Computational Mechanics
Cardiff University School of Engineering
Marie-Curie Initial Training Network
13 PhD studentships: Early Stage Researchers (ESR)
2 Post-Docs: Experienced Researcher (ER)
Integrating Numerical Simulation and Geometric Design Technology (INSIST)
Post-Doc Marie Curie Fellows in Computational Mechanics
Project summary
The objective of our proposed research is the development and implementation of the next generation design/simulation methods. The key outcome of this research is a system/methodology that allows the analysis, simulation and design of engineering products in a more efficient way, reducing costs and offering the unique opportunity for European CAD and CAE companies being ranked in first place. This project aims to extend the IA concept of Hughes and co-workers who focused on the unification of CAD and CAE
whereas we aim to generalize this idea to unify pre-processing (in general) and analysis; in this sense all our methods are isogeometric since they exploit the shape functions to discretize the design model also in the context of numerical analysis (the simulation model). Another main advantage of the proposed generalized isogeometric analysis is its wide applicability. This requires a strong collaboration between universities and companies, which is reflected in the composition of our team. The research programme is structured into 4 main sub-programmes addressing the most urgent issues in the generation and development of efficient design and simulation models:
Programme A: CAD Feature Processing (2 projects).
Programme B: Pre-Processing and Mesh generation (4 projects).
Programme C: Numerical Analysis/CAE (6 projects).
Programme M: Voxel based analysis (1 project).
Specific project
Fellow: ER2
Title: From CAD to Analysis
Research Objectives:
- Development of 3D isogeometric boundary element methods (BEM).
- Coordination of the CAD and CAE work performed by the ESRs.
- Coupling with the model order reduction and reanalysis work to investigate the feasibility of
quasi-interactive stress distribution display using isogeometric BEM.
Description of work (referring to the relevant WPs) and research methodology:
A key task of the ERs in project G is to coordinate and support the collaboration and work be -
tween the Engineers and Computer Scientists at CU. This task can only be accomplished by an
ER until the ESRs have reached a certain maturity.
Isogeometric analysis is a key link between CAD and CAE and the ER will be active in the development of isogeometric boundary element methods in 3D. This work has been started in
Cardiff already in collaboration with Weimar (Simpson, Bordas, Kerfriden, Rabczuk) and will be
continued.
Coupled with model order reduction, this can offer the perspective to achieve quasi-interactive results where the CAD model is modified and the stress distribution obtained quasi-interactively.
Deliverables:
- Open Source proto-type codes
- Publications in international journals
Candidates
Candidates with experience or interest in at least one of the following areas of computational mechanics will be considered:
- model order reduction (e.g. proper orthogonal decomposition - POD, reduced basis method)
- advanced discretisation techniques (extended finite element methods/meshless methods)
- error estimation and adaptivity (if possible in the context of meshless or boundary element methods)
- isogeometric analysis
- boundary elements
Environment The three successful candidates will join the Research Group led by Prof. Stéphane Bordas within the institute of Mechanics and Advanced Materials (iMAM), at Cardiff School of engineering. http://www.engin.cf.ac.uk/research/resInstitute.asp?InstNo=13 This group will be composed in 2012 of at least 5 PhD students and four post-doctoral fellows.
Related projects
The project will be cross-fertilised by ERC Starting Independent Research Grant led by Prof. Bordas and Dr. Pierre Kerfriden in the area of surgical simulation, two ongoing EPSRC Projects on error estimation for cracks using XFEM: http://gow.epsrc.ac.uk/ViewPerson.aspx?PersonId=-160701 and an IRSES (FP7) grant on multiscale fracture.
This post is fixed-term for 18 months.
Salary: ca. £50467 per annum.
HOW TO APPLY
To work for an employer that values and promotes equality of opportunity, visit www.cardiff.ac.uk/jobs telephone + 44 (0) 29 2087 9093 or email vacancies@cardiff.ac.uk for an application form quoting the vacancy number: 0664 (Experienced Researchers).
Job description Post-Docs/Experienced Researchers
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/jobs/resource/4803.17263.jobDescriptionFile.eng.doc
Application form for Post-Docs/Experienced Researchers
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/jobs/resource/4803.17047.applicationForm.eng.doc
Closing date: 13 February 2012
Contact
For further information please contact:
stephane.bordas@alum.northwestern.edu
pierre.kerfriden@gmail.com (CC for all applications)
Links
Professor Bordas' research portfolio: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/A-1858-2009
iMAM webpage: http://www.engin.cf.ac.uk/research/resInstitute.asp?InstNo=13
Professor Bordas' blog on iMechanica for details on the projects and additional research openings: http://imechanica.org/blog/700
