Orientation

Mechanics of

Solids & Structures

LMAF / LOMI / LAMMM

Mechanical Engineering

Laboratory of Applied

Mechanics and Reliability Analysis

LMAF

Prof. J. Botsis, Prof. Th. Gmür

Solids & structures : Laboratories

Laboratory of Multiscale

Mechanics Modeling

LAMMM

Prof. W. Curtin

Laboratory of Wave Mechanics and

Multi-Field interactions

LOMI

Prof. A. Spadoni

Master program: orientation Solids

Main courses (Master):

• Fracture Mechanics (Botsis)

• Dynamics of mechanical systems (Gmür)

• Mechanics of Composites (Curtin)

• Aeroelasticity (Spadoni)

• Composites technology (Bourban/Michaud, IMX)

• Integrated mechanical design (Schorderet)

Recommended options:

• Ba6: Finite element modeling and simulation (Cugnoni)

• Ma : Biomechanics of the musculosqueletal system (Pioletti)

And many other (see orientation doc on http://sgm.epfl.ch)

Solids & structures : Examples

Aeroelasticity

Aeroelasticity

Composites

Technology

Fracture Mechanics

Dynamics of mech.

systems

Mechanics of

Composites

Integrated

Mechanical design

Solids & structures : Examples

Optimization of composite structures

Solids & structures : Examples

Fracture of composite materials

Experimental characterization

Solids & structures : Examples

Fracture of composite materials

Finite element simulation

Solids & structures : Examples

CERN Large Hadron Collider / ATLAS Experiment

SCT detector composite structure

Solids & structures : Examples

SwissCube

pico satellite

Solids & structures : Examples

Multiscale modeling and Micromechanics

Example: micro electronics solder joints

Experiment FE Model

Macro scale

Micro scale

Dislocation / Atomistic scale ?

System / component scale

NICE (?) STUFF...

WILL I BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT?

COURSES:

http://sgm.epfl.ch

PROJECT TOPICS:

LMAF: http://lmaf.epfl.ch/

LOMI: http://lomi.epfl.ch

LAMMM: contact Prof W. Curtin

and then contact the responsible person for discussion.