1. Project title: PRediction Of daMage evolution IN ENgineering sTructures
2. Acronym: PROMINENT
3. Sub-program: Engineering and technological sciences
4. Participating Scientific and Research Organizations (SROs) and their acronyms:
Faculty of Engineering; University of Kragujevac – FINK
Institute for Information Technologies; University of Kragujevac – IITKG
5. Principal Investigator (PI): Dr. Miroslav Živković, Full Professor
6. Abstract:
Nowadays, engineering structures are more complex, so advanced tools are needed to satisfy safety demands in the design process. If the loading conditions are out of the prescribed range, non-permissible deformation occurs, and structures become damaged, which can cause failure. Therefore, the prediction and prevention of damage-induced failure are mandatory. Experiments are often expensive or impracticable, so computational modeling tools can be used as a complementary solution for predicting the damage and failure of structures due to accidental loadings or deterioration due to corrosion. There are many Finite Element Method simulation software, but neither has the features of advanced Phase-Field damage Modeling (PFM) as a general novel approach to predict damage and health monitoring through integration into Building Information Model (BIM) and Digital Twin (DT) solution. The PROMINENT team will develop a new PFM-based software tool, PAK-DAM, specialized for predicting damage evolution in engineering structures, including contact and coupled problems loading and boundary conditions. It will be possible to extend the application to cutting-edge materials such as Shape Memory Alloys. The PAK-DAM simulation results will be ready for integration into the BIM and DT systems. Testing specimens will be investigated under static and dynamic loading scenarios to identify material parameters for software calibration. The verification will be proposed by comparing the simulation, experimental results, and case studies from the literature. The PAK-DAM software tool will improve the structural design process and increase the visibility of the PROMINENT team. It will be essential for the safety, design reviews, integrity, reliability assessment, and health monitoring of infrastructural objects such as dams, bridges, buildings, water towers, and engineering structures in automotive, aircraft, airspace, ships, biomedical, and electric power industries.
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05.04.2024. DEEP TECH science day at Faculty of Engineering, University of Kragujevac
The aim of the event was to promote innovations developed by the researchers and professors of the University of Kragujevac, as well as student teams and teams of The First Grammar School of Kragujevac and The First Technical School.
Small and medium-sized enterprises, Start-ups as well as well established private companies also presented their new technical solutions.
The DEEP TECH science day was also a great opportunity to present PROMINENT project to professors, researchers, and students of the University of Kragujevac.
Many of the successful engineers representing their innovations at DEEP TECH day, are former students of Faculty of Engineering, so the PROMINENT team members discussed possible commercial application of the research carried out as a part of the project.
Students of The First Grammar School of Kragujevac and The First Technical School showed great interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) careers, and hopefully some of them one day might become our future collogues.
26.03.2024. Science and inovation day at University of Kragujevac
The Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, in collaboration with the Innovation Fund of the Republic of Serbia, Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia, and the Center for the Promotion of Science is organizing Science and Innovation Days in cities across Serbia as part of the “Serbia, Land of Science, Land of Innovation”. project. The aim is to raise awareness about the importance of investing in science, technological development, and innovation, and the potential they hold for our country.
One such event was held on 26.03.2024. at the University of Kragujevac. On behalf of the Ministry of Science, Technological Development, and Innovation, the attendees were greeted by Vladimir Radovanović, Deputy Minister of Science, Technological Development, and Innovation in the Sector for Innovation, Technology Transfer, and Technological Development.
As part of the Science and Innovation Day, support programs of the Innovation Fund of the Republic of Serbia, Science Fund of the Republic of were presented, as well as tax reliefs intended for those engaged in the development of innovations and research.
Present professors, researchers, and students had the opportunity to familiarize themselves with examples of good practice in the field of science and innovation, and to hear more information about the Competition for the Best Technological Innovation.
The Science and Innovation Day provided visitors with comprehensive access to information relevant to the development of their research and business ideas, gave them the opportunity to network with relevant experts, and motivated them to continue to engage in science and research work and to commercialize the results of their work using available resources.
The Science and Innovation Day was also a great opportunity to present PROMINENT project to professors, researchers, and students of the University of Kragujevac.
28.02.2024. Lecture on Phase field modelling
During the “Days of Mechanics” scientific meeting organized by Serbian society for mechanics and Mathematical institute of SANU (Serbian academy of science and art), One of the lecturers was Prof. Dr. Vladimir Dunić. The topic of his lecture was “Phase-field damage modeling in engineering materials“. The lecture started with a short introduction to theory of the phase field method, the basics of elastic and elasto-plastic model of the phase field for metals, but also covered a model for alloys with the shape memory properties, which include presentation of plans for numerical implementation in PAK-DAM software based on the Finite Element Method, and other activities within the PROMINENT project.
