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Article: Influence of build direction on the fracture mechanism of 3D printed octet lattices

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Link:    https://authors.elsevier.com/c/1kR1E7tcTWs-HG    It provides 50 days' free access to the article. 

Influence of build direction on the fracture mechanism of 3D printed octet lattices,

Postdoctoral Position in Computational and Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics

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The Fracture Mechanics and Structural Integrity Research Laboratory (NAMEF) of the Polytechnic School of Engineering at the University of São Paulo (EPUSP) in Brazil has an opening for a 2-year postdoctoral fellow (which may be extended to an additional year depending on funding availability) with a strong background in fracture mechanics and computational modeling of materials starting from February/2025.

“Gentleman of Science” L. Ben Freund passed away

Submitted by L. Roy Xu on

World-renowned mechanician, Professor Freund at Brown University passed away on October 3, 2024. He was a member of the US National Academy of Sciences/Engineering and made significant contributions to mechanics research and the scientific community. Moreover, Prof. Fruend mentored many outstanding Ph.D. students including Prof. Yang Wei at Zhejiang University and my mentor Prof. Ares Rosakis at the  California Institute of Technology.  His famous works include two books: Dynamic Fracture Mechanics, Thin Film Materials co-authored with Subra Suresh.

Postdoc Position in computational modeling for materials discovery at RPI

Submitted by Lucy Zhang on

Postdoc Opening in Computational Materials Research

 

Qualifications:

 

o   Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering or related fields

o   Proficiency in finite element modeling and simulation

o   Substantial experience with computational mechanics, fracture mechanics, and machine learning

o   Strong abilities in code development and use finite element software packages

Finite element implementation of Field Crack Mechanics for brittle and ductile fracture

Submitted by alankar on

Sharing a new article "Finite element implementation of Field Crack Mechanics for brittle and ductile fracture" by my Ph.D. student BVSS Bharadwaja at IIT Bombay, which has been accepted for publication in Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics. Also see attached. Thanks to Prof. Amit Acharya for the motivation and discussion.

Journal Club for January 2024: Machine Learning in Experimental Solid Mechanics: Recent Advances, Challenges, and Opportunities

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Hanxun Jin (a,b), Horacio D. Espinosa (b)
a Division of Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology
b Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University

In recent years, Machine Learning (ML) has become increasingly prominent in Solid Mechanics. Its diverse applications include extracting unknown material parameters, developing surrogate models for constitutive modeling, advancing multiscale modeling, and designing architected materials. In this Journal Club, we will focus our discussion on the recent advances and challenges of ML when experimental data is involved. With broad community interest, as reflected by the increasing number of publications in this field, we have recently published a review article in Applied Mechanics Reviews titled “Recent Advances and Applications of Machine Learning in Experimental Solid Mechanics: A Review”. Moreover, a recent insightful paper from Prof. Sam Daly’s group also discussed some perspectives in this field. In this Journal Club, we would like to introduce and share insights into this exciting field.

PhD in mechanical engineering at EPFL

Submitted by John M. Kolinski on

We have a fully-funded position for a PhD student in the EMSI lab, in mechanical engineering at EPFL, and are seeking qualified applicants. The thesis topic is: Crack front stability in 3D. Information about our lab can be found on our website at: Engineering Mechanics of Soft Interfaces ‐ EPFL

 

What we seek: 

 

Apply for a Postdoc through NPDF for Fracture Mechanics research

Submitted by hermatician on

Dear motivated PhDs of India, 

 

There is an opprtunity to work on experimental and numerical fracture mechanics using the prestigious National Post Doctoral Fellowship (N-PDF) by SERB India.

The details are available at: https://serbonline.in/SERB/npdf

We can have a discussion for a topic in Fracture Mechanics experimental and/or numerical. The scheme is opening on 3rd July 2023.