research
Postdoc position on multiaxial fatigue
A post-doc position is available at the VSB - Technical University Ostrava, Czech Republic on multiaxial fatigue. Because VSB-TUO is joint in our FADOFF project on validating multiaxial criteria (www.fadoff.cz) and development of PragTic fatigue solver (www.pragtic.com), I expect a close cooperation with the successful applicant. The deadline for an electronic application is nevertheless very close - next Monday August 20, 2012. See the brief version (http://www.pragtic.com/docu/Postdocs_VSB_brief.pdf) and full version (http://www.pragtic.com/docu/Postdocs_VSB.pdf) of the call - the position on multiaxial fatigue is K4.
Exhaust Manifolds to Medical Devices: 11 Examples of Success with Isight at the SCC
To download any of the 11 conference papers, click here: https://swym.3ds.com/#post:13114. Note that a brief one-time registration is required, but it will provide you with access to the entire SIMULIA Learning Community.
International Journal of Applied Mechanics (IJAM) Vol. 4 No. 3
Forthcoming papers of International Journal of Applied Mechanics (IJAM) Vol.4 No.3:
1. “On The Large Strain Torsion Of HCP Polycrystals”, P.D. Wu, H. Wang (Mcmaster University, Canada), K.W. Neale (University Of Sherbrooke, Canada).
Rupture of a highly stretchable acrylic dielectric elastomer (VHB)
Dielectric elastomer transducers are often subject to large tensile stretches and are susceptible to rupture. Here we carry out an experimental study of the rupture behavior of membranes of an acrylic dielectric elastomer (VHB 4905). Pure-shear test specimens are used to measure force-displacement curves, using samples with and without pre-cracks. We find that introducing a pre-crack into a membrane drastically reduces the stretch at rupture. Furthermore, we measure the stretch at rupture and fracture energy using samples of different heights at various stretch-rates. The stretch at rupture is found to decrease with sample height, and the fracture energy is found to increase with stretch-rate.
This paper has appeared in the Journal of Applied Physics and can be downloaded from:
Performance of dissipative dielectric elastomer generators
Choon Chiang Foo, Soo Jin Adrian Koh, Christoph Keplinger, Rainer Kaltseis, Siegfried Bauer, Zhigang Suo.
Performance of dissipative dielectric elastomer generators.
Journal of Applied Physics 111, 094107 (2012)
Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU): 2012 Summer Program on Complex Materials at the University of Vermont
Undergraduate students are encouraged to participate in experimental
and theoretical studies of the properties of complex materials. This
intensive summer program takes place each year at the University of
Vermont (USA), funded in part through the Research Experiences for
Undergraduates (REU) Program of the National Science
Foundation. Undergraduate students from all institutions are invited
to apply to the UVM Summer Program on Complex Materials. Of particular interest is a project in my group on the study of nanoscale plasticity in metallic materials using atomistic computer simulation. Your application must arrive at the University of Vermont on or before April 6, 2012.
and theoretical studies of the properties of complex materials. This
intensive summer program takes place each year at the University of
Vermont (USA), funded in part through the Research Experiences for
Undergraduates (REU) Program of the National Science
Foundation. Undergraduate students from all institutions are invited
to apply to the UVM Summer Program on Complex Materials. Of particular interest is a project in my group on the study of nanoscale plasticity in metallic materials using atomistic computer simulation. Your application must arrive at the University of Vermont on or before April 6, 2012.
Looking for PhD Position
I am looking for PhD at a reputed university in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in areas of specialization such as
1.Design and Manufacturing (Specialty: Adaptive Aircraft Design, Experimental Methods, FEA, Low Reynolds Number Aerodynamics)
2.Energy (Biofuels, Fuel Cells, Nuclear Engineering)
3.Vehicle Dynamics (Automobile Safety, Automotive Powertrains, Impact & Crash-Worthiness, Rotor Dynamics)
4.Thermofluid Systems (Combustion Dynamics,IC Engines, Computational/Fluid Dynamics)
