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New Book: Mechanics IUTAM USNC/TAM

Submitted by Carl T. Herakovich on

A new book on mechancis by Carl T. Herakovich has been published by Springer, both as an eBook and in hard cover.

A summary of the book follows.

Mechanics IUTAM USNC/TAM

A History of People, Events, and Communities

http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007%2F978-3-319-32312-1

The book provides a detailed history of the United States National Committee on

Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (USNC/TAM) of the US National Academies,

Call For Abstracts: 2016 SES Symposium D-14 "Non-linear Response of Highly Deformable Structures"

Submitted by zichen on

We would like to invite you to submit abstracts to Symposium D-14: Non-linear Response of Highly Deformable Structures within the “Mechanics of Solids and Structures” track at the 53rd Annual Technical Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science (SES 2016), hosted by the University of Maryland, October 2-5, 2016.

The deadline for abstract submission is June 15, 2016.

Symposium Technical Description

Ansys- scripting for defining material properties

Submitted by skavou1 on

Hi every one,

I am new in ansys and I have a problem,I will be glad if you help me find the solution for it. I want to model a poly crystalline material and I have some problems in defiing material properties. For each grain the material properties is a function of grain size. So for each grain I need to calculate grain volume and use that value to calculate the plastic flow stress and true strain. I want to write a script in ansys to calculate the volume of each grain, calculate the properties and assigh a material with that property to each grain. Can any one help me ?

[Call for Abstract] SES 2016 Symposium D-3: Mechanics of 3D Printed Materials and Structures

Submitted by Sung Hoon Kang on

We would like to invite you to submit an abstract to the symposium on Mechanics of 3D Printed Materials and Structures at the 53rd Annual Technical Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science (SES2016) to be held during October 2-5, 2016 at the College Park Marriott Hotel & Conference Center (College Park, MD). 

Symposium Technical Description

Postdoc Position in Stochastic Simulation and Uncertainty Quantification for Solid/Structural Mechanics at Johns Hopkins University

Submitted by mds2120 on

The Shields Uncertainty Research Group (SURG) in the Dept. of Civil Engineering at Johns Hopkins University is seeking applications for the position of Postdoctoral Fellow. The postdoc will work on an Office of Naval Research (ONR) funded project developing novel stochastic simulation methodologies for quantification and propagation of uncertainty in computational solid/structural mechanics. Candidates must possess a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Applied Mathematics or a related field.

Equation and Tie Constrains in Abaqus

Submitted by um_soton on

Hi all,

I have a question about constrains. Is it possible to apply equation constrain and tie constrain to the same node together in abaqus? I am trying to apply equation constrain to the slave nodes of another tie constrain. Is it possible to make a sequencing for example for those over-constrain nodes?

All the best,

 

Ugur Mutlu

Professor Ares Rosakis Named Member of National Academy of Sciences

Submitted by Dibakar Datta on

Prof. Ares J. Rosakis was among those elected new members and foreign associates of the National Academy of Sciences, in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit institution that was established under a congressional charter signed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863.