| RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT WORKS |
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Professor Meguid's research activities are concerned
mainly with micromechanics, finite element modelling, contact mechanics and
smart structures. He has made a number of major contributions in these areas.
Specifically, his micromechanical formulations and models of interacting
microdefects in advanced and smart composites, under both quasistatic and
dynamic loading conditions, are highly regarded by the scientific community.
His research efforts which focus on the development of a new strategy to treat
contact problems in solid and shell structures under quasistatic and dynamic
loading conditions is not only considered to be highly original and of high
quality but also of great industrial importance. His efforts in determining the
fatigue fracture behaviour of engineering materials in the presence of residual
stresses have been rewarded by a number of research contracts from the
aerospace and automotive industries.
Professor Meguid has been involved in comprehensive
design/analysis studies concerning aeroengine compressor and turbine disc
assemblies; partially and fully filled fluid couplings; landing gear for a
commercial aircraft; fixtureless assembly; intelligent grippers using smart
materials; intelligent gantry robots for removal of land mines; shock absorbers
for electrically powered vehicles; suspension systems for subway cars; power
steering pump drive assemblies; porous dental implants; finger implants; and
external fixation devices, to name a few.
Professor Meguid is actively pursuing research on deformation localisation
in cellular materials. His work on the crashworthiness of foam-filled
ultralight hydroformed automotive structures is well supported by General
Motors of Canada, Cymat Inc., Materials and Manufacturing Centre of Excellence
(MMO) and NSERC.
Presently, Professor Meguid is collaborating with
Professor E. Bogoch, of the Department of Surgery at U of T, to improve the
design of a number of finger implants. He is also contributing to a major
effort by the Department of Dentistry concerning design analysis of dental
implants, osseointegration and bone resorption.
Professor Meguid's efforts in the above mentioned areas are well
supported and highly regarded by his peers. This is evidenced by the list
(quality and quantity) of research contracts undertaken (Appendix 2), the large
number of Journal publications, reviews of the published work and the number of
scholarly addresses given (Appendix 3), and the close
association with numerous scientific and industrial organisations and
government agencies.
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| RESEARCH PROJECTS / GRANTS |
| 2001 - 2006 |
CFI Application, Research In dental Implants and Bone Resorption. The total grant amounts to $4,500,000.00. |
| 2000 - 2002 |
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Development of a Finite Element Model for Prediction of “osseointegration potential”. The total grant amounts to $240,000. |
| 2001 - 2002 |
Canadian Arthritis Network, Finite Element Analysis of Finger Implants. The total grant amounts to $50,000. |
| 2000 - 2002 |
MMO, Deformation Localisation of Cellular Materials. The total grant amounts to $468,000. |
| 2000 - 2002 |
MMO, Dynamic Smart Structures with Piezoelectric Actuators. The total grant amounts to $540,000. |
| 1999 - 2001 |
Ontario-Singapore Joint Research Program, Research Program Sheet Metal Forming using VM. The total grant amounts to $618,000. |
| 1999 - 2001 |
NSERC, Nonlinear Analysis of Thick Shell Structures. The total grant amounts to $70,000. |
| 1999 - 2001 |
NSERC, Accurate Characterisation of Residual Stresses. The total grant amounts to $70,000. |
| 1999 - 2003 |
NSERC, Micromechanics & Failure Studies of Smart Structures. The total grant amounts to $156,000. |
| 1999 - 2000 |
NSERC Equipment, Automated Test System for Dielectric Materials. The total grant amounts to $28,000. |
| 1998 - 2002 |
Medical Research Council, Finite element analysis of Bone Interfacing Implants. The total grant amounts to $225,000. |
| 1998 - 2001 |
NSERC-CRD, Variational Inequalities in Dynamic Contact. The total grant amounts to $170,000. |
| 1998 - 2001 |
General Motors Canada & MMO, Crashworthiness of Composite Automotive Structures. The total grant amounts to $600,000. |
| 1998 - 2000 |
General Motors Canada, Design and Analysis of Hydroformed Composite Structures. The total grant amounts to $265,000. |
| 1998 - 2001 |
Pratt & Whitney Canada, Fatigue Fracture and FEA of Shot Peening. The total grant amounts to $550,000. |
| 1998 - 2000 |
General Motors Canada & NSERC Fellowship, Dynamic Contact Problems using Variational Inequalities. The total grant amounts to $38,000. |
| 1997 - 2000 |
MRC, Oseointegration Potential of Bone Interface Implants. The total grant amounts to $225,000. |
| 1998 - 2001 |
Pratt & Whitney Canada & MMO, Contact Based Design of Rotating Machinery. The total grant amounts to $270,000. |
| 1996 - 1998 |
OCMR, Dynamic Interaction Between Microdefects in Composites. The total grant amounts to $54,000. |
| 1996 - 1998 |
ALCOA / NSERC, Contact Finite Element Analysis of Shell Structures. The total grant amounts to $37,000. |
| 1995 - 1996 |
Centre for Biomaterials, Finite Element Analysis of Dental Implants. The total grant amounts to $10,000. |
| 1995 - 1998 |
NSERC, Dynamic Behaviour of Advanced Materials. The total grant amounts to $34,200. |
| 1995 - 1997 |
NSERC, NDT-Ultrasonic. The total grant amounts to $36,971. |
| 1995 - 1997 |
MIC, USA, Residual Stresses and Shot Peening. The total grant amounts to $145,000. |
| 1995 - 1997 |
NRC, Canada, Hydrogen Embrittlement. The total grant amounts to $62,000. |
| 1994 - 1996 |
MRCO, Peening Equipment. The total grant amounts to $100,000. |
| 1994 - 1998 |
IRIS, Design, Analysis and Control of Fixtureless Assembly. The total grant amounts to $976,940. |
| 1993 - 1994 |
NSERC, Servo-Controller for Mechanical Testing. The total grant amounts to $30,460. |
| 1993 - 1996 |
EM&R, Canada, Hydrogen Embrittlement of Austenitic Steels. The total grant amounts to $200,000. |
| 1993 - 1995 |
MIC, USA, Residual Stresses. The total grant amounts to $270,000. |
| 1993 - 1994 |
Sunnybrook Hospital, Modelling of Implants. The total grant amounts to $13,000. |
| 1993 - 1996 |
MRCO Centre of Excellence, Fatigue Fracture in the Presence of Residual Stresses. The total grant amounts to $550,000. |
| 1992 |
DND National Defence, Shot-Peening Modelling. The total grant amounts to $45,000. |
| 1992 |
URIF/Hydro, Low Cycle Fatigue of Zr-Nb. The total grant amounts to $25,315. |
| 1992 |
Ontario Hydro, Low Cycle Fatigue of Zr-Nb. The total grant amounts to $25,000. |
| 1992 - 1994 |
URIF/MIC, Residual Stress Effects on Fatigue. The total grant amounts to $265,300. |
| 1991 - 1992 |
McAllister Foundation, Fatigue of Metals. The total grant amounts to $10,000. |
| 1991 |
Sunnybrook Hospital, Pin-Bone Interface. The total grant amounts to $3,500. |
| 1991 - 1992 |
NSERC, LLW Ultrasonic Rig. The total grant amounts to $48,000. |
| 1992 - 1995 |
NSERC, Fatigue Fracture. The total grant amounts to $84,000. |
| 1990 - 1992 |
MIC, USA, Residual Stress Measurement. The total grant amounts to $276,300. |
| 1989 - 1991 |
EM&R, Canada, Hydrogen Embrittlement. The total grant amounts to $180,000. |
| 1989 - 1991 |
Sunnybrook Hospital, Design of External Fixation Devices. The total grant amounts to $15,000. |
| 1989 - 1992 |
MRCO Centre of Excellence, Integrated CAD/CAM. The total grant amounts to $680,000. |
| 1989 - 1992 |
NSERC, Fatigue & Shot-Peening. The total grant amounts to $75,000. |
| 1989 - 1990 |
NSERC, Surface Engineering (Conference). The total grant amounts to $20,000. |
| 1989 |
IBM Canada, Integrated CAD/CAM (Conference). The total grant amounts to $14,000. |
| 1989 - 1990 |
McAllister Fund Toronto, Integrated CAD/CAM. The total grant amounts to $20,000. |
| 1988 - 1989 |
NAE, NRC - Ottawa, Aluminum-Lithium Alloys. The total grant amounts to $40,000. |
| 1988 |
UTME, Toronto, Fatigue Fracture of Aeroengine Alloys. The total grant amounts to $10,000. |
| 1986 - 1988 |
Rolls-Royce Derby, UK, Structural Integrity of Aeroengine Discs. The total grant amounts to $32,000. |
| 1986 - 1989 |
DT&I, UK, Shot-peening & Fatigue. The total grant amounts to $275,400. |
| 1985 - 1988 |
SERC, UK, Peening & Re-Peening of Partially Fatigued Components. The total grant amounts to $206,258. |
| 1982 - 1983 |
CEGB, UK, Crack Growth Rate Measurements. The total grant amounts to $20,660. |
| 1981 - 1983 |
SERC, UK, Mechanics of Shot-Peening and Fatigue of Metals. The total grant amounts to $147,346. |
| 1976 - 1978 |
SERC, UK, Dynamic Plasticity Under Non-Uniform Straining. The total grant amounts to $125,600. |
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| GRADUATE STUDENTS AND POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWS SUPERVISION |
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H.A. Ali
Thesis titled "Reversed and Cyclic-Loading of Mild Steel (EN1A) and
Aluminum".
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G. Chadwick
Thesis titled "Effect Strain-Rate Upon Mechanical Properties of HSS
Metallic".
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S.D. Akindoyin
Thesis titled "Creep Analysis of Anisotropic Rotating Discs and
Cylinders".
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E.B. Chee
Thesis titled "Peening and Re-Peening of In-service
Components".
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M.S. Klair
Thesis titled "Rate-Dependent Constitutive
Laws".
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S.S. Fazal
Thesis titled "Effect of Shot-Peening upon Static
Strength".
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P.J. Banister
Thesis titled "The Design of a Tight-Sealing
Check-Valve".
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A.M. Odisho
Thesis titled "Quasi-Static Elasto-Plastic Co-Indentation Studies Using
FEM".
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P.T. Coleman
Thesis titled "CAD a Drive System for an Auxiliary
Pump".
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J. Coufopanos
Thesis titled "Evaluating SIF in the Presence of a Residual
Stresses".
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W. May
Thesis titled "CAD of a Fluid Coupling for an Auxiliary Feed Pump
Application".
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P. Medlam
Thesis titled "Effects of Impact Forces on a
Cantilever".
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P.E. Abrahams
Thesis titled "CAD of a Drive System for Impact Treatment
Equipment".
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J.W. Bradley
Thesis titled "Sequential and Simultaneous Elasto-Plastic Indentation Using
FEM".
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A. Henwood
Thesis titled "Failure Prediction of Brittle
Materials".
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S.J. Wilson
Thesis titled "Finite Element Analysis of Radial Cracks Emanating from
Holes".
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P.K. Prakash
Thesis titled "CAD of a Variable Speed Drive for a Crude Oil
Pump".
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D.M. Qi
Thesis titled "Effect of Defence Hole Systems Upon the Mechanical Integrity of Engineering
Components".
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J.F. Toner
Thesis titled "Elasto-Plastic Fatigue Fracture Analysis of Cracked Bodies Using the
J-Integral".
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N.C. Maduegbunam
Thesis titled "Three-Dimensional Finite Element Analysis of Circumferentially-Cracked
Components".
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C. Polak
Thesis titled "Computer-Aided Engineering of a Robot for
Post-Fabrication".
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G. Spyropoulos
Thesis titled "FE Analysis of Defence, Stop and Balancing Hole
Systems".
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J.J. Tattersfield
Thesis titled "Computer-Aided Engineering of a Robot for
Post-Fabrication".
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J. Wiseman
Thesis titled "Fatigue Fracture Analysis of Rotating Discs Containing Cracks Using Finite Element and
Photoelasticity".
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F.T. Wu
Thesis titled "Engineering Design Against Fatigue Fracture at Stress Concentrators and
Cracks".
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P. Pandya
Thesis titled "Design of a Landing Gear Assembly for a Commercial
Aircraft".
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S. Venkatesh
Thesis titled "Structural Integrity Analysis of An Aeroengine
Disc".
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D. Damri
Thesis titled "Fatigue Crack Propagation of 7075 Aluminum Alloy Subjected to Spectrum
Loading".
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C. Aylward
Thesis titled "Failure Prediction of Brittle
Materials".
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| 1991 |
A. Douchant
Thesis titled "On Pin-Bone Interaction in External Fixation
Devices".
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| 1991 |
L. Shen
Thesis titled "Defence Hole
Systems".
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| 1992 |
P. Papanikos
Thesis titled "On the Structural Integrity of Dovetail Joints in Aeroengine
Discs".
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| 1991 |
S. Shah
Thesis titled "Integrated Computer-Aided Design of Multibody
Systems".
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| 1992 |
R. Wilson
Thesis titled "Analysis of Cracks Subject to Body Forces and Thermal
Stresses".
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| 1993 |
S. Ho
Thesis titled "Modelling of the Cycle Plastic Behavior of Metallic
Alloys".
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| 1994 |
M. Tan
Thesis titled "Analysis of the Interfacial
Crack".
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| 1994 |
J.C.E. Stranart
Thesis titled "A Novel Nondestructive Method for Characterising Coatings Using Guided
Waves".
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| 1995 |
C. Dabrowski
Thesis titled "Three-Dimensional Computer-Aided Stress Analysis of an Ice-Axe for
Mountaineering".
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L.S. Quan
Thesis titled "Ceramic-Metal
Interface".
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| 1998 |
P. Kanth
Thesis titled "2D & 3D FE Analysis of Fir-Tree Joints in Aeroengine
Discs".
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| 1999 |
D. Delhelay
Thesis titled "Nonlinear FE Analysis of the Coupled Thermomechanical Behaviour of Turbine Disc
Assemblies".
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| 2000 |
F. Abdel-All
Thesis titled "Finite Element and Experimental Studies of Springback in Sheet Metal
Forming".
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| 2000 |
J. Heyerman
Thesis titled "On the Crashworthiness of Foam-Filled Ultralight Automotive
Structures".
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D.W. Hammond
Thesis titled "Peening and Re-Peening of Partially Fatigued
Components".
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| 1990 |
P.K. Stangl
Thesis titled "Design of a Novel Shock Absorber for an Electrically Powered
Vehicle".
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| 1992 |
T. Onderwater
Thesis titled "Collapse of Fueling Machine Trolley Lock for Nuclear
Applications".
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K. Posivy
Thesis titled "Development of a 2D FE Code for Fracture
Analysis".
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| 1996 |
Z. Stjepanovic
Thesis titled "Three-Dimensional Finite Element Analysis of Aeroengine
Discs".
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H. N. Vand
Thesis titled "Finite Element Analysis of Aircraft Landing
Gears".
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| 1998 |
J. Lhomme
Thesis titled "Dynamic Finite Element Analysis of a Shock Absorber for an Electrically Powered
Vehicle".
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| 2000 |
N. Loubet
Thesis titled "Fatigue Crack Growth of Titanium Alloys in the Presence of Residual
Stresses".
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G. Cordonatto
Thesis titled "Design of New Alpine Skis using Smart
Materials".
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| 1998 |
R. Kott
Thesis titled "Fatigue Behavior of Al-Li 2090 under Spectrum Loading in the Presence of Residual
Stresses".
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| 2000 |
R. Saxena
Thesis titled "Finite Element Shape Optimization of Aeroengine Compressor
Discs".
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| 2001 |
D. Grenier
Thesis titled "An Innovative Method for Teaching Design in
Engineering".
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| 1994 |
S. Karam
Thesis titled "The Use of Guided Waves to Measure the Stress State in
Solids".
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| 2001 |
F. Musat
Thesis titled "Determination of springback in Sheets Metal Forming Using Virtual
Manufacturing".
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| 2001 |
M. Berceanu
Thesis titled "Computer-Aided Design of a Landing Gear for a Commercial
Aircraft".
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C. Chadwick
Thesis titled "Finite Element Studies Incorporating Dynamic Elasto-Plasticity".
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M.S. Klair
Thesis titled "Computer-Aided Engineering of Centrifugal Peening Equipment for".
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P.D. Nguyen
Thesis titled "Failure Prediction of Brittle Materials".
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D.W. Hammond
Thesis titled "Fatigue Fracture in the Presence of Residual Stresses: Initiation".
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T. Rasul
Thesis titled "Effect of Pre- and Post-Fabrication Residual Stresses Upon the Fatigue Fracture Performance of Aircraft Alloys".
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D.M. Qi
Thesis titled "Structural Integrity of Aeroengine Discs Using Three-Dimensional Finite Element and Photoelasticity".
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| 1994 |
H. Vaillancourt
Thesis titled "A Finite Element Model for Porous Dental Implants".
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| 1994 |
M. Ferahi
Thesis titled "Residual Stress Effects on the Fatigue Behaviour of Airframe Alloys".
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| 1994 |
A. Zougas
Thesis titled "Nonlinear Dynamic Finite Element Modelling of Rate Sensitive Materials Using Object Oriented Programming".
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| 1996 |
M. Refaat
Thesis titled "Nonlinear Finite Elements Analysis of Frictional Contact Problems Using Variational Inequalities".
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| 1997 |
P. Papanikos
Thesis titled "Mechanism of Mixed-Mode Fatigue Crack Growth in Airframe Alloys".
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| 1998 |
X.D. Wang
Thesis titled "On the Dynamic Behaviour of Piezoceramic Actuators and Sensors".
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| 1998 |
M. Tan
Thesis titled "On the Singular Stress Field at the Interface of Bimaterial Systems".
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| 1999 |
N. El-Abbasi
Thesis titled "A New Strategy for Treating Frictional Contact in Shell Structures Using Variational Inequalities".
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| 2000 |
J. Stranart
Thesis titled "Accurate Characterisation Of Mechanically Induced Residual Stresses".
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C. Simmons
Thesis titled "Modelling and Characterization of Mechanically Regulated Tissue Formation Around Bone-Interfacing Implants".
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| 2001 |
A. Czekanski
Thesis titled "Novel Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Dynamic Contact Problems using Variational Inequalities".
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M. Dojayli
Research areas: Shape and Topology Optimisation in Contact Problems.
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S. Yang
Research areas: Optimal Design of MEMS using Genetic Algorithm.
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G. Zhu
Research areas: Optimal Design Of Microelectronic Packaging Systems against Premature Failure.
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M. Attia
Research areas: On the Deformation Localisation of Metallic Foam.
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R. Graham
Research areas: Interacting Inhomogeneities.
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| 2001 |
S. Ekstein
Research areas: Finite Element Analysis of Finger Implants.
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| 2001 |
D. Grenier
Research areas: FE Modeling of Springback in Sheet Metal Forming.
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F. Musat
Research areas: Crashworthiness of Hydroformed Automotive Components.
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J. Wong
Research areas: Durability Characterisation of Prosthetic Finger Implants.
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