Discussion of fracture paper #25 - The role of the fracture process region
The subject of this blog is a fracture mechanical study of soft polymers. It is well written and technically detailed which makes the reading a good investment. The paper is:
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Info session webinars for the MS of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Vermont
The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Vermont is organizing two info session webinars on January 6, 2020 and January 8, 2020 for prospective graduate students interested in applying to its Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering for Fall 2020 admission. There is still time to sign up online to one of the webinars using the attached form.
Professor Emeritus Ali Argon at MIT, pioneer in the mechanics of materials, dies at 89
I am deeply saddened to share this news.
http://news.mit.edu/2020/professor-emeritus-ali-argon-pioneer-mechanics…
Ali will be missed by many of us.
preprint on using first principles simulations to gain insights into thermo-mechanical processing of lightweight magnesium alloys
Dear Colleagues,
I am sharing a preprint on using first-principles simulations for gaining new insights into the thermomechanical processing of magnesium alloys.
Title: Influence of thermomechanical loads on the energetics of precipitation in magnesium aluminum alloys
Authors: Swarnava Ghosh and Kaushik Bhattacharya
Here is the link to the manuscript: https://arxiv.org/abs/1912.11434
Sincerely,
Swarnava
NURBS patches (IGA) in LS-Dyna
Hi,
I am trying to use iso-geometric elements in LS-Dyna with the keyword *ELEMENT_NURBS_SHELL_PATCH. The job manager terminates without mentioning where the errors are.
Can someone help me with this? A sample .k file using the above keyword will be helpful.
Thank you!
Regards,
Harsha Reddy
Modeling the Mechanics of Cooking Spaghetti
Dear Colleague,
In case you are getting tired of the holiday fare, you might enjoy a recent paper, coauthored with Nate Goldberg, on modeling the mechanics of spaghetti cooking that has just been published in Physical Review E:
https://journals.aps.org/pre/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevE.101.013001
Tenure Track Faculty Positions - University of Pennsylvania
The Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics at Penn has an open search for tenure-track/tenured faculty. We are particularly interested in candidates whose work is at the intersection of mechanical engineering and computational science. Additional details in the attached PDF file. Apply at: https://apply.interfolio.com/71186
Note: This ad was posted on multiple sites this past Fall but didn't appear on iMechanica. As such, the deadline is quickly approaching and is January 7.
KAUST Workshop: Shaping the future with Composite Materials
COHMAS Laboratory at KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) will host on March 16-18 a high-caliber workshop aiming at discussing the latest developments in Composite Science and Engineering.
For more information, please visit the conference website at
https://futurecomposite.kaust.edu.sa
or COHMAS Lab website at
Multiple PhD student openings at the University of Notre Dame
The Advanced Manufacturing and Energy Lab (AMEL) directed by Prof. Yanliang Zhang at the University of Notre Dame (A top 15 University in US) have multiple fully-funded graduate student opening positions with full tuition coverage plus a competitive stipend. The AMEL is working on cutting-edge research topics including additive manufacturing and scalable nanomanufacturing of functional devices and autonomous systems, thermoelectric energy conversion, flexible electronics and human-machine interface. Interested applicants should send resume to Prof.