education

Mathematical Modelling & Computational Methods in Solid Mechanics

26th August - 1st September 2007

University of Glasgow

The Koiter-Sanders-Budiansky bending strain measure and a nonlinear generalization

We know from strength of materials that non-uniform stretching of fibers along the cross section of a beam produces bending moments. But does this situation necessarily correspond to a 'bending' deformation? For that matter, what do we exactly mean kinematically when we talk about a bending deformation?

Nowadays, we often use the tools of computational analysis in engineering design. For the results of such analyses to be believable, the tools that are used have to pass rigorous tests. There are two categories of tests involved:

Aninteresting blog discussionon the disappearance of fundamentals from teaching in Universities was brought to my attention. It serves as an interesting reminder that we who are educators in the University system must be ever vigilent in planning mechanics curricula and changes to curriculum. Should we be offering courses in the area of this month's jClub, "Nanomechanics"? Should we drop classical courses that have stopped being interesting to the majority of students (and thus attract low numbers)? Should we educate students explicitly in biomechanics without providing them a classical mechanics background? These are the questions we are likely to face in the next few years as change continues to sweep across the university system, especialy in the US but elsewhere as well. I believe that we as a community have a responsibility here to ensure that the high standards of the discipline are maintained through teaching of fundamentals and the passing along of these values to future generations!

GEM4 Summer School 2007on Cell & Molecular Mechanics in Biomedicine (with a focus on Cancer)

25 June to 6 July 2007

new book

http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0470035803.html

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