Solid Mechanics

  • Shape memory alloys
  • Plasticity
  • Metal Fatigue
  • Elasticity of Nonhomogeneous Media and Functionally Graded Materials
  • Fracture Mechanics
  • Automotive Engineering
  • Mechanical Vibrations, Nonlinear Vibrations
  • Mechanics of Composite Materials
  • Experimental Mechanics
  • Micromechanics
  • Crystal plasticity
  • Full-field strain measurement
  • In situ microscopy
  • High specific-strength metals
  • Residual stresses
  • Amorphous metals
  • Diffraction measurements of strain

Molecular Modeling
Polymer Science
Biomaterials
Bioinspired systems

  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Crashing Behaviour of Composite Structures
  • Wind Energy Applications, design, analysis and manufacturing of composite wind turbine blades
  • Manufacturing and mechanical properties of nanocomposites, filled and reinforced engineering plastics and rubber.
  • Characterization of plastic materials (cure kinetics and crystallization using DSC, DTMA) for process modeling.
  • Processing of advanced fiber reinforced composites and nanocomposites
  • Modeling and Measurement of Residual Stresses
  • Finite element modeling of thermoplastic and thermoset composites processing including heat transfer, crystallization/curing, material response, shrinkage, residual stress development and warpage
  • Fatigue and fracture of metallic materials
  • Elastic-plastic modeling of cyclic loading in metals.
  • Road simulation testing of automotive components and substructures
  • Railways Switches and Crossings
  • Fracture Mechanics
  • Peridynamics
  • Finite Element Method
  • Finite Strain Viscoelasticity
  • Constitutive Modelling
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Fracture Mechanics
  • Damage Mechanics
  • Solid Rocket Propellants
  • Soft Tissues
  • Endodontic Files
  • Isolation Bearings
  • Pneumatic Tires
  • Composites design and manufacturing
  • Structural optimization
  • Modeling and optimization of manufacturing processes
  • Analysis of structures by finite elements