Is Strain Gradient Elasticity Relevant for Nanotechnologies?
Determination of Strain Gradient Elasticity Constants for Various Metals, Semiconductors, Silica, Polymers and the (Ir) relevance for NanotechnologiesStrain gradient elasticity is often considered to...
View ArticleThickness dependent critical strain in Cu films adherent to polymer substrate
For the polymer-supported metal thin films that are finding increasing applications, the critical strain to nucleate microcracks ( εc ) should be more meaningful than the generally measured rupture...
View ArticleMetal films on polymer substrates stretched beyond 50%
A link for the paper: http://www.seas.harvard.edu/suo/papers/201.pdfAbstract: When a freestanding film of a plastically deformable metal is stretched, the film ruptures by strain localization, and the...
View ArticleCo-evolution of local thinning and debonding
A 1um-thick Cu film was deposited on Kapton 50HN substrate, with a thin Cr interlayer to improve adhesion. The specimen was in-situ annealed at 200oC for 30min after deposition. This FIB image was...
View ArticleAbaqus / polymer simulation
Hi all,I'm trying to model a peel T test on a composite material composed of steel and polymer (polypropylen) on Abaqus 6.7. Between these parts, there are cohesive elements COH3D8. I have a problem...
View ArticleNew Book on Polymers and Viscoelasticity
I wish to inform the imechanica community about my recent book, Polymer Engineering Science and Viscoelasticity, Springer, 2008. THe book starts at the beginning and contains both the physics of...
View Article5 Lectureships and 5 Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships -national Centre for...
5 Lectureships and 5 Post-Doctoral Research Fellowships in the EPSRC funded national Centre for Advanced Tribology at Southampton (nCATS) Lectureships:£32,795 to £41,545 Post-Doctoral Research...
View ArticleFailure by simultaneous grain growth, strain localization, and interface...
In a previous paper , we have demonstrated that a microcrystalline copper film well bonded to a polymer substrate can be stretched beyond 50% without cracking. The film eventually fails through the...
View Articlehi , Gurson and Polymer PP ...so hard to find the right way
i'm a new persone in this webside i'de like to know more good things about Gurson model. if u have any help so , u can add me between ur friends yacult273@hotmail.fr thx for ur help
View ArticleMicro-sphere Model
Hi all,I am currently working on micro-sphere model like the one used by Miehe, Ihlemann and Pawleski. I wonder if someone know a FEM code who use this type of model.Thanks a lotJoachim Guilie
View Article3 Open Positions at Institute of Polymer Engineering in Switzerland
The Institute of Polymer Engineering has 3 open positions as research assistants in three different fields of polymer research: - nano polymer technology - polymer injection technology - polymer...
View ArticlePROPOSALS
Can any one assist me with a Phd proposal on Polymer nanocomposites. I want to work on Thermomechanical characterization of a named thermoplastic polymer.I need help with a topic
View ArticlePostdoctoral Position at Duke Soft Active Materials Laboratory
The Duke Soft Active Materials Laboratory directed by Prof Xuanhe Zhao is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow to study mechanics of polymers and hydrogels with applications in tissue...
View Articlehigh strain rate in MD simulations
Dear All, Recently I have read some literatures on Molecular simulation of polymer. My interest is measurement of mechanical properties of polymer through the uniaxial tensile test. I have a...
View Articlepolymer/metal multiscale
Hi, I am searching on multiscale simulation of polymer/metal ( mechanical propertices). Cohesive zone model is used for this porpose. Is there another models that can use for this issue and using MD...
View ArticleLook for free-code UMAT on polymer viscoplasticity model of M.C. Boyce
I just attended USNCCM11, and heard from a presentation that there should be free code for polymer viscoplasticity model from M.C. Boyce.Unfortunately, I googled from half an hour and dowloaded nothing...
View ArticleCircular membrane tension calculation
Hi, I am a new PhD student working on the vibration behavior of a thin polymer film. Specifically the film is an elastomer VHB 4910. The question that I have specifically is that initially the film is...
View ArticleA Predictive Multiscale Computational Framework for Viscoelastic Properties...
A predictive multiscale computational framework has been proposed to study the viscoelastic properties of polymeric materials. Using the Inverse Boltzmann Method, both the static structures and dynamic...
View ArticleFreely jointed chain
A single strand of polymer is a chain of a large number of monomers. The monomers are joined by covalent bonds, and two bonded monomers may rotate relative to each other. At a finite temperature,...
View ArticleMoisture absorption in adhesive
Dear all, Need Help.. I'm doing research in moisture absorption in adhesive bonding. I'm wondering how to differentiate and characterize the Fickian Diffusion and Non-Fickian Diffusion during...
View ArticleInvestigation of Cellular Contraction Forces in the Frequency Domain Using a...
Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems Ping Du; Chen Cheng; Hongbing Lu; Xin Zhang Volume:22, Issue: 1, Page(s): 44 - 53 DOI: 10.1109/JMEMS.2012.2213070Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)...
View ArticleChallenges in Multiscale Modeling of Polymer Dynamics
Ying Li , Brendan C. Abberton , Martin Kröger and Wing Kam Liuhttp://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/5/2/751 The mechanical and physical properties of polymeric materials originate from the interplay of...
View ArticlePolymer Packaging Modeling Engineer at Procter & Gamble
Description The selected individual will lead the development, initial application and deployment of new modeling capability in the area of thermoplastic packages. The initial focus is on developing...
View ArticlePost-Doc Position: Colloids in polymer systems: Numerical studies and...
Post-Doc Position: Colloids in polymer systems: Numerical studies and simulations The Material and Process Simulation group at the University of Bayreuth is offering a1 Post-Doc Position TV-L E13...
View ArticlePost-Doc Position: Colloids in polymer systems: Numerical studies and...
Post-Doc Position: Colloids in polymer systems: Numerical studies and simulations The Material and Process Simulation group at the University of Bayreuth is offering a1 Post-Doc Position TV-L E13...
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