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Simpleware at iCT 2018, Feb 6th to 8th
Learn about Simpleware for 3D image to model solutions at the 8th Conference on Industrial Computed Tomography, held at the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria this February.
Meet the Simpleware team at this event to explore the software's use for materials characterisation and industrial analysis.
Read more about this event here: http://bit.ly/2DBXWKy
Short Course on Enriched Finite Element Methods at WCCM in NY
We'd like to announce an upcoming short course in Enriched Finite Element Methods at the 13th World Congress in Computational Mechanics (http://www.wccm2018.org/). The course will be held on Sunday 22nd July at the New York Marriott Marquis hotel.
More information can be found on the flyer and at the course page.
Armando Duarte, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Angelo Simone, University of Padova / Delft University of Technology
PhD position: multiscale computational mechanics of advanced composites
The Composites Materials Group (http://www.materials.imdea.org/groups/cm/) at IMDEA Materials, led by Dr. Carlos González and Dr. Cláudio S. Lopes, invites applications for a PhD student position in the field of multiscale computational mechanics of advanced composites. Candidates with interest and knowledge on computational damage mechanics, model development, numerical simulation and optimization methods for advanced composite materials and structures are strongly encouraged to apply.
Minisymposium „COMPUTATIONAL MODELING AND VIRTUAL TESTING OF COMPOSITE STRUCTURES“ at ECCM-ECFD in Glasgow
<p>Dear colleagues, the 6th European Conference on Computational Mechanics (Solids, Structures and Coupled Problems) (ECCM 6) and the 7th European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics (ECFD 7) will be jointly organized in Glasgow, UK. As co-organizers of the Minisymposium „COMPUTATIONAL MODELING AND VIRTUAL TESTING OF COMPOSITE STRUCTURES“ (MS160), we are glad to invite you to present and share your latest research and perspectives in the field of modeling and simulation of modern composite structures.
Postdoc Position on Elastic/Acoustic Metamaterials at University of Missouri
Composite Materials & Dynamics Laboratory (http://cmdl.missouri.edu/) at University of Missouri develops innovative solutions for Solid Mechanics and Structured Materials, in particular the new frontiers of structural dynamics, wave propagation, micromechanics, topological and quantum mechanics, smart materials and dynamical behaviours of multi-functional materials, both man-made and formed naturally, and understanding relationship between microstructures and material macroscopic properties.
Concrete stress-strain curve
The concrete stress-strain curve corresponds to the compression case with negative values plotted on positive axis. If one needs to plot the tensile curve for this concrete material this will be almost similar with {0.1*compression} stresses with positive values. Furthermore if one needs to plot on the same axis the tensile steel and concrete stresses for a composite mixture he needs to consider this last case. Fortunately the tensile and compression steel stresses are quite similar with opposite values.
Experimental Study of Natural Convection from an Array of Square Fins
In this research, we experimentally investigate natural convection heat transfer of three finned-tube exchangers with an array of square fins and a fin spacing of 5, 9, and 14 mm. The exchangers are in a 5.8m x 4m x 3m control room where temperature and humidity are automatically controlled with heating, cooling, humidifying, and dehumidifying equipment. We changed the surface temperature of the center tube by varying the input power of the heating element from 8.4 to 56.7 Watts.
Simpleware Advanced Focus Training, May 16th, Reading, UK
This one-day course is intended for experienced Simpleware users wanting advanced training on a specific topic or application. It will allow you to develop workflows based on your areas of research and future projects.
Learn more and register to attend this event.
Understanding Homogeneous Nucleation in Solidification of Aluminum by Molecular Dynamics Simulations (OPEN ACCESS)
Homogeneous nucleation from aluminum (Al) melt was investigated by million-atom molecular dynamics (MD) simulations utilizing the second nearest neighbor modified embedded atom method (MEAM) potentials. The natural spontaneous homogenous nucleation from the Al melt was produced without any influence of pressure, free surface effects and impurities. Initially isothermal crystal nucleation from undercooled melt was studied at different constant temperatures, and later superheated Al melt was quenched with different cooling rates.