From dislocation motion to an additive velocity gradient decomposition, and some simple models of dislocation dynamics
Amit Acharya Xiaohan Zhang
(Chinese Annals of Mathematics, 36(B), 2015, 645-658. Proceedings of the International Conference on Nonlinear and Multiscale Partial Di fferential Equations: Theory, Numerics and Applications held at Fudan University, Shanghai, September 16-20, 2013, in honor of Luc Tartar.)
Non-Metricity and the Nonlinear Mechanics of Distributed Point Defects
We discuss the relevance of non-metricity in a metric-affine manifold (a manifold equipped with a connection and a metric) and the nonlinear mechanics of distributed point defects. We describe a geometric framework in which one can calculate analytically the residual stress field of nonlinear elastic solids with distributed point defects. In particular, we use Cartan's machinery of moving frames and construct the material manifold of a finite ball with a spherically-symmetric distribution of point defects.
An Alternative to IGA: Level Set based Finite Element Analysis Directly from CAD: Finite Elements on Implicit Domains
Equivalent strain in large torsional deformation
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Researcher in Investigations of Adhesives and Bonds in Wind Turbine Blade Substructures
The Section of Composites and Materials Mechanics at the Department of Wind Energy, the Technical University of Denmark seeks a resesearcher for experimental (e.g. determination of cohesive laws) and modelling (finite element simulation using cohesive zone modelling) work. Apply electronically no later than May 13th via http://www.dtu.dk/english/career/job?id=bd1b6714-648d-48b5-823b-f818133fe388
Journal Club Theme of May 2014: in situ Nanomechanics
The in situ nanomechanics is an emerging field that investigates the mechanical properties and deformation mechanisms of nanoscale and nanostructured materials, by integrating the real-time mechanical testing inside electron microscope and the mechanics modeling with atomic resolution. It provides a powerful approach to "visualize" the intrinsic nanomechanical behavior of materials - seeing is believing.
post-doc in dislocation modeling
In the context of a European project involving partners in France, Germany and Belgium, we are seeking a motivated post-doc to implement a saddle-point search method in a discrete dislocation dynamics code to study thermally-activated dislocation processes, such as cross-slip, in complex microstructures. The start date is October 2014 and the post-doc will be based in Lyon (Institut Lumière Matière) but with strong interactions with the Laboratoire d'Etude des Microstructures, CNRS/ONERA near Paris.
Multiscale Material Modelling
Computational modelling of materials behaviour
is becoming a reliable tool to underpin scientific investigations and to
complement traditional theoretical and experimental approaches. In cases where
an understanding of the dual nature of the structure of matter (continuous when
viewed at large length scales and discrete when viewed at smaller length scales) and
its interdependences are crucial, multiscale materials modelling (MMM)