The field of fracture mechanics deals with the prediction of crack propagation
in structures. All structures have defects such as material imperfections or
manufacturing flaws which in-service become cracks. These cracks may be unimportant
to the continued functioning of the structure or they may run catastrophically
causing great damage to property and life. Typical large structures in which
this may occur include bridges, submarines, airplanes and aerospace vehicles,
to name a few.
Analytical, numerical and experimental methods are employed in the Fracture
Mechanics Laboratory to treat fracture problems which include homogeneous materials,
bonds, interfaces and composites.
Other Academic Activities:
- 1989-1990 Chairperson, Program Committee, 31st Israel Annual Conference
on Aviation and Astronautics
- 1990-present Member, Organizing Committee, Israel Annual Conference on
Aviation and Astronautics
- 1991-present Editorial Board,
International Journal of Fracture
- 1992-1994 Representative of Associate Professors (elected), Senate, Tel
Aviv University
- 1993-1997 Chairperson, Department of Solid Mechanics,
Materials and Structures
- 2001-2005 Chairperson, Department of Solid Mechanics, Materials and
Systems
- 2001-present Israel Representative, International Congress on Fracture
- 2002-2004 Senate Representative on Board of Governors, Tel Aviv University
(elected)
- 2004-present Israel Representative,
European Association of Experimental Mechanics
- 2005-present Executive Committee Member, International
Congress on Fracture
- 2005-2007 Member of EU COST Technical Committee on Urban Civil Engineering
- 2006-present Editorial Board, Engineering Fracture Mechanics
- 2006-present Editorial Board, Strain
- 2006-present Vice President, European Structural Integrity Society
Academic and Professional Awards
- Teaching Excellence Award in Mechanical Engineering,
Tel Aviv University (1995-1996)
- Teaching Excellence Award, Faculty of Engineering,
Tel Aviv University (1998-1999)
- Honorary Fellow of the International Congress of Fracture (from 2005)
- Hanin Prize in Aeronautical Engineering (2006)
- 2006 Honorary Membership to ESIS (European Society of
Structural
Integrity)
- Incumbent, Lise Meitner Chair at Lund University, Sweden (July 2006 - December,
2006)
- Incumbent, Diane
and Arthur Belfer Chair of Mechanics and Biomechanics at
Tel Aviv University (from November, 2006)
See List of publications
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