Lithium ion batteries are prone to degradation by a range of mechanisms including dendritic formation and swell-induced fatigue and micro-cracking. The topology of the battery plays a role over a number of length scales, from macro scale geometry of battery to the microstructural scale of the mixing of the negative electrode in the electrolyte. Topology has a major effect both on performance and on the failure mechanisms.
A funded PhD position is available at the department of mechanical engineering in Binghamton University starting from Jan. 1st or Sep. 1st, 2018. Current topics of interest include: 1) mechanics of additive manufactured materials for biomedical usage; 2) optimal design/fabrication of 3D printed composite structures. The lab is equipped with the state-of-the-art 3D printers like EOS M290, Objet PolyJet, Stratasys FDM, MarkForged, etc. and new machines are upon ordering.
We are looking for a motivated PhD student in the area of structural optimization and additive manufacturing. Applicants with background in the area of solid mechanics/ computational mechanics/ structural optimization/ additive manufacturing will be preferred.
Please send your application (including CV and representative publications) to ali.tamijani [at] erau.edu
My opinion is "Not yet".
What stops us from predicting the date on which the Larsen-C ice shelf will fail? http://www.parresianz.com/fracture/Larsen-B-and-peridynamics/
-- Biswajit
A systematic comparison of dynamic tension, compression and shear....The TQ factor is not necessarily the same for different loading modes, emphasizing the role of the deformation micromechanisms.
Date: Thursday, July 13, 2017
Time: 8:00 am PDT (West Coast) / 11:00 pm EDT (East Coast) / 4:00 pm BST (UK) / 5:00 pm CEST (Europe)
Attend this webinar to discover how Simpleware software and/or services can be leveraged to generate high-quality human body models from sources like MRI and CT image data. In partnership with SIMULIA.
Topics covered include:
This opportunity is for a PhD scholarship for up to two students commencing in 2018 which includes an annual stipend of AUD$ 40k tax free, a UNSW tuition fee scholarship for international students (~AUD$ 38k p.a.), and additional AUD$ 10k p.a. for career development and conference travel. The project duration is four years.
A Three-year PHD position is available immediately in the Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, University of North Texas-Denton in the fields of piezoelectric gas sensor.
Candidates should have a Bachelor/Master's degree in mechanical engineering, Solid Mechanics, Electrical engineering or Chemical engineering with good academic standing and should have at least one of the experience in the following:
(1) Piezoelectric sensor device modelling and experiment
(2) MEMS device fabrication
(3) Gas sensor development
I have been asked to give more details on Dr Cloutier's contribution to the field of overhead electrical conductors (power transmission lines) mechanics. I just received the attached document, written by one close colleague of his, Dr. Claude Hardy, who retired from IREQ, Hydro-Quebec research branch. A nice tribute to Louis Cloutier's legacy.
Open challenges in the phase field approach to fracture mechanics
Minisymposium organized by Marco Paggi and José Reinoso at the World Congress in Computational Mechanics WCCM 2018 in New York, USA: http://www.wccm2018.org
