Skip to main content
Go to the home page of the European Commission (opens in new window)
English en
CORDIS - EU research results
CORDIS
Content archived on 2024-06-17

Deformation and fracture instabilities in novel materials and processes

Objective

The proposed RTN on Deformation and Fracture Instabilities in Novel Materials and Processes, is an outgrowth of a previous interdisciplinary TMR network on spatio-temporal instabilities occurring in a variety of materials ranging from soils and rocks to metals and polymers. The goal of the present RTN is to focus only on novel materials and processes with immediate applications to automotive and aerospace industries, manufacturing, microelectronics and surface modification technologies, as well as potential impact to nanotechnology and biotechnology. To this end, the previous TMR partnership is modified to include expertise on interdisciplinary novel materials research and engineering. The research objectives of the proposed RTN are as follows:
(i) Develop continuum, stochastic and discrete theoretical and numerical models for describing deformation and fracture instabilities occurring at nano, micro, meso, and macro scales. Fractal and wavelet analyses will be employed for bridging length scales and relating micro to macro response. Novel experiments pertaining to new predictions on pattern formation and size effects in a broad scale spectrum will be conducted. This way a true multiscale modeling approach will be available with all necessary ingredients from theoretical and applied mechanics, materials science and engineering, as well as solid state and nonlinear/statistical physics.
(ii) Revisit the PLC and PSB case-studies of deformation instabilities examined in the previous TMR and consider, in addition, multiple shear banding and crack fingering in nanomaterials for settling unresolved issues and calibrating the models developed in (i).
(iii) Apply these models to metallic foams, GLARE composites, and nanophase materials. Their implications to forming limit diagrams, chip formation, and surface processing will also be explored in relation to optimization of cost and product quality through the prevention of material failures and environ

Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)

CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques. See: The European Science Vocabulary.

You need to log in or register to use this function

Topic(s)

Calls for proposals are divided into topics. A topic defines a specific subject or area for which applicants can submit proposals. The description of a topic comprises its specific scope and the expected impact of the funded project.

Data not available

Call for proposal

Procedure for inviting applicants to submit project proposals, with the aim of receiving EU funding.

Data not available

Funding Scheme

Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.

NET - Research network contracts

Coordinator

ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI
EU contribution
No data
Address
University Campus
54006 THESSALONIKI
Greece

See on map

Total cost

The total costs incurred by this organisation to participate in the project, including direct and indirect costs. This amount is a subset of the overall project budget.

No data

Participants (7)

My booklet 0 0