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Postdoc at the University of Lyon (France) in atomistic modeling of crystalline plasticity

Submitted by drodney on
job
molecular dynamics; plasticity; interfaces

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position at the Institut Lumière Matière of the University of Lyon in France to simulate by MD in controlled geometries the interactions between dislocations and general "dirty" grain boundaries. This work is part of an EU project on fatigue deformation involving France, Germany and Belgium. Details by contacting david.rodney [at] univ-lyon1.fr, or visit http://ilm-perso.univ-lyon1.fr/~drodney/.

20th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM20), Copenhagen, 19-24 July 2015: Final submission date: 16th December 2014

Submitted by Bent F. Sørensen on
conference
manufacturing
materials science
Materials Mechanics
structural analysis
Optimization
experimental methods
Multifunctional composites

The deadline for abstract submission for the ICCM20 conference has been extended to the 16th December 2014. This is the final deadline.

Read more about the conference at www.iccm20.org

 

 

ASME 2015 International Technical Conference and Exhibition on Packaging (InterPACK 2015) July 6-9, 2015 The Fairmont San Francisco Hotel, San Francisco, California

Submitted by Xiao Hu Liu on
conference

ASME 2015 International Technical Conference and Exhibition on Packaging (InterPACK 2015) will be in the Fairmont San Francisco Hotel, San Francisco, California from July 6-9, 2015. You are invited to submit paper to the topic on Advances in Interconnect Technologies at the InterPACK 2015. Please see the attachment of call for paper and note the abstract deadline of Dec. 8, 2014.

 

Geometric nonlinear thermoelasticity and the time evolution of thermal stresses

Submitted by arash_yavari on
research
Geometric mechanics
nonlinear thermoelasticity
Thermal stresses

In this paper we formulate a geometric theory of nonlinear thermoelasticity that can be used to calculate the time evolution of the temperature and thermal stress fields in a nonlinear elastic body. In particular, this formulation can be used to calculate residual thermal stresses. In this theory the material manifold (natural stress-free configuration of the body) is a Riemannian manifold with a temperature-dependent metric. Evolution of the geometry of the material manifold is governed by a generalized heat equation.

Symposium "Integration of Crystal Plasticity into Modeling and Simulations of Materials across Different Length and Time Scales" at 13th USNCCM 2015

Submitted by minhsonpham on

Dear Colleagues,

We cordially invite you to participate and present your excellent works at our symposium titled “Integration of Crystal Plasticity into Modeling and Simulations of Materials across Different Length and Time Scales” (Symposium code: MS1010, link: http://13.usnccm.org/MS1009) at 13th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics. The congress will be held from July 26th to July 30th 2015 in San Diego, California, USA.

The symposium topics include:

Computational micromechanics of composites: Postdoc stay (10 months) at Technical University of Denmark, Department of Wind Energy

Submitted by Leon Mishnaevsky on
job
Graphene; modelling; micromechanics

<p>Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a POSTDOCTORAL STAY (10 months) at Technical University of Denmark, Department of Wind Energy We offer: - 10 months postdoc stay at DTU, Risø Campus - Employment in accordance with the terms valid for scientific staff at DTU Necessary knowledge: - mechanics of materials /computational micromechanics (preferably, unit cell modelling) - finite element simulations (ABAQUS) - programming in a higher-level language (C, Fortran, Python). Necessary background: PhD.

Faculty Openings in Civil Engineering at Johns Hopkins University

Submitted by Jamie Guest on
job
mechanics of materials
structures
Systems

The Department of Civil Engineering at Johns Hopkins University has faculty openings in each of the following areas: Mechanics of Materials, Structures, and Systems Engineering.  Full details are available through the following links:  

Elastic leak of a seal

Submitted by Qihan Liu on

Our paper in the new journal Extreme Mechanics Letter has come online:  An elastomeric seal may leak by elastic deformation without any material damage. We describe elastic leak using a theoretical model, and watch a seal deform and leak using a transparent experimental setup. The elastomer seals the fluid by forming contact with surrounding hard materials. As the fluid pressure increases, the contact stress also increases but not as much.

Fiber-reinforced tough hydrogels

Submitted by Widusha Illeperuma on
Tough hydrogel
Hydrogel composite
Fiber pullout

Our paper has appeared in EML (Extreme Mechanics Letters) and can be downloaded.  Using strong fibers to reinforce a hydrogel is highly desirable but difficult. Such a composite would combine the attributes of a solid that provides strength and a liquid that transports matter. Most hydrogels, however, are brittle, allowing the fibers to cut through the hydrogel when the composite is loaded. Here we circumvent this problem by using a recently developed tough hydrogel.

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