Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland (Institute of Materials Science and Applied Mechanics)
Address: Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, POLANDURL: http://www.pwr.wroc.pl/index.dhtml
Company: Wroclaw University of Technology - WUT (http://www.portal.pwr.wroc.pl/index,242.dhtml) , Institute of Materials Science and Applied Mechanics (IMSAM), Continuum Mechanics Division (CMD)
Activity Details: Continuum Mechanics Division (CMD) performs activities in several fields: methods of experimental mechanics, modelling of processes in mechanics, strength of materials, fracture mechanics and the fatigue of materials, energy hypothesis of fatigue, measurement of energy and damping, rheology, Smart Materials (Ferro- and Magnethoreological Fluids, Giant Magnetostrictive Materials, Magnetocaloric Materials), magnetovision as new NDT, application of cross effects (Villari Effect, Thompson Effect), energy harvesting, plasticity induced martensitic transformation, high pressure vessels for hydrogen and methane as car fuels, reinforced composite structures, dimensional analysis and theory of similarity, biomechanics, dynamics of mechanical systems, constitutive hypotheses, elasticity and plasticity theory, materials technology (nano-materials, new plastics and their technology, changes in microstructure and material properties, sol-gel technology).
Contact person: Jerzy KALETA, Ph.D., D.Sc., Eng., Prof. of WUT, Head of Continuum Mechanics Division, Adress: Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370 Wroclaw, POLAND, e-mail:jerzy.kaleta@pwr.wroc.pl
