Name: Luís Filipe Martins Menezes
Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica
Centro de Engenharia Mecânica da Universidade de Coimbra
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra
Pólo II da Universidade de Coimbra - Pinhal de Marrocos
3030 COIMBRA
Tel: +351 239 790700 Fax: +351 239 790701 E-mail: luis.menezes@dem.uc.pt
Synopsis
Luís Filipe Martins Menezes is “Professor Associado com Agregação” at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Coimbra (FCTUC). He is since 2005 vice-Dean of FCTUC and was till 2010 coordinator of the research unit “Centro de Engenharia Mecânica da Universidade de Coimbra” (CEMUC) (80 PhD permanent researchers). After the conclusion of its PhD, in 1995, he builds a research team in the field of the numerical simulation and computational mechanics, which allow developing at CEMUC a computational mechanics lab. This research group participate in several research networks, national and international, related to the computational mechanics applied to mechanical technology, namely to the mechanical modeling and numerical simulation of sheet metal forming. The research interest are related to the physics and mechanics of large deformation processes, computational mechanics, mechanical modeling and numerical simulation, algorithms and programming, optimization, identification and calibration of constitutive models. Up to now he was the scientific responsible of several post-doctoral programs at CEMUC and 10 PhD Thesis. In the last 15 years he was scientific Principal Investigator at CEMUC of 12 research projects with overall financial costs of around 4 000 000 Euros, all in the computational mechanics field. He is (or was) part of the research team of around 20 other research projects. He is author or co-author of around 200 publications (chapters of books, papers in international journals, conferences) in subjects related with its research activities. He is author or co-author of several codes for the numerical simulation of technological processes. In 1999 he was awarded with the European ESAFORM Scientific Prize, by the European Scientific Association for Material Forming. In 2007, its team, with the company Creative Tech, have won the prize “Concurso Nacional de Inovação BES”, in the sector of Industrial processes, with the project “d-form”.
Academic degrees:
2003 “Agregação” in Mechanical Engineering by University of Coimbra.
1995 PhD in Mechanical Engineering by University of Coimbra
1987 “Licenciatura” in Mechanical Engineering by University of Coimbra.
Previous and current scientific and/or professional activities:
2004- “Professor Associado com Agregação” at the Mechanical Engineering Department of The Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Coimbra (DEM-FCTUC).
2003-04 “Professor Auxiliar com Agregação” no DEM-FCTUC.
1995-03 “Professor Auxiliar” no DEM-FCTUC.
1989-95 “Assistente” no DEM-FCTUC.
1987-89 “Assistente Estagiário” no DEM-FCTUC.
1985-87 “Monitor” no DEM-FCTUC.
Area of scientific activity
After the PhD, in 1995, it was his concern the development of a consistent team in the field of the numerical simulation, conducting to the creation of the computational mechanics laboratory. This group participates in research networks, nationals and internationals, emphasizing the activities related with computational mechanics applied to technology, namely, mechanical modeling and numerical simulation of sheet metal forming processes.
Domain of specialization
Mechanical Engineering, specialization in computational mechanics, namely in the field of mechanical technology in sheet metal forming. Numerical methods in the simulation of sheet metal forming processes.
Present research interests
Physics and mechanics of elastoplastic large deformations. Computational mechanics. Sheet metal forming. Mechanical modeling and numerical simulation. Identification and calibration of constitutive models with evolutionary algorithms.
Other skills/activities
Programming and algorithmics. Numerical simulation of technologic processes
Software:
He is author or co-author of several finite element codes developed for the simulations of plastic deformations processes (some of them in continuous update), namely (RESSTR (1990), EPEX3D (1990), EPIM3D (1991-2004), EPIM2D (1995), HAFILM (1997-), TROTE3D (1998-2004), EDI3D (2000), TRFILM (2002-2004), DD3LT (2004), DD3IMP (1993-), DD3OSS (2001-), DD3SHAPE (2007-), DD3TRIM (2005-), DD3MESH (2009-).
Publications ISI (2009-):
M.C. Oliveira, R. Padmanabhan, A.J. Baptista, J.L. Alves, L.F. Menezes, Sensitivity Study on Some Parameters in Blank Design, Materials & Design, 30, 1223–1230, 2009.
R. Padmanabhan, M.C. Oliveira, A.J. Baptista, J.L. Alves, L.F. Menezes, Blank design for deep drawn parts using parametric NURBS surfaces, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 209, pp. 2402-2411, 2009.
R. Padmanabhan, M.C. Oliveira, A.J. Baptista, J.L. Alves, L.F. Menezes; Numerical study on the influence of initial anisotropy on optimal blank shape, Finite elements in analysis and Design, 45, pp. 71-80, 2009.
R. Padmanabhan, M.C. Oliveira, H. Laurent, J.L. Alves, L.F. Menezes; Study on springback in deep-drawn tailor-welded blanks; International Journal of Material Forming, Vol. 2 Suppl 1:829–832, 2009
R. Padmanabhan, M. C. Oliveira, J. L. Alves, L. F. Menezes; Stochastic analysis of a deep drawing process using finite element simulations; International Journal of Material Forming, Vol. 2 Suppl 1:347–350, 2009.
W. Hammami, R. Padmanabhan, M.C. Oliveira, H. BelHadjSalah, J.L. Alves, L.F. Menezes; A deformation based blank design method for formed parts, International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design, 5: 303-314, 2009.
D.M. Rodrigues, C. Leitão, L.F. Menezes; A multi-step analysis for determining admissible blank-holder forces in 3 deep-drawing operations, Materials and Design, 31, 1475–1481, 2010.
S. Thuillier, P.Y. Manach, L.F. Menezes; Occurence of strain path changes in a two-stage deep drawing process, Journal of Materials Processing Technology, 210, 226–232, 2010.
J.V. Fernandes, J.M. Antunes, N.A. Sakharova, M.C. Oliveira and L.F. Menezes, A single measurement for thin films Young’s modulus determination using depth-sensing indentation, Philosophical Magazine Letters, Vol. 90, No. 1, 9–22, January 2010.
H. Laurent, R. Grèze, M.C. Oliveira, L.F. Menezes, P.Y. Manach, J.L. Alves, Numerical study of springback using the split-ring test for an AA5754 aluminum alloy, Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, 46, 751–759, 2010.
R. Grèze, P. Y. Manach, H. Laurent, S. Thuillier and L. F. Menezes; Influence of the temperature on residual stresses and springback effect in an aluminium alloy; International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, Vol. 52, Nº 9, 1094-1100, 2010.
F.I. Pereira, M.C. Oliveira, A. Ramalho, J.L. Alves, L.F. Menezes, R. Padmanabhan, Finite Element Analysis on the Influence of Material Mechanical Properties in Local Contact Conditions, International Journal Material Forming, Vol. 3 Suppl 1:139 – 142, 2010.
A. Kolevska, R. Padmanabhan, M.C. Oliveira, J.L. Alves, L.F. Menezes, Finite element analysis of the influence of the restraining force in the draw-bend test, International Journal of Material Forming, 3 (1), 143–146, doi: 10.1007/s12289-010-0727-y, 2010
B.D. Buco, M.C. Oliveira, J.L. Alves, L.F. Menezes, K. Ito and N. Mori, Local Bifurcation and Instability Theory Applied to Formability Analysis, AIP CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, Volume: 908, Pages: 847-852, 2010.
D.M. Neto, M.C. Oliveira, J.L. Alves, L.F. Menezes, Local Interpolation for Tools Surface Description, AIP CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS, Volume: 908, Pages: 847-852, 2007, 2010.
P.A. Prates, J.V. Fernandes, M.C. Oliveira, N.A. Sakharova and L.F. Menezes, On the characterization of the plastic anisotropy in orthotropic sheet metals with a cruciform biaxial test, Journal of Physics (IOP Conference Series): Materials Science and Engineering, 10, 012142, doi:10.1088/1757-899X/10/1/012142, 2010.