Impact Engineering

Marcilio Alves graduated in Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil, in 1983, where he also obtained his Master Degree. His Doctoral Degree is from The University of Liverpool Impact Research Centre in 1996 under the guidance of Prof. N. Jones. Back in Brazil, he established at the University of Sao Paulo the Group of Solid Mechanics and Structural Impact. He obtained various grants, which supported his research activities in the areas of structural impact, material characterisation and non–linear finite elements. He published many articles in scientific journals and conferences, covering theoretical, experimental and numerical aspects of non–linear dynamics. He edited four books on Structural Impact and Solid Mechanics, established a biennial cycles of conferences in Solid Mechanics and in Impact Loading of Lightweight Structures. He is the Editor–in–Chief and Founder of the Latin American Journal of Solids and Structures and acts in the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Impact Engineering and of the Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. He has been publishing with authors from different universities of Brazil, UK, Germany, Bulgaria, China, South Africa, Belgium, Australia and Norway. He is Professor at University of Sao Paulo and currently Executive Director of its Foundation.

1. Introduction to structural impact
2. Rigid body impact
3. One–dimensional elastic waves and impact of bars
4. Elasto–dynamics of beams
5. Visco–plastic dynamics of beams and plates
6. Axial impact in shells and plastic waves
7. Material behavior and failure
8. Linear finite elements analysis
9. Nonlinear finite elements analysis
10. Scaling
11. Impact engineering