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Mechanical & aerospace engineering Mechanics

The group's research (including solid, structural, experimental mechanics, and dynamics and vibration) connects fundamental materials science with engineering design using numerical and analytical methods, covering elasticity, plasticity, hyperelasticity, various failure mechanisms, and the dynamic behaviour of structures and mechanical systems.

The group uses state-of-the-art tools of both experimental and computational mechanics to span applications such as energy conversion materials, heterogeneous materials, biomechanics, damage and fracture mechanics, high temperature structural integrity, and structural dynamics.

Core mechanics disciplines

  • solid, structural and experimental mechanics
  • elasticity, plasticity, hyperelasticity & complex models like viscoplasticity and viscoelasticity
  • thermo-mechanical performance of materials and structures, heat transfer analysis and modelling
  • computer aided design and manufacturing (CAD & CAM), using SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor, Fusion 360, EdgeCAM
  • computational mechanics and finite element analysis, using ANSYS, ABAQUS, COMSOL
  • analytical mechanics, methods and solutions for robotics and structural dynamics

Failure & damage analysis (experimentation & modelling)

  • damage mechanics and fracture mechanics
  • failure mechanism characterisation
  • high temperature structural integrity
  • NDT, DIC, structural health monitoring, sensors

Dynamics & vibration

  • structural dynamics and modal analysis
  • vibration characterisation, testing and control
  • dynamic behaviour of mechanical and structural systems
  • fatigue and dynamic failure mechanisms
  • robotics and manipulator kinematics and dynamics
  • dynamic control and automation of mechanical systems

Application domains

  • efficient usage of a 3,500-node regional supercomputer  for large-scale computation
  • materials research: heterogeneous and advanced materials, energy conversion materials
  • solid particle mechanics: erosion, wear, and corrosion of materials
  • structural mechanics solutions for pressure vessel systems
  • medical devices, materials and systems: design, development and optimisation
  • drop testing and impact testing: experimentation and simulations
  • sub-sea engineering: hydrostatic pressure & structural integrity, pipeline connections

Contact us

Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

James Weir Building
75 Montrose Street
Glasgow, G1 1XJ

+44 (0) 141 548 4851
mae@strath.ac.uk