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A University Lectureship in Solid Mechanics available in the Engineering...

jobsolid mechanicseducationoxford Here is a Lectureship in Solid Mechanics available in the Engineering Science Department at Oxford posted by Prof.Alan Cocks. We currently have a University...

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University lecturership in Engineering Science in Oxford

joboxfordlecturershipHere is a position for University lecturership in Engineering Science(Solid or Structural Mechanics)in association with a Tutorial fellowshiip at Pembroke College....

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Poroelasticity and diffusion in elastic solids

educationES 241Advanced ElasticityslidesSpring 2009 These are slides of poroelasticity and diffusion in elastic solids for final presentation based on ES241 notes. AttachmentSizeporoelasticity and...

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A theory of constrained swelling of a pH-sensitive hydrogel

researchsuo group researchhydrogelgelMany engineering devices and natural phenomena involve gels that swell under the constraint of hard materials. The constraint causes a field of stress in a gel, and...

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Dynamic fracture mechanics

educationfracture mechanicstextbooksES 247Spring 2010 Dynamic fracture mechanics is written by a very well known professro-L B Freund. Honestly, I have only read a small part of the book. However, I...

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Osmotic collapse of a void in an elastomer: breathing, buckling and creasing

researchsuo group researchbucklingelastomercreaseosmosis This paper studies the collapse of a void in an elastomer caused by osmosis. The void is filled with liquid water, while the elastomer is...

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Poroelasticity of a covalently crosslinked alginate hydrogel under compression

researchsuo group researchcompressionporoelasticitygelalginateThis paper studies the poroelastic behavior of an alginate hydrogel by a combination of theory and experiment. The gel—covalently...

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Mechanics and chemical thermodynamics of phase transition in...

researchsuo group researchhydrogelsphase transitiontemperature-sensitiveThis paper uses the thermodynamic data of aqueous solutions of uncrosslinked poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) to study the...

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Creasing instability of elastomer films

researchsuo group researchelastomerinstabilitycreasingHayward group research The creasing instability of elastomer films under compression is studied by a combination of experiment and numerical...

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Equations of state for ideal elastomeric gels

researchsuo group researchelastomer gel Submerged in a solvent-containing environment and subject to applied forces, a covalent polymer network absorbs the solvent and deforms, forming an elastomeric...

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International Symposium on Current Problems in Solid Mechanics in Honor of...

conferencesolid mechanicsPresentation titles in the International symposium of current problems in solid mechanics in honor of Prof. R.J. Clifton can be found in the link:...

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Post doc position

jobbiomechanicssoft materials I have a postdoc position in the dept. of MAE in UCSD, starting from Feb. 2013. The research will be on the mechanics of soft materials and biomaterials, the design and...

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Journal Club Theme of February 2013: Surface energy and mechanical...

researchsoft materialssurface tensioncreases When a material is soft or the size of the material is small, the effect of surface energy on its deformation can be significant.The importance of surface...

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Symposium on New Developments in Defect Mechanics - a unique intellectual event

researchDefect mechanics Faculty from Caltech, UC Berkeley , University of Michigan, Georgia Tech, Brown University, University of Calgary, University of Pennsylvania, UCLA, Johns Hopkins University,...

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Faculty position in the department of mechanical and aerospace engineering at...

jobfaculty posiitonThe Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering (MAE, http://maeweb.ucsd.edu/) at the Jacobs School of Engineering (JSOE) at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD),...

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Drying-induced cavitation in a constrained hydrogel

researchhydrogelcavitationinstabilityCavitation can be often observed in soft materials. Most previous studies were focused on cavitation in an elastomer, which is under different mechanical loadings....

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wet adhesion between two soft layers

researchadhesionsoft materialsTwo solids can adhere to each other in the presence of a liquid bridge between them, which is called wet adhesion. When the solid is soft, the liquid bridge can cause...

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Diffusion-induced wrinkling instability in a circular poroelastic plate

wrinklingdiffusionA poroelastic material can imbibe solvent and swell. When the material swells inhomogeneously orswells under external constraints, stresses can develop inside the material. The...

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6th International Conference on MECHANICS OF BIOMATERIALS AND TISSUES

biomechanicstissuebiomaterialsDear all, The 6th interntional conference on Mechanics of Biomaterials and Tissues will be in Hawaii. Please see the poster in the attachment. The dealine for submitting...

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CALL FOR ABSTRACT: SES Symposium C-4: Mechanical Characterization of Soft...

conferenceSES2016Soft materials are ubiquitous in nature, from biopolymers, cells, and tissues to organs. In recent years, soft materials have been intensively explored in different engineering...

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