Projects
Dynamic Modeling of Macro-Fiber Composite Transducers Integrated into Composite Structures KU Leuven
Composite structures have been already widely applied in engineering. Laminated composites using isotropic or anisotropic layers provide numerous options for designing lightweight structural components, that have high static stiffness and excellent impact resistance for automotive and aerospace products. However, lightweight structures can be susceptible to external disturbances due to mass reduction and light damping in many cases. As a ...
Model-based prediction of outbreak dynamics of nephropathia epidemica using climate and vegetation data KU Leuven
Wildlife-originated zoonotic diseases in general are a major contributor to emerging infectious diseases. Fifteen emerging zoonotic or vector-borne infections with increasing impact on humans in Europe were identified during the period 2000-2006. Global climate change may be a major contributor to the spread of these zoonotic diseases. Rodent borne hantavirus infections are part of this list. Puumala virus (PUUV), hosted by the bank vole ...
Structuring Dynamics of Peri-urban Landscape Transformation & Socio-ecological Resilience: A case in the Delhi National Capital Region, India KU Leuven
This research aims to address emerging complexities in the peri-urban system, livelihood transitions and contribution of multifunctional agriculture in the context of interdependent resilience of the rural-urban region, in the periphery of Delhi. It aims to advance the reconceptualization of resilient cities of tomorrow, by gaining a perspective on landscape transformations and socio-ecological dynamics. By critically approaching present ...
Preventive Conservation of Historic Urban Areas Addressing Cultural Values and Socio-Economic Dynamics. Case Study of the Vista Alegre District in Santiago de Cuba KU Leuven
Historic urban areas are threatened continuously by time- and context-specific political, economic, socio-cultural and technological factors that determine the changing nature of socio-economic dynamics, which in turn, also influence the meanings and perceptions of cultural values attributed these areas. Therefore, the interrelationship between cultural values and socio-economic dynamics is essential in heritage preservation. In particular, ...
Advanced bearing modelling for the numerical analysis of system-level machine dynamics KU Leuven
The last few decades have seen a growing trend towards lightweight and high performance mechanical systems. Meanwhile, the average time-to-market has been drastically reduced. These recent developments are driving the manufacturer's need to predict the dynamic machine behaviour more accurately and at an early design stage. Due to the advent of modern computational capabilities, numerical simulation tools can be used for this ...
Dynamics and phase behaviour of (non-)ideal liquid-crystals under shear KU Leuven
We will study the effect of polydispersity, flexibility, chirality and frozen in kinks on bulk flow behaviour in different LC
phases, comparing results between industrial and model systems. Large oscillatory strains and steady shear flow will be
applied to study shear-induced alignment of isotropic states and the distortion and melting of ordered LC phases. We will
use novel experimental, in situ techniques, combining rheology ...
Adaptive model reduction strategies for fast prediction and optimization of the vibro-acoustic performance of dynamical systems with damping KU Leuven
Over the past years, the dynamic and acoustic qualities of products have become an increasingly important design criterion in many industrial sectors. Moreover, in order to improve the cost-efficiency of products, lightweight designs are emerging. However, their high stiffness-to-mass ratio can often be the cause of noise and vibration problems. Therefore, it is customary to use complex damping materials such as viscoelastic and porous ...
Towards Virtual NVH Performance Assessment of Tires: Prediction of Dynamic Tire/Road Contact and Hub Forces Using a Fully Predictive Efficient Simulation Approach KU Leuven
Since it is reported that environmental noise has negative effects on the public health in the European Union, the European Commission has set a road traffic noise reduction target of 10 dB(A) by 2020. As a result, vehicle manufacturers are continuously working towards refining their car designs to help reduce traffic noise. Tire/road noise is an important contributor to the overall road traffic noise and can be divided into two categories: ...
Operational Modal Analysis Challenges in Case of Rotating Machines KU Leuven
Operational Modal Analysis (OMA) is widely employed and became an industrial standard technique for identifying the modal parameters (i.e. resonance frequencies, damping ratios and mode shapes) of mechanical structures. Its main applications are in the automotive, aerospace, civil engineering domains and many others. The advantage, if compared with Experimental Modal Analysis (EMA), is that it is not necessary to stop the machine, but its ...