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Proposals for Research Projects in all Scientific Domains - 2006

Mechanical Engineering - Mechanical Design

    Painel de Avaliação de Engenharia Mecânica - 2006
  • A. G. Atkins
  • Alain Bernard
  • Alain Combescure
  • Steen Krenk
  • Charles Hirsch
  • Fabio Gori
  • Andre Preumont
PTDC/EME-PME/64809/2006

Fast Level Set Algorithm Applied to Topology Optimization. Maria Alexandra dos Santos Gonçalves de Aguiar Gomes, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa). €100,000.

PTDC/EME-PME/64819/2006

Multistable Composite Structures for Application in Morphing Aircraft Structures. Afzal Suleman, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa). €142,000.

PTDC/EME-PME/64839/2006

Repair of wood structures using artificial composites. Marcelo Francisco de Sousa Ferreira de Moura, INEGI - Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial (INEGI/UP). €65,000.

PTDC/EME-PME/64913/2006

ASSESSMENT OF INTUMESCENT PAINT BEHAVIOUR FOR PASSIVE PROTECTION OF STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS SUBMITTED TO FIRE CONDITIONS. Paulo Alexandre Gonçalves Piloto, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança (IPBragança). €60,000.

PTDC/EME-PME/64984/2006

Mechanical response of advanced composites under high strain rates. Pedro Manuel Ponces Rodrigues Castro Camanho, Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC). €100,000.

PTDC/EME-PME/65009/2006

Improvement of impact energy absorption in aluminium structures using configurable thermal-induced triggers. Nuno Ricardo Maia Peixinho, Universidade do Minho (UM). €40,000.

PTDC/EME-PME/65749/2006

ORTHODONTIC MECHANICS TO CONTROL FORCE AND TOOTH MOVEMENT -DESIGN OF A NOVEL ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE. José António de Oliveira Simões, Universidade de Aveiro (UA). €100,000.

PTDC/EME-PME/66185/2006

Contact Fatigue Model for Gear Micropitting Prediction. Manuel Jorge Dores Castro, INEGI - Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial (INEGI/UP). €90,000.

PTDC/EME-PME/66549/2006

Linking the macro and micro phenomenological scales of the mechanical behaviour of syntactic foams. CARLOS ALEXANDRE BENTO CAPELA, Universidade de Coimbra (UC). €80,000.

PTDC/EME-PME/66741/2006

A frequency-temperature dependent viscoelastic constitutive model: development, experimental identification, finite element implementation and material database generation. José Dias Rodrigues, INEGI - Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial (INEGI/UP). €90,000.

PTDC/EME-PME/67022/2006

Adhesive joints for aerospace aplications. Lucas da Silva, Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC). €100,000.

PTDC/EME-PME/67071/2006

Redesign of exhaust systems for naval gas turbines. Rui Fernando Martins, Fundação da Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FFCT/FCT/UNL). €70,000.

PTDC/EME-PME/67658/2006

Design of cellular elastomeric materials for passive vibration control. Helder Carrico Rodrigues, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa). €40,000.

PTDC/EME-PME/67687/2006

PROPAFE - Design and Development of a Patello-Femoral Prosthesis. João Paulo Flores Fernandes, Universidade do Minho (UM). €140,000.

PTDC/EME-PME/67791/2006

Experimental assessment of moisture effects on aging and durability of thermosetting polymers. Rui Jorge Sousa Costa de Miranda Guedes, INEGI - Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial (INEGI/UP). €60,000.

PTDC/EME-PME/68664/2006

Mechanical, wear and fatigue properties of sintered Nanotube-based functionally graded materials. Filipe Samuel Correia Pereira da Silva, Universidade do Minho (UM). €70,000.

PTDC/EME-PME/69904/2006

Hysteretic damping as an energy parameter in gigacycle fatigue. Manuel José Moreira de Freitas, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa). €115,000.

PTDC/EME-PME/70155/2006

Development of ligament tissue reinforcements in biodegradable composite material. Rui Jorge Sousa Costa de Miranda Guedes, INEGI - Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial (INEGI/UP). €120,000.

PTDC/EME-PME/70824/2006

COMPONENTE FEMORAL DA PRÓTESE DE ANCA PARA AQUISIÇÃO DE DESCOLAMENTO IN VIVO. José António de Oliveira Simões, Universidade de Aveiro (UA). €100,000.

PTDC/EME-PME/71273/2006

Fracture behaviour of cortical bone tissue. Jose Joaquim Lopes Morais, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD). €90,000.

PTDC/EME-PME/71436/2006

Computational Modelling of Bone Structure - Application to Bone Tissue Engineering. Paulo Rui Fernandes, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa). €95,000.

PTDC/EME-PME/71488/2006

Force Identification and Transmissibility in Multiple-Degree-Of-Freedom Systems. Nuno Manuel Mendes Maia, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST/ULisboa). €50,000.

PTDC/EME-PME/72641/2006

Low friction, biodegradable and low toxicity greases for rolling bearings. ARMANDO JOSE VILAÇA DE CAMPOS, INEGI - Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial (INEGI/UP). €70,000.

PTDC/EME-PME/73357/2006

Sample Sizes for Interchangeable Production of Reverse Engineered parts. Paulo Jorge Silva Bartolo, Instituto Politécnico de Leiria (IPLeiria). €70,000.

PTDC/EME-PME/73389/2006

Low Power Loss Austempered Ductile Iron Gears. Luís Magalhães, INEGI - Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial (INEGI/UP). €120,000.

PTDC/EME-PME/73503/2006

Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Hollow-Sphere-Structures under Impact Loading. Filipe Miguel Horta e Vale Teixeira-Dias, Universidade de Aveiro (UA). €100,000.

PTDC/EME-PME/73528/2006

Numerical Modelling of the Filament Winding Process using Finite Elements Method. António Torres Marques, INEGI - Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial (INEGI/UP). €80,000.

PTDC/EME-PME/78833/2006

Fatigue Behaviour of Riveted Connections from Old Steel Bridges. Abilio de Jesus, Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC). €120,000.

PTDC/EME-PME/81229/2006

Biomechanical study of the middle ear for auditory rehabilitation. Renato Manuel Natal Jorge, Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC). €50,000.