25 Mar AMADE-Universitat of Girona in the fight against the COVID-19
Research groups at the Universitat of Girona (AMADE, GREP and LEPAMAP) also contribute in the fight against the COVID-19 with 3D printing visors for healthcare staff. ...
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16 Feb MASTER MMS’S SEMINARS: INVITED PROFESSORS 2019/2020
During the week of March 2nd-8th, and in the framework of the Master’s Mechanics of Materials and Structures we will receive the visit of two leading researchers on composites: Dr. Michael May ( Ernst‐Mach‐Institut, EMI ) and Dr. Bruno Castanié (University of Toulouse ). DR. MICHAEL MAY. Head of Department Materials...
11 Nov Visit of Dr. Ernesto Zumelzu Delgado
During the week of November 11th-15th, and in the framework of the Master’s Mechanics of Materials and Structures, we will receive the visit of Dr. Ernesto Zumelzu Delgado from the Universidad Austral de Chile (https://www.uach.cl/). Dr. Zumelzu is the coordinator of the Master studies of:...
05 Nov Research stay of Prof. Peter Bischoff
Prof. Peter Bischoff, from the University of New Brunswick, in Canada, has been in a research visit with the AMADE Group during September and October 2019. Prof. Bischoff is widely recognized for his work on deflection calculation of reinforced concrete (RC) structures, and his visit...
17 Oct New project: 3D Printing of Strong Fiber Reinforced Polymers (3dpSTRONG)
High performance fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) composites are at increasing demand in key industry sectors (e.g., aerospace, automotive) due to modern lightweight design strategy, which triggers reduced structural weight while preserving the high mechanics performances; reduced fuel consumption and consequent reduced NOx emission; and increased...
22 Jul The PhD thesis “Improving compression after impact response of composite laminates through ply level hybridization with thin plies and unsymmetrical designs” has been presented by Aravind Sasikumar
Aravind Sasikumar has achieved his PhD Degree July 18th in the conference hall of the Polytechnic School of the University of Girona after presenting his thesis “Improving compression after impact response of composite laminates through ply level hybridization with thin plies and unsymmetrical designs”. The main...
15 Jul Presentation of Dr. Gerard Guillamet
Last 10th July, Dr. Gerard Guillamet, who did his PhD in AMADE, has been invited to our facilities to give a seminar on "Residual Strength and Structural Health monitoring using High Performance Computing”, a research he is currently developing at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC)....
05 Jul Presentation of the PhD dissertation “X-ray Tomography Investigation of the Impact Damage Mechanism of Thin-Ply Composites and the Use of Veils to Improve their Impact Tolerance” by Santiago García Rodríguez
On June 28th , Santiago García has presented his PhD thesis in the conference hall of the Polytechnic School. This contribution has focused on understanding how ply-thickness affects the out-of-plane response of thin quasi-isotropic non-crimp fabric laminates and on enhancing the impact tolerance of the...
29 Abr Unsymmetrical stacking sequences as a novel approach to tailor damage resistance under out-of-plane impact loading
It can be said that it is common wisdom that laminates must be symmetric. However, in some special cases, the use of unsymmetrical laminates can be of advantage when the load cases induce unevenly distributed stresses. This recent contribution by AMADE members has explored this...
29 Abr Virtual calculation of the B-value allowables of notched composite laminates.
The Composite Structures issue of last March includes a paper that addresses the problem of defining the design parameters (B-basis design allowables) that are to be used in notched configurations of CFRP laminates. The allowables must account for the manufacturing, geometrical and microstructure variability. Usually,...