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Professor Rui M.F. Paulo

Department of Engineering Mechanics
University of Aveiro, Portugal

Research Interests:
Finite element method; Stability analyses of reinforced structures; Friction stir welding process; Machining of composite structures.

Education:
2012-2015 Ph.D Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro, Portugal
2006-2011 MSc in Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro, Portugal
1998-2004 Licentiate Degree in Biology and Geology, University of Aveiro

Selected Publications:
Rui Miguel Ferreira Paulo, “Modelling of friction stir welding processes and their influence on the structural behaviour of aluminium stiffened panels”, Ph.D dissertation, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro, 2015
R.M.F. Paulo, P. Carlone, R.A.F. Valente, F. Teixeira-Dias, G.S. Palazzo, Influence of friction stir welding residual stresses on the compressive strength of aluminium alloy plates, Thin-Walled Structures, 74, 184-190, 2014.
D. Cardoso, R.M.F. Paulo and R.A.F. Valente (GRIDS Research Group, Center for Mechanical Technology and Automation, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro, Campus De Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal), “Numerical study and design of extruded integrally stiffened panels (ISP) for aeronautic appliations subjected to blast loading”, 11th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM XI), 5th European Conference on Computational Mechanics (ECCM V), 6th European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics (ECFD VI) E. Oñate, J. Oliver and A. Huerta (Eds), Barcelona, Spain, 2014
R.M.F. Paulo, F. Teixeira-Dias, R.A.F. Valente, Numerical simulation of aluminium stiffened panels subjected to axial compression: Sensitivity analyses to initial geometrical imperfections and material properties, Thin-Walled Structures, 62, 65-74, 2013.
R. M. F. Paulo, P. Carlone, R.A.F. Valente, F. Teixeira-Dias, G. S. Palazzo, "Integrated Design and Numerical Simulation of Stiffened Panels Including Friction Stir Welding Effects", Key Engineering Materials, Vols.
554-557, pp. 2237-2242, 2013
Diogo Cardoso, Robertt Valente, R.M.F Paulo, “Numerical simulation and design of extruded integrally stiffened panels (ISP) for aeronautic applications subjected to blast loading: Sensitivity analyses to different stiffener configurations”, 2nd ECCOMAS Young Investigators Conference (YIC 2013), Sep 2013, Bordeaux, France

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