LabMEc
The Computational Mechanics Laboratory located at DEMI/FCT-NOVA provides a set of Workstations and PCs to conduct research work at MSc and PhD levels involving not only commercial software for simulation but also in-house developed codes using programming languages.
HARDWARE AVAILABLE IN OUR LABORATORY INCLUDE:
1 HP Z8 G4 Workstation 256GB Intel Xeon 6242R 3.1GHz 2933MHz 20C 205W CPUx2
1 HP Z640 Workstation 128GB Intel Xeon E5-2680v4 2.4GHz 2400MHz 14C CPUx2
1 HP Z2 G5 Workstation 64GB Intel Core i9 10900K 3.7GHz 20M 10C 125W CPU
1 HP Z2 G9 Workstation 64GB Intel Core i7-13700K 3.40G 30MB 16 cores 125W CPU
1 HP Z2 G9 Workstation 64GB Intel Core i7-12700K 3.60G 25MB 12 cores 125W CPU
9 PCs intel i7
SOFTWARE AVAILABLE IN OUR LABORATORY INCLUDE:
ANSYS
LS-DYNA
Matlab
Intel HPC Toolkit
ONGOING PROJECTS INCLUDES:
Topology optimization and metal additive manufacturing unified to obtain functionally graded material structures. See more here.
Architectured and additively manufactured materials with design by topology optimization
Development of Non-conventional Polymer Composites based on Multi scale Analysis and Optimization
OUR FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE FOR PHD STUDENTS TO SUPPORT THEIR RESEARCH PLAN. EXAMPLES OF PHD THESIS ARE:
Implementation of Methodologies for Evaluating the Condition of Mechanical Systems based on the Analysis of Process Parameters
PhD in Mechanical Engineering, NOVA School of Science and Technology, UNL. PhD Grant FCT-CEE PRT/BD/153757/2021 from the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT)
Methodologies for optimal design and additive manufacturing of metamaterials combining negative property indexes. PhD in Mechanical Engineering, NOVA School of Science and Technology, UNL. PhD Grant 2021.05360.BD from the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT)
Self-Sensing Metallic Material Based on Piezoelectric Particles. PhD in Mechanical Engineering, NOVA School of Science and Technology, UNL. PhD grant UI/BD/151055/2021 from the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT)
Numerical analysis and optimization of tracheobronchial implants. PhD in Mechanical Engineering, NOVA School of Science and Technology, UNL. PhD Grant 2020.05002.BD from the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT)
Development of integrated structural-safety numerical models for aeronautic prototype certification of passenger cabin interior structures. PhD in Mechanical Engineering, NOVA School of Science and Technology, UNL. PhD Grant SFRH/BD/148862/2019 from the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT)
Multiscale optimization of non-conventional composite structures for improved mechanical response. PhD in Mechanical Engineering, NOVA School of Science and Technology, UNL. PhD grant SFRH/BD/136744/2018 from the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT)
THIS LABORATORY ALSO SUPPORTS WORKS DONE BY MASTER’S AND BACHELOR’S STUDENTS
Ongoing dissertations include topics such as Topology optimization, Multibody Dynamics, Composite materials, Biomechanics, and Mechanical vibrations.
