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WCFA2013 & PUM05
Lecturers
- Robert Basan - University of Rijeka, Faculty of Engineering - Croatia
- Filippo Berto - University of Padova - Italy
- Marina Franulović - University of Rijeka, Faculty of Engineering - Croatia
- Patrik Huter - Montanuniversität Leoben - Austria
- Jan Kohout - University of Defence - Czech Republic
- Hynek Lauschmann - Czech Technical University in Prague - Czech Republic
- Paolo Lazzarin - University of Padova - Italy
- Marko Nagode - University of Ljubljana - Slovenia
- Jan Papuga - Czech Technical University in Prague - Czech Republic
- Milan Růžička - Czech Technical University in Prague - Czech Republic
Profiles
Robert Basan
 | University of Rijeka, Faculty of Engineering - Croatia | |
| Employed: | Assistant Prof. at the Department of Mechanical Enginering Design, Faculty of Engineering, University of Rijeka since 2009 | |
| Academia: | D.Sc. (2009) Fatigue and damage of the gear tooth flank | |
| Focus: | Characterization and estimation of cyclic/fatigue behaviour and parameters, Estimation methods, Material properties databases | |
| Other: | Founder and leader of MATDAT.COM project (Web-based collaborative platform for gathering and exchange of material data and knowledge) | |
| Lecture: | Methods, resources and tools for obtaining cyclic and fatigue material parameters | |
Filippo Berto
 | University of Padova - Italy | |
| Employed: | Since 2006 aggregate Professor at University of Padua | |
| Academia: | He finished his Ph.D. thesis in 2005 at the University of Florence, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering | |
| Focus: | Notch Mechanics, Fatigue strength of welded joints, Local criteria based on SED | |
| Lecture: | From Neuber's fictitious notch concept to the averaged SED on a control volume (with Paolo Lazzarin) | |
Marina Franulović
 | University of Rijeka, Faculty of Engineering - Croatia | |
| Employed: | University of Rijeka, Faculty of Engineering since 1997, Associate professor since 2013 | |
| Academia: | Mag. Ing. (1995), M.Sc. (2003), D.Sc. (2008) | |
| Focus: | Material behavior, Parameter identification, Genetic algorithm, Gears | |
| Lecture: | Practical use of genetic algorithm for deriving parameters of more complex fatigue models | |
Patrik Huter
| Montanuniversität Leoben - Austria | ||
| Employed: | since 2011 PhD student at Montanuniversität Leoben, Chair for mechanical Engineering | |
| Academia: | MSc (2011) Design and Construction of a Test Rig for in-situ Microstructural Crack Growth Observation | |
| Focus: | Thermomechanical Fatigue in automotive and power plant applications; TMF and LCF life time and material behaviour analysis and testing | |
| Lecture: | Advanced Life Prediction of TMF Treated Components | |
Jan Kohout
 | University of Defence in Brno - Czech Republic | |
| Employed: | Department of Mathematics and Physics, Faculty of Military Technology, UoD in Brno since 2004 (Military Academy since 1995) | |
| Academia: | Professor (Materials Sciences and Engineering) since 2009 | |
| Focus: | Interrelations among mechanical properties and structure of materials, regression of experimental dependences in materials science | |
| Lecture: | Some pitfalls of S-N curve fits and rough construction of its tolerance bands | |
Hynek Lauschmann
 | Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague - Czech Republic | |
| Employed: | FNSPE CTU Prague, Dept. of Materials since 1979, Associate professor since 2003 | |
| Academia: | Ing. (Physical Engineering, 1979), CSc. (1986), Doc. (2003) | |
| Focus: | Fractography of fatigue fractures, fatigue crack growth, applications of image analysis in material research | |
| Lecture: | Textural Fractography of Fatigue Fractures | |
Paolo Lazzarin
 | University of Padova - Italy | |
| Employed: | Since 2000 full professor at University of Padua | |
| Academia: | Since 1 January 2012, he is European editor of the journal Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures | |
| Focus: | Notch Mechanics, Fatigue strength of welded joints, Local criteria based on SED | |
| Lecture: | From Neuber's fictitious notch concept to the averaged SED on a control volume (with Filippo Berto) | |
Marko Nagode
 | University of Ljubljana - Slovenia | |
| Employed: | University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Aškerčeva 6, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia (1992 - ...) | |
| Academia: | He finished his Ph.D. thesis in 1998 at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. | |
| Focus: | Thermo-mechanical fatigue, machine elements, reliability & maintainability, finite mixture distributions | |
| Lecture: | Thermo-mechanical fatigue - damage operator approach | |
Jan Papuga
 | Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague & Evektor spol. s r.o. - Czech Republic | |
| Employed: | FME CTU in Prague (2007-...); Evektor, spol. s r.o. (2006-...); ŠKODA VÝZKUM, s.r.o. (2005-2006); Kappa 77, s.r.o. (2003-2004) | |
| Academia: | He finished his Ph.D. thesis in 2006 at the FME CTU in Prague. | |
| Focus: | Multiaxial fatigue, fatigue in notches, fatigue computation methods | |
| Other: | Developer of PragTic fatigue freeware, chairman of WCFA&PUM meetings, secretary of DTMA 2011 workshop, leader of FADOFF (Fatigue Analysis Documentation Office) project (2011-2014) | |
| Lectures: | Practical Aspects of Fatigue Prediction Multiaxial Fatigue | |
Milan Růžička
 | Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague - Czech Republic | |
| Employed: | FME CTU in Prague (1983-...) - Head of Institute for Strength and Elasticity (2005-...) at Dept. of Mechanics, Biomechanics and Mechatronics | |
| Academia: | He finished his Ph.D. thesis in 1984 at the FME CTU in Prague, habilitation 1999 (Doc.), 2005 (Prof.). | |
| Focus: | Fatigue in notches, fatigue of welded structures, composite structures, fatigue in composites, use of optical fibres, structural health monitoring | |
| Other: | Secretary of the Czech Society for Mechanics, program director of WCFA&PUM meetings | |
| Lecture: | Basics of Fatigue and Fatigue Prediction | |
papuga@pragtic.com, last update: September 13, 2013