Summer School Fatigue and Damage Mechanics of Composite Materials

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Aims and contents:

The School aims at providing young scientists and engineers both from Academia and Industry with the unique opportunity to learn from leading international experts advances in the fatigue and damage mechanics of composite materials, comprising theoretical bases, experimental methods and examples of practical industrial applications. Particular attention will be devoted to the understanding of damage mechanisms and the paths to incorporate them into predictive models. During the five-day program, senior researchers and industry representatives will provide lectures on experimental techniques for damage investigations of polymer composites, damage evolution under fatigue, analytical and numerical modeling of damage and examples of design against damage in advanced industrial applications.



School Coordinator:

Marino Quaresimin, DTG-University of Padova - Italy



Lecturers from international research institutions and industries:

Elif Ahci, Head of Blades and Rotors Analysis Group, Airbus Helicopters - Germany

Yongxin Huang, Blade Design Engineer, Siemens Wind Power- USA

Stefan Klaus Nothdurfter, Head of Engineering, Automobili Lamborghini - Italy

Stephen Louis Ogin, Professor, University of Surrey, Guildford - UK

Marino Quaresimin, Professor, University of Padova - Italy

Ramesh Talreja, Professor, Texas A&M University - USA

Janis Varna, Professor, Luleå University of Technology - Sweden

Luca Vescovi, Automotive program manager, Dallara Automobili - Italy



Partecipants:

The course is specifically designed for Ph.D. students, young researchers and industry engineers working in the field of composite materials, who are supposed to be provided with a basic knowledge of the mechanics of composites. Diplomas will be issued on the basis of course participation and evaluation of homework assignments and will entitle Ph.D. students to 5 ECTS.



General Information:

The School will be held at the Department of Management and Engineering of the University of Padova, in Vicenza, Italy, from July 13th to July 17th, 2015.

Registration fees are 500 € (+22%VAT) for students, 1000 € (+22%VAT) for academic staff, 1600 € (+22%VAT) for industry staff. Registration fees include a course kit with teaching material, lunches and coffee breaks. The possibility to provide a limited number of grants covering the registration fees of highly qualified PhD students is being explored.