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Faculty position at the University of Washington

Submitted by jiangyuli on Tue, 10/23/2012 - 15:17

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Washington invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty position, which will be available at the start of the 2013-2014 academic year. The position is expected to be at the rank of assistant professor, but may be at the rank of associate or full professor for applicants with demonstrated scholarship, including a strong record of securing and conducting externally funded research.

CISM Short Course on Structure-Preserving Integrators

Submitted by Adrian Lew on Tue, 10/23/2012 - 14:58

education

time integration

Short course

I would like to bring to your attention the CISM course "Structure-Preserving Integrators in Nonlinear Structural Dynamics and Flexible Multibody Dynamics", which is going to take place in Udine, Italy, October 7-11, 2013.

http://www.cism.it/courses/C1314/

Job offer for postdoctoral researcher

Submitted by hgomez on Tue, 10/23/2012 - 11:38

job

Fluid-structure Interactions

isogeometry

The project consists of developing new computational and modeling tools to address solid-multiphase fluid coupled problems using Isogeometric Analysis.

1-year contract. Renewable one more year

Annual gross allowance: From 20000 to 30000 Eur depending on the candidate's qualifications.

Does fluid structure interaction classified as a sub-field within fluid mechanics？

Submitted by ZJ Li on Tue, 10/23/2012 - 06:44

opinion

fluid structure interaction sub-field discipline fluid mechanics

hi, I am a student in Engineering Mechanics. I would like to find a lab or a professor related to fluid structure interaction(FSI) for grad study in USA. does FSI is part of fluid mechanics discipline? or which is the right department I should search for?

I have looked through some grad schools, I found some similary key words, such as aeroelasticity, micro aero vehicles, swimmers, environemantl fluid mechanics, not that close anyway.

Convergence issue in transient coupled temperature-displacement analysis in Abaqus

Submitted by Danish Khan on Tue, 10/23/2012 - 05:57

Hello all,

MODELLING OF CONCRETE WALL IN ABAQUS AND APPLY BLAST LOAD

Submitted by msc student st… on Tue, 10/23/2012 - 05:34

hello, m doing msc in structural enginering, could anyone help me how to apply blast laod of 8kg explosive in abaqus, and compare numerical results with expermertal resutls.thanks

Topic 32: Decommissioning of aged Platforms and Pipelines in the North Sea - Risks and Challenges

Submitted by victor.adukwu on Tue, 10/23/2012 - 00:55

industry

Safety Engineering and Risk Management Debate 2012

The North Sea’s aged offshore oil and gas platforms and pipelines is
approaching a new phase in its operations during which it will be necessary to
decommission some of them, many of which have been producing oil
and gas for over 30 years.

Discuss safety in biofuels

Submitted by Omololu Oyebola on Mon, 10/22/2012 - 18:50

Increasing emerging
economies has resulted in an increase in energy demand, and thus a look into
the Biofuel. Factors such as oil prices, global warming, and explorative access
issues has spurred the development of biofuels.

Biofuels are carbon
neutralizers but issues and challenges such as Fuel vs. Food debate,
life-cycle-environmental impact of biofuels [1] raises question marks over its
development and sustainability to substitute fossil fuels.