkeley

Submitted by oliver oreilly on
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The DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, University of California, Berkeley, has extended the deadline for candidates to apply to a tenured Associate or Professor level faculty position in the areas of Advanced Manufacturing, Design and/or Materials Engineering, including but not limited to:  Clean energy, green and sustainable manufacturing. Precision and cyber-manufacturing. 3-D additive and subtractive manufacturing. Design, including design theory, product design and design for manufacturability.

New postdoc opening in topology optimization in thermomechanical problems in Cardiff University, UK, with Rolls Royce

Submitted by alicia on
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Applications are sought for a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Cardiff University, UK to join the exciting and active M2DO research lab. The primary research focus is to develop topology optimization for thermal-elastic interaction. This will be achieved by building on the level set topology optimization method that the M2DO lab has developed for mechanical and coupled problems. The application of interest is in the high temperature environment in aero-engines. The position is for two years.

Call for abstracts EMI 2018 MS63: Extreme mechanics of architected materials

Submitted by Stavros Gaitanaros on
conference

Please consider submitting an abstract to the Mini-Symposium 63 Extreme mechanics of architected materials for the EMI 2018 Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference which will take place May 29 - June 1 at MIT. The deadline for abstract submission is January 31.

2 PhD Positions: Solid mechanics, fibre networks

Submitted by August Brandberg on
job
solid mechanics
micromechanics
FEA
Fibre-based Materials

Would you like to be a part of the Ph.D. research training program linked to the industry and leading European research organizations? Are you interested in mastering advanced experimental and modelling tools? Please, apply!

 

https://www.kth.se/en/om/work-at-kth/lediga-jobb/what:job/jobID:189601/where:4/

 

Analyzing Brachial Plexus Injury Using FEM

Submitted by Simpleware on
software
biomechanics
simpleware
synopsys
simulation
japan

Yamaguchi University in Japan use Simpleware as part of their biomechanics research and studies of spinal injuries. 3D modeling and simulation enables detailed analysis of potential clinical solutions. In this study, adult brachial plexus injuries are examined using a complex 3D Finite Element model (FEM) of the spine, dura mater, roots, and the brachial plexus. The authors looked at the mechanism of injury for the brachial plexus, particularly for stress and strain distribution, and how useful the model is for other applications.

Partial constraint singularities in elastic rods

Submitted by Harmeet Singh on
research
elastica
configurational forces
material forces
adhesion
contact mechanics

We present a unified classical treatment of partially constrained elastic rods. Partial constraints often entail singularities in both shapes and reactions. Our approach encompasses both sleeve and adhesion problems, and provides simple and unambiguous derivations of counterintuitive results in the literature. Relationships between reaction forces and moments, geometry, and adhesion energies follow from the balance of energy during quasistatic motion. We also relate our approach to the configurational balance of material momentum and the concept of a driving traction.

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