A postdoctoral position is available starting in May 2011 in Prof. Wenxing Zhou’s research group in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Western Ontario.  The duration for the position is 2 -3 years.  The successful candidate will carry out fracture mechanics testing and numerical simulations, and develop strain-based design methods for pressurized energy pipelines.  The project is jointly funded by the Engineering Research Council of Canada and a major pipeline company.  If interested, please send your CVs to wzhou [at] eng.uwo.ca (wzhou[at]eng[dot]uwo[dot]ca) to apply.

Nanomechanical Resonators and Their Applications in Biological/Chemical Detection: Nanomechanics Principles

Kilho Eom, Harold S. Park, Dae Sung Yoon, Taeyun Kwon 

Abstract

Hi,

I am going to start radial return mapping algorithm for isotrpic metal
viscoplasticy. Can any one guide me that from where should I start. 

I have tried but I have not found myself in the right way.

Regards,

Momin

Dear iMechanica community,

IJSI-2012
 
1st International Conference of the International Journal of Structural Integrity

June 25-28, 2012
 
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto
Porto, Portugal
 
www.fe.up.pt/ijsi-2012
 

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A multidisciplinary research team from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, is recruiting PhD students.

The
qualified applicants will be awarded research scholarship
(S$2000/month, S$2500/month after confirmation) for the entire 4 years
of PhD candidature.

The
research  topic is “Energy harvesting using smart materials”.  All PhD
students are required to pass the qualification exam by 18 months.

The use of Microindentation has proven to be a crucial tool for rock mechanics related studies. For example, Microindentation has been used to advance studies in excavation by allowing further understanding of rock mass properties and its separation. Microindentation has been used to advance drilling studies to improve drill heads and improve drilling procedures. Microindentation has also been used to study chalk and powder formation from minerals.

SoftInWay announces a free webinar on advanced approaches to multistage centrifugal compressor design, to be held on Thursday, March 31, 2011, at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. EST.



Multistage centrifugal compressors are widely used in gas pipeline systems and chemical industry. Defining optimal design parameters is critically important for saving energy at unit operation because these machines have high mass flow rate and significant total capacity.