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Contact Details: POLITEHNICA University of Timisoara Department
Mechanics and
Strength of Materials
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Liviu Marsavina - Professor at the Department Mechanics and Strength of Materials from
POLITEHNICA University of Timisoara, ROMANIA
Biographical Sketch
Year and place of birth: 1963, Anina, ROMANIA
Education
MEng in Manufacturing Engineering - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, POLITEHNICA University of Timisoara, ROMANIA, 1988
MSc in Experimental Stress Analysis - University Politehnica of Bucharest, ROMANIA, 1994
PhD in Strength of Materials, Elasticity and Plasticity - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, POLITEHNICA University of Timisoara, ROMANIA, 1998
Advanced courses in ”Fracture Mechanics in Structural Concrete” - 1997 and ”Multiscale Modeling of Damage and Fracture Processes in Composite Materials” - 2004 at International Center for Mechanical Sciences, CISM Udine, ITALY
NATO Advanced Study Institute “Multiscale Phenomena In Plasticity: from Experiments to Phenomenology”, Ouranoupolis, GREECE, 1999
Course “Optical Methods in Solid Mechanics” Departament of Mechanical Engineering, Loughborough University, UK, 2000
PECO Workshop IE – W03 “Best Practice of Advanced Fracture Assessment”, Petten, NEDERLAND, 2003
Professional Experience
1988 - 1990, Mechanical Engineer at Electrical Instruments Manufactory from Timisoara, ROMANIA
1990 - 1996, Assistant Professor at Department Strength of Materials, University “POLITEHNICA” Timisoara, ROMANIA
1996 - 1999, Lecturer at Department Strength of Materials, University “POLITEHNICA” Timisoara, ROMANIA
1999 - 2006, Senior Lecturer at Department Strength of Materials, University “POLITEHNICA” Timisoara, ROMANIA
2000, Postdoctoral researcher at Department of Mechanical Engineering, Loughborough University, UK
2001 - 2002, Research Associate at Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Sheffield, UK
from 2006, Professor at Department Strength of Materials, University “POLITEHNICA” Timisoara, ROMANIA
2007 - 2008, Experienced Researcher in Marie Curie ToK at Lublin Univeristy of Technology, POLAND
Research Interests
The application of Fracture Mechanics to Engineering
Structures
Fatigue Life Assessment
Finite Element Method for calculating the Fracture Parameters
Experimental Fracture Mechanics
Main Research Projects
Fracture Mechanics Researches for Strength Elements in Different
Loading and Temperature Conditions, World Bank Grant, 1997 - 2000
Optimization of the Strength Structures, World Bank Grant,
1998
New Technologies in Fatigue Studies, World Bank Grant, 1999 - 2001
The Evaluation of the Safety of the Strength Structures, Romanian
Ministry of Research and Technology Grant, 1999
The Durability of the Rail Systems, Romanian Ministry of Education Grant, 2000 -
2001
Numerical Elasto - plastic analysis of the Bimaterial interface cracks and
joints, Romanian Ministry of Education support for a Postdoctoral Research at
Loughborough University, UK, 2000
Thermoelastic Methodology for Fatigue Life Assessment, EPSRC Grant, Sheffield
University, UK, 2001 - 2002
Thermoelastic Stress Analysis Laboratory, TESAL Grant, Sheffield University, UK,
2002
Nonlinear Analysis of the Tire Safety Ring, Continental Gmbh Germany sponsorship, 1999 - 2000
Numerical Modeling and Experimental Testing of Composite Materials under Dynamic and Fatigue conditions, Marie Curie Research Fellowship, Lublin University of Technology, Poland, 2007 - 2008
Reliability of Interfaces on Composite Materials, FP7 European Reintegration Grant, University “POLITEHNICA” Timisoara, ROMANIA, 2009-2011
Micro-mechanical modeling of cellular materials with refinements ob fracture and damage, PCE, 2011-2014
Selected Publications
Dumitru I., Babeu T., Babeu S., Marsavina L., "Effect of prestressing
on Durability at Repeated Impacts", Proceedings of the Euromech 386,
Verlag, 1999, p.261-268
Ekman M.J., Marsavina L., Nurse A.D.,
Complex
Fracture parameters for an Interface Crack Between Two hardening Materials,
Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, Vol.23, 7,
2000, p.619-630
Marsavina L., Tomlinson R.A.,
Thermoelastic
investigation for Fatigue Life Assessment, 2002 SEM Annual Conference CD
ROM, Milwakee, # 94
Marsavina L., Nurse A.D.,
Similarities
between Small-Scale Yielding interfacial free - edge joint and crack tip
field, Facta Universitatis, Series: Mechanics, Automatic Control
and Robotics, Vol. 3, No. 13, 2003, p. 623 - 634
Tomlinson R.A., Marsavina L.,
Thermoelastic
investigations for fatigue life assessment, Experimental
Mechanics, Volume 44, Number 5 / October,
2004, p. 487 - 494
Marsavina L., Tomlinson R.A., The use of Infra – Red detectors for determination of the Fracture mechanics parameters, Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials, Vol. 6, No. 4, December 2004, p. 1323 - 1329
Marsavina L., Tomlinson R.A., Thermoelastic Stress Analysis for structural integrity assessment, Structural Integrity and Life, Vol. 4, No. 3, 2004, p. 109 - 115
Marsavina L., Constantinescu D.M., Experimental and numerical crack growth in a special geometry, ICTAM04 Warsaw, POLAND, 2004, CD Rom Proceedings, # SM9_10864
Marsavina L., Tomlinson R.A., Patterson E.A., Yates J.R., Investigation of crack closure by using thermoelastic stress analysis, Proceedings of 16th ECF, Alexandroupolis, GREECE, 2006, # 236_mar
Constantinescu D.M., Bocaneala B., Marsavina L., Three - dimensional experimental and numerical SIFs and crack growt, Proceedings of 16th ECF, Alexandroupolis, GREECE, 2006, # 221_con
Marsavina L., Nurse A.D., The asymptotic structure of small scale yielding interfacial free edge - joint and crack - tip fields, Acta Mechanica, 190, 2007, p. 115 - 131
Dumitru I., Marsavina L., Faur N., Experimental study of torsional impact fatigue of shafts, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 308 (3–5), 2007, p. 479-488
Marsavina L., Sadowski T., Effect of Biaxial Load on Crack Deflection/Penetration at Bi-material Ceramic Interface, International Journal of Fracture, 148 (1), 2007, p. 79-84
Marsavina L., Sadowski T.,
Stress Intensity Factors for an Interface Kinked Crack in a Bi-Material Plate
Loaded Normal to the Interface, International Journal of Fracture, 145
(3), 2007, p. 237-243
Marsavina L., Sadowski T.,
Dynamic fracture toughness of polyurethane foam, Polymer
Testing, 27 (8), 2008, p. 941-944
Marsavina L., Audenaert K., De Schutter G.,
Faur N., Marsavina D.,
Experimental and numerical determination of the
chloride penetration in cracked concrete,
Construction and Building Materials, 23 (1), 2009,
p. 264-274
Marsavina L., Sadowski T.,
Kinked crack at a bi-material ceramic interface
– Numerical determination of fracture parameters,
Computational Materials Science, 44 (3), 2009, p.
941-950
Marsavina L., Sadowski T.,
Fracture parameters at bi-material ceramic
interfaces under bi-axial state of stress,
Computational Materials Science, 45 (3), 2009,
p. 693-697
Dumitru I., Marsavina L., Faur N., Estimating durability of steels at repeated bending impacts, International Journal of Fracture, 157 (1-2), 2009, p. 89-100
Sadowski T., Marsavina L., Peride N., Craciun E.-M., Cracks propagation and interaction in an orthotropic elastic material: Analytical and numerical methods, Computational Materials Science, 46 (3), 2009, p. 687-693
Marsavina L., Sadowski T., Kneć M., Negru R., Non-linear behaviour of foams under static and impact three point bending, International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, 45 (10), 2010, p. 969-975
Marsavina L., Susan-Resiga R., Faur N., Negru R., Methodology to assess integrity with application to collector copper lamellas, Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 53 (2), 2010, p. 136-144
Marsavina L., Piski T., Bimaterial Four Point Bend Specimen with Sub-Interface Crack, International Journal of Fracture, 164 (2), 2010, p. 325-332
Sadowski T., Marsavina L., Multiscale modelling of two-phase Ceramic Matrix Composites, Computational Materials Science, 50 (4), 2011, p. 1336-1346
Marsavina L., Sadowski T., Faur N.,
Numerical investigation of the stress field near a crack normal to ceramic-metal
interface, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, 25 (2), 2011,
p. 309-315
Serban D.-A., Marsavina L., Silberschmidt
V.V.,
Response of semi-crystalline thermoplastic
polymers to dynamic loading: A finite element study,
Computational Materials Science, 64, 2012, p.
116-121
Negru R., Muntean S., Marsavina L., Susan-Resiga R., Pasca N., Computation of stress distribution in a Francis turbine runner induced by fluid flow, Computational Materials Science, 64, 2012, p. 253-259
Sadowski T., Marsavina L., Craciun E.-M., Kneć M., Modelling and experimental study of parallel cracks propagation in an orthotropic elastic material, Computational Materials Science, 52 (1), 2012, p. 231-235
Marsavina L., Nurse A.D., Braescu L., Craciun E.-M., Stress singularity of symmetric free-edge joints with elasto-plastic behaviour, Computational Materials Science, 52 (1), 2012, p. 282-286
Sinescu C., Marsavina L., Cernescu A.,
Asymptotic stress field for the interface
between teeth and different restorative materials,
Computational Materials Science, Volume 59, June 2012,
Pages 57-64
Petrova V. E., Marsavina L., Sadowski T.,
Revisit of compact Mode II crack specimen:
Analysis and fracture interpretation,
Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 59(1), 2012,
p. 41-48
Serban D.-A., Marsavina L., Silberschmidt
V.V.,
Behaviour of semi-crystalline thermoplastic
polymers: Experimental studies and simulations,
Computational Materials Science, 52 (1), 2012, p.
139-146
Birsan M., Sadowski T., Marsavina L., Linul
E., Pietras D.,
Mechanical behavior of sandwich composite beams
made of foams and functionally graded materials,
International Journal of Solids and Structures, 50 (3–4),
2013, p. 519-530
Main Teaching Subjects
Strength of Materials
Fracture Mechanics and Structural Integrity
Numerical and Experimental Stress Analysis
International Cooperation
Wolfson School of
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, UK,
Postdoctoral Research, 2000, Leonardo da Vinci program 2005
Department of Mechanical
Engineering, University of Sheffield, UK, Postdoctoral
Research, 2001 - 2002
Dipartamento di Ingegneria Strutturale, Universita degli Studi di Cagliari, ITALY, Erasmus/Socrates program, 2000 - 2009
Dipartamento di Meccanica e Tecnologie Industriali, Universita degli Studi di Firenze, ITALY, Erasmus/Socrates program, 2004 - 2009
Magnel Laboratory for Concrete Research, Gent University, BELGIUM, Bilateral research project Romania - Flandra, 2005 - 2007
Departament de Resistència de Materials i Estructures a l'Enginyeria, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, SPAIN, Erasmus/Socrates program, 2000 - 2001
Miguel Altuna Institutua, Bergara, SPAIN, Leonardo da Vinci, 2003 - 2007
Faculty of Civil and Sanitary Engineering, Lublin University of Technology, POLAND, Marie Curie Transfer of Knowledge, 2007 - 2008