Projects

I will carry out research in assessing the real-world noise emission from road transport by employing reduced source modeling combined with real-world operation data. In detail, I will develop and extend state-of-the-art source models for predicting the noise footprint from road transport. Large-scale real-world data, collected by diverse databases, will be used in order to perform statistical time-space analyses and scenario evaluations. ...

The main objective of the proposed research is to increase the fatigue life of pre-deformed high-strength steel components in lifting equipment and heavy-duty machinery. To this purpose, the effect of the pre-deforming process as well as surface treatments after forming will be studied using an extensive fatigue testing campaign. From these experimental observations and numerical data, design recommendations on the pre-deforming process and ...

The mechanical properties of NbC based cermets are closely linked with the chemical composition of the secondary carbide addition and the carbon content of the NbC phase, as well as the processing conditions. The proposed research is aiming to understand the processing-microstructure-properties correlations of NbC-based cermets, doped with secondary carbides as a function of the metal binder content and (Co, Ni, Fe) composition.

This research focuses on understanding and estimating the effects of residual stresses induced by Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) technique and subsequent corrective machining process on fatigue/fretting fatigue lifetime. To do so, a finite element toolkit will be developed to chain together several manufacturing processes to achieve a final finished product, following the fatigue/fretting fatigue lifetime estimation of the final ...

Historic buildings of reinforced concrete (RC) served for a long time, and most of them have already exceeded the reasonable service life. There is an urgent need to carry out conservation and reinforcement. Material properties, construction technology and structural design methods of ancient RC buildings are distinct from those of modern RC buildings, therefore, evaluation method and reinforcement technology aimed at modern RC buildings ...

There is a growing interest in predicting of various mechanical failure modes of infrastructures. The importance of managing ageing infrastructures has gained public’s interest in light of catastrophic incidents. Fatigue phenomenon is one of the complex mechanical failure mode, which occurs in combination of different influential parameters. The application of stress-based criteria for high cycle fatigue or plastic strain-based criteria for ...

Planning actions under uncertainty has always played a significant part in robotics. As robots become more prevalent in dynamic home, industrial, and harsh environmental settings, they will be increasingly required to make independent decisions about how to accomplish their tasks, very often under (severe) uncertainty. Sources of uncertainties in robotics are derived from sensor noise, uncertain actuators, and uncertainties in environmental ...

My research mainly focuses on the development of hybrid self-assembled materials based on cellulose nanocrystals and inorganic nanoparticles.The thermodynamic driving forces and kinetic limitations of nanoparticle self-assembly to be able to create nanostructured materials in bulk and on surfaces with full control over the desired deposition pattern for applications in sensors, catalysts, and supercapacitors will be investigated.

AM(Additive manufacture) technology is currently altering many industrial operations, among which many have found applications in medicine, dentistry and so on. However, AM technology is used mostly in fabrication of polymeric or metallic materials, and the processing of ceramics is much more difficult than polymer and metal 3D-printing. So, in my work, exploring the potential of AM to fabricate zirconia restorations will be the most ...