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ICMoBT 2013 - Program now available
5th International Conference of Mechanics of Biomaterials and Tissues
8-12 December, Sitges, Spain
To check the program or to register, go to http://www.mechanicsofbiomaterials.com/conference-Program.html
An exhibition will run alongside the conference sessions. Companies already registered as exhibitors include: Asylum Research, Biomomentum, Bose, CSM Instruments, PCS Instruments.
abaqus implementation of xfem
hello,everyone!
I'm a freshman on abaqus implementation of xfem.Can anyone send me some simple example to me for learning?I have learnt some papers written by pro.Giner,but I really cant understand the heaviside function. That is why I come here to ask someone for help.
best wish!
Kenneth Lai
Discussion of fracture paper #6 - Stress intensity factor for steep yield distribution
T. Yasuoka, Y. Mizutani, A. Todoroki: Applicable limit of the stress intensity factor for steep yield strength distribution, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2013, Vol. 110, pp. 1-11.
PhD Position in Fracture Mechanics at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
The Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology (IVT) at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) announces one vacant PhD position in the field of Fracture of Ni-alloys.
Strengthening alginate/polyacrylamide hydrogels using various multivalent cations
We successfully synthesized a family of alginate/polyacrylamide hydrogels using various multivalent cations. These hydrogels exhibit exceptional mechanical properties. In particular, we found that the hydrogels cross-linked by trivalent cations are much stronger than those cross-linked by divalent cations. We demonstrate stretchability and toughness of the hydrogels by inflating a hydrogel sheet
MIT Department of Mechanical Engineering Faculty Position in Mechanics of Solids and Structures
The Department of Mechanical Engineering seeks an outstanding individual for a tenure-track faculty position in Mechanics of Solids and Structures. The appointment is expected to be at the assistant professor level; in an exceptional case, a senior faculty appointment may be possible. Faculty duties include teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, development of an independent, internationally-recognized research program, and supervision of student research.
Running MD simulations with LAMMPS
In appendix A of my PhD thesis, I share a MATLAB code to get coordinates of carbon atoms in a graphene sheet. The code also generates the data file required for LAMMPS. In addition, I included a sample input and the corresponding output files from LAMMPS. I hope this will be useful for those who would like to learn MD simulations.
Visual Molecular Dynamics (VMD) package can also be used to obtain coordinates of graphene.