Fatigue assessment
I study how repeated loading damages engineering components, especially when forces act in several directions. My work develops and compares critical plane methods that connect local stresses and strains to fatigue life. The aim is to make assessments of notched and welded components more practical and reproducible.
Methods Analytical and semi-analytical models; finite element post-processing; comparison with fatigue tests.
Further studies and technical context
Welded structures and residual stresses
Welding leaves stresses in a component even before it enters service. I investigate how these residual stresses interact with applied loads and affect fatigue life. My work combines simulations and measurements to study welded joints and to relate manufacturing conditions to their structural response.
Methods Thermal–structural finite element analysis; residual stress evaluation; experimental fatigue testing.
Further studies and technical context
Additive manufacturing
I investigate the mechanical behaviour of additively manufactured structures and the thermal effects of manufacturing processes. My work includes representative structure elements for fatigue assessment and analytical descriptions of welding and metal additive manufacturing. These approaches connect process conditions, material behaviour and component-scale analysis.
Methods Analytical heat-flow models; finite element analysis; experimental characterisation.
Further studies and technical context
Materials and component testing
I characterise how materials and joints respond to static and repeated loads, including changes in temperature. Applications include polymer composites, hybrid riveted joints, automotive components and printed circuit board assemblies. The work links laboratory measurements with computational models to understand structural behaviour in engineering applications.
Methods Static and fatigue tests; strain, vibration and temperature measurements; computational modelling.
Further studies and technical context
Research projects
FABER (Fatigue Benchmark Repository)
- WG3, Fatigue Estimation Competition · Co-Leader
- WG4.3, Multiaxial fatigue · Participant
- WG5.3, Welding · Participant
An international network developing accessible fatigue datasets, benchmark sets and tools for comparing fatigue-life predictions.
Previous projects
Hybrid joints for lightweight vehicle structures
Project team member
Experimental characterisation, theoretical modelling and CAE simulation of joints between dissimilar metals.
Extrusion-based additive manufacturing
Project co-lead
Research on process optimisation for extrusion-based additive manufacturing of metal and ceramic components.
Structural integrity in automotive applications
Research contribution with Pierburg Pump Technology Italy / Rheinmetall
Research on polymer composites, elastomeric components and PCB assemblies, combining experimental assessment with computational modelling.
International collaborations
- Czech Technical University in Prague (Czech Republic)
Research visit within FABER WG6 · 2026-06
- Aarhus University (Denmark)
Circle U. mobility · 2026-01
- NTNU, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norway)
Erasmus+ research mobility · 2024-07
- Fraunhofer LBF, Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability (Darmstadt, Germany)
- Master’s thesis activity · 2017-12–2018-05
- Post-graduation employment contract · 2018-07–2018-09
- Doctoral research period · 2021-02–2021-06
Research collaborations
For potential academic or industrial research collaborations, contact me.