Advanced materials and energetic structures design group

group leader

prof. dr. sc. Lovre Krstulović-Opara

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associates

izv. prof. dr. sc. Tonči Piršić

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mag. ing. Petra Bagavac

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Research Topics

  1. development, dynamical testing and thermographic evaluation of novel auxetic cell structures with negative Poisson ratio
  2. evaluation of energy absorption performances of metal cellular structures produced by classical foaming and rapid prototyping
  3. nondestructive thermographic testing of metals and composites based on active infrared thermography and Xenon flashes
  4. development of advanced computational methods for signal processing and filtering of thermal images used in non-destructive testing
  5. design, optimization and testing of hybrid aluminum facades
  6. design of hybrid aluminum renewable energy wind and solar systems
  7. design of extruded aluminum structural members
  8. design of structural components subjected to fatigue

Description of Laboratory and equipment

  • Servo-hydraulic dynamic load frame INSTRON – quasistatic, fatigue and dynamic testing of materials and structures
  • cooled middle-wave infrared InSb infrared camera Flir SC 5000 – enables thermographic NDT and tracing of yielding process in materials
  • Xenon flash lamp 6 kJ – generates heat flow in metals used for thermographic NDT of materials and structures
  • HBM MGC plus – multi-channel amplifier for strain gauges and thermo-couples
  • NDT equipment – ultrasound testing, penetrant testing, magnetic particles inspection visual testing
  • Nextengine 3D scanner
  • Krautkramer DM 4 – thickness measuring gauge
  • Krautkramer USM Go – A scan ultrasound device
  • UCI AlphaDur mini – Vickers hardness testing equipment
  • Graphical workstations for modelling and design of aluminum structural members including software for design and analysis of aluminum profiles tools
  • Equipment for analysis and synthesis of hybrid solar panels and mini wind turbines
  • Equipment for glass and ventilated facades performance testing
  • 1,5 kW mini solar power plant
  • Solar panels performance testing equipment ( KIMO France)
  • Solar radiation performance measuring equipment with wind measuring equipment (KIMO France)
  • Multichannel temperature measuring equipment (PICO GB)
  • Heat conduction measuring e         equipment (GreenTEQ, Swiss)
  • 3D scanner for scanning of aluminum cross sections
  • 3D rapid prototyping equipment –hot wire method
  • CNC mill for Al profiles rapid prototyping
project title

ADVSTRUCT

Project research activities

Research and development of energy absorption performances of auxetic structures with negative Poisson’s ratio. Evaluation of dynamical material characteristics of unidirectional cellular structures produced by explosive contraction technology. Evaluation of cellular structures obtained by rapid prototyping of metals such as titanium, copper and aluminum. Development of thermographic non-destructive testing methods for composites and metals including development of image processing algorithms. Further development of Xenon flesh light active thermography for non-destructive testing of metal structures.

Development of intelligent interactive facade systems based on on-site testing and measurements that are part of PoC project. Integration of hybrid system to ventilated modular facades.

Research and development of innovative methodology for numeric and experimental evaluation of energy performances of passive and active building facades (within UNISTEM CEKOM project).

Development of modular structural concept of hybrid modulus for production of electrical energy from photovoltaic and small-wind-turbine systems.