Structures & Mechanical Systems
Structures & Mechanical Systems (SMS)
Novel methods and techniques for the design and optimization of structures and integrated systems.
Research Topics
Structural Design and Optimization
Inspection, Monitoring and Maintenance
Tribology, Vibrations and Acoustics
Avionics and Aerospace Engineering
Structural Design and Optimization
- Multi-scale and multi-field models, and their combination with advanced optimization and reduced order techniques for prediction of the thermomechanical behavior of new structural solutions
- Non-linear analysis of slender structures
- Nano-mechanics
Inspection, Monitoring and Maintenance
- Automatic production equipment
- Non-destructive (ND) inspection systems (in-line quality control) and tele-maintenance.
- Image-based (NDI/T) monitoring systems for analysis under static/dynamic loading.
- Structural Integrity
- Numerical methods for maintenance management/preventive maintenance, crashworthiness, degradation patterns, reliability, safety and risk analysis.
Tribology, Vibrations and Acoustics
- Basic tribology on lubricated Hertzian contacts
- Gear Tribology (low-loss torque gears, micro-cavitation damage models)
- Bearing Tribology (effects of grease and oil formulations on friction loss of torque, wear, strength and reliability)
- Efficiency of mechanical transmissions
- Numerical and experimental analysis of the vibration of structural elements with low degrees of freedom in (non)linear regime
- Modal analysis
- Acoustics
R&D Projects
Featured Publications
Rodrigues Lopes, I.A. et al. An invariant-based elasto-visco-plastic model for unidirectional polymer composites at finite strains (2022) International Journal of Solids and Structures, 236-237, art. 111292.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2021.111292
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2021.111292
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Magalhães, L.B. et al. Contribution to the physical description of supercritical cold flow injection: The case of nitrogen (2022) Acta Astronautica, 190, pp. 251-260.
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2021.09.044
DOI: 10.1016/j.actaastro.2021.09.044
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Oliveira, E.L. et. al. Experimental Aeroelastic Investigation using Piezoelectric Transducers in Wind Tunnel Testing (2022) Experimental Techniques, 46(6), pp. 1049-1059.
DOI: 10.1007/s40799-021-00529-2
DOI: 10.1007/s40799-021-00529-2
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Moita, J.S. et al. Free vibrations analysis of composite and hybrid axisymmetric shells (2022) Composite Structures, 286, art. 115267.
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2022.115267
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2022.115267
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Farahani, B.V. et al. Crack tip monitoring by multiscale optical experimental techniques (2022) International Journal of Fatigue, 155, art. 106610.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2021.106610
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2021.106610
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Global Coordinator
Francisco Manuel Andrade Pires
Other Institutional Coordinators
André Resende Rodrigues Silva
Hélder Carriço Rodrigues
Team
Afzal Suleman
Alain de Souza
Albertino Arteiro
Alberto Bizarro Martins
Ana Maria Azevedo Neves
António Joaquim Mendes Ferreira
António Ramos Andrade
Armando José Vilaça Campos
Aurélio Lima Araújo
Carlos Alberto da Conceição António
Carlos Alberto Mota Soares
Carlos Miguel da Costa Gomes Fernandes
Carmen Sguazzo
Carolina Furtado Pereira da Silva
Catarina Rosa Santos Ferreira de Castro
Cristóvão Manuel Mota Soares
Eduardo André de Sousa Marques
Elza Maria Morais Fonseca
Fernando José Parracho Lau
Fernando Luis da Silva Ferreira
Fernando Manuel da Silva Pereira das Neves
Filipa Andreia de Matos Moleiro
Francisco José Gomes da Silva
Frederico José Prata Rente Reis Afonso
Hamed Akhavan
Hernâni Miguel Reis Lopes
Hugo Filipe Diniz Policarpo
Hugo Miguel Pacheco Magalhães
Igor André Rodrigues Lopes
Isidro de Jesús Sánchez Arce
João Carlos Eloi de Jesus Pombo
Joaquim Infante Barbosa
Jorge Humberto Oliveira Seabra
Jorge Manuel Martins Barata
José Arnaldo Pereira Leite Miranda Guedes
José Augusto de Sousa Ferreira Brandão
Jose Augusto Goncalves Chousal
José Fernando Dias Rodrigues
José Firmino Aguilar Madeira
Jose Mateus Simoes Moita
José Viriato Araújo dos Santos
Leandro Barbosa Magalhães
Luís Alberto Gonçalves de Sousa
Luís António de Andrade Ferreira
Luís Carlos Ramos Nunes Pinto Ferreira
Luis Filipe Ferreira Marques Santos
Luis Miguel Ciravegna Martins da Fonseca
Luis Miguel da Cruz Simões
Luísa Maria Pimenta Abreu Costa Sousa
Luísa Natália da Encarnação Hoffbauer
Manuel Jorge Dores de Castro
Maria Amélia Ramos Loja
Maria Henriqueta Dourado Eusébio Sampaio de Nóvoa
Maria Teresa Ribeiro Pereira
Miguel Antonio Lopes de Matos Neves
Nuno Manuel Mendes Maia
Nuno Miguel Rosa Pereira Silvestre
Paulo José da Silva Tavares
Paulo Alexandre Gonçalves Piloto
Pedro Camanho
Pedro José da Silva Carvalho Pereira de Sousa
Pedro Manuel Leal Ribeiro
Pedro Miguel de Almeida Areias
Pedro Miguel Guimarães Pires Moreira
Pedro Miguel Teixeira Marques
Ramiro Carneiro Martins
Raul Duarte Salgueiral Gomes Campilho
Rui Jorge Sousa Costa de Miranda Guedes
Sónia Isabel Silva Pinto
Zuzana Dimitrovová