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Strength prediction in NiCo alloys – The role of composition and nanotwins

Submitted by Piyas Chowdhury on

Recent literature suggests that nano-twinned materials posses both high strength and ductility. Such unusual properties have been attributed to the unique ability of coherent twin boundaries in affecting dislocation slip transfer mechanisms unlike other types of grain boundaries of lesser symmetry. A combination of experimental and theoretical studies is presented to rationalize the macroscale attributes of nano-twinned NiCo alloys of four different compositions (please see the attached pdf below for the paper). 

Keynote speakers announced for the International Conference on Fatigue Damage of Structural Materials XI

Submitted by Sophie Hayward on

The organizational committee for the eleventh biennial International Conference on Fatigue Damage of Structural Materials is pleased to announce that the following Keynote Speakers will be presenting at the conference. 

Multi-scale Fatigue Modeling Keynote: David McDowellGeorgia Institute of Technology, USA

A nonlinear manifold-based reduced order model

Submitted by karelmatous on

A new perspective on model reduction for nonlinear multi-scale analysis of heterogeneous materials. In this work, we seek meaningful low-dimensional structures hidden in high-dimensional multi-scale data.

Contour plot

Submitted by Flik on

Hi, 

 

I would like to do a contour plot for some output values in Abaqus and I was wondering if it would be easier to do it in Matlab or if there is a function in Abaqus where contour plots could be done. 

How to obtain the Force-Indentation depth curve of nanoindentation FEA?

Submitted by Amin Khajeh on

I did FEA of nanoindentation with using Abaqus and considered displacement of reference point (RP) on the indenter as a punching tool. Moreover, Abaqus/Explicit method  was applied for solving problems.

But I do not know how to plot Force-Indention depth curve via FEA with using Abaqus.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Amin



Rates of bond breaking between myosin and actin at different nucleotide states are systematically extracted for the first time

Submitted by bin.chen on

Recently, unusually high detachment rates of a myosin from actin were reported with a force spectroscopy technique. Here, we show that these high rates may be due to the coupling between bond breaking and state transition. Based on a kinetic model for single myosin, rates of bond breaking between myosin and actin at different nucleotide states are systematically extracted for the first time. Our results clearly indicate that myosins may adopt much higher transition rates than bond breaking rates at different nucleotide states at relatively low forces.

Doctorate student position in Mechanical Engineering - Lamar University, Texas, USA

Submitted by ali_beheshti1 on

A Doctorate of Engineering (DE) student positions is available for Summer/Fall 2016 in Mechanical Engineering. The applicants are required to have master degree. The positions are directed by Multiscale Contact Mechanics and Tribology Laboratory and Optoelectronic Laboratory at Lamar University, Beaumont, TX, USA. Interested applicants may find more information at http://engineering.lamar.edu/mechanical/ and are encouraged to apply ASAP.