Fracture mechanics is one of the key research topics in our field (of mechanics) and has a rather rich history of innovation and applications. From earth-quakes to air-planes---the mechanics underpinning the phenomenon of materials falling apart has been essential in the development of technology.  Griffith’s work on fracture was published about a 100 years ago and is often widely regarded as the start of modern fracture mechanics. The Century Fracture Mechanics Summit (CFMS), was held in Singapore on Apr.

Engineering ceramic/nanocomposite interfaces may lead to the development of ultra-tough ceramic nanocomposites. The novel processing method, as well as micromechanical interpretation of the above result, can be found here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2020.02.075

Christos E. Athanasiou

Numerical modeling of the impact during a fall on the human skeleton taking into account the variability between individuals

S. Thomas, A. Kulangara Madam, and M. Asle Zaeem. Stone-Wales defect induced performance improvement of BC3 monolayer for high capacity lithium-ion rechargeable battery anode applications. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C (2020) (10 pages). 

Modeling and numerical simulation of shockwaves in porous materials

A postdoctoral position is available immediately in the Laboratory of Microstructure Studies and Mechanics of Materials (LEM3) of the University of Lorraine (UL) in Metz, France.

Candidates must be self-starter and have a solid background in numerical simulation of high strain rate phenomena. The candidate must also be familiar with analytical approaches (continuum mechanics, plasticity, viscoplasticity, …).

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A PhD position in Materials Science and Engineering is available at the University of Nevada, Reno starting June 2020. The research focuses on grain boundary strengthening of nanocrystalline materials. The successfull applicant will focus on both experiments and CALPHAD modeling.

Dear all

A PhD position is open at Cirimat lab (Toulouse, France), in collaboration with AIRBUS Helicopters industry, entitled (see enclosed pdf):

Predictive analysis of the corrosion behaviour for aeronautical structural parts in 2024 T3 aluminium alloy

Application forms (CV + letter of motivation) must be sent before tuesday 24 march 2020 at 12:00 am to:

Colleagues,

The technical meeting of the Society of Engineering Science (SES) will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Minneapolis on September 28-30, 2020. As part of this meeting we are organizing a symposium in Track 5: Frontiers in Mechanics of Materials with a minisymposium title of “Mechanics Of Electrochemically Active and Ferroelastic Materials”. The deadline for abstract submission is March 17th. We encourage you to submit an abstract or to forward to any interested parties, e.g., your students or colleagues.

Call for Papers

The AIAA Structures Technical Committees are sponsoring a

AIAA SciTech 2021

11–15 January 2021

Music City Center

Nashville, TN

http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevMaterials.4.033602

Abstract