Structural Integrity and MEchanical Design group Polytechnic Department of Engineering and Architecture (DPIA)
Structural Integrity and MEchanical Design group

Lab

Advanced numerical and experimental methods are developed and employed within the group to advance scientific knowledge in this field and exploit their potential in practical industry-oriented applications. 

3D printing
3D printing
FEM modelling
FEM modelling
Microtensile testing
Microtensile testing
Failure analysis
Failure analysis

Currently, SIMED lab is equipped with the following software to solve specific problems.

  • ANSYS (Cyclic elasto-plastic analyses, thermo-mechanical analyses, time-dependent structural problems, contacts and other non-linear behaviors)
  • COMSOL (Crack propagation, structural problems, thermo-mechanical problems, processes governed by PDEs)
  • Open-source FEM (Contour Method for the evaluation of residual stress and generic structural simulations)
  • Simufact (Manufacturing processes simulation)
  • Autodesk package (2D/3D modelling)

The experimental capabilities of the lab are rapidly growing. Current available equipments:

  • UltiMaker S5 Pro 3D printer
  • Deben microtensile stage - 5 kN load cell

SIMED actively carries out experimental activities exploiting capabilities offered by several collaborators, both within the University of Udine and outside.