Solid Mechanics

RESEARCH TOPICS

1. Applied Acoustics and Structural Dynamics

1. Dynamics of structural and mechanical systems and components subjected to vibrations and impacts. Acoustics of industrial systems and equipment. Vibrations in biomechanics and dynamics of human movement.

2. Simulation and Analysis of Mechanical Systems and Components

1. Computational, theoretical, and experimental simulations of the structural behavior of mechanical systems. Simulation in operation, structural integrity analysis and application of standards.

3. Numerical, Theoretical and Experimental Methods in Continuum Mechanics

Algorithms, numerical and experimental methodologies for the behavior of mechanical systems. Analysis and development of simulation methods and tools.

LABORATORY

• GMAP – Grupo de Mecânica Aplicada