DeMaMech: EU-Japan Collaboration in Higher Education Student Exchange Program

Offer of Research Topic

Offer from	University	Osaka University
	Faculty/Department/Institute	Department of Management of Technology, Graduate school of Engineering
	Group Name	Composite Materials
Research Theme		Damage mechanics of Composites
Brief Explanation		The woven fabric composites have some advantages like easy　handling and high lateral strength. Woven fabric laminate consist of a pile of woven layers impregnated with a resin. The research topics are to investigate an effect of the disorder of pile-up on damage development under tensile load by experiment and to analyze the FEM based on damage mechanics
Research Steps		1. Literature survey (one month) 2. Preparing of specimens (one month) 3. Study of the algorithms on damage mechanics (two months) 4. Analysis of FEM (one month)
Period		5 months
Necessary Background, Knowledge, Skills		Knowledge about composites Computer programming skills.
Further Information		http://www.mit.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp/td1/
Contact Person		Prof. Dr. Masaru ZAKO (zako@mit.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp)