To begin the summer of Tribomechadynamics, one week of short courses is being offered. These courses have several intended purposes:
- To ensure that participants in the research camp that are new to the field of Tribomechadynamics have the necessary skills to be successful during the short duration of their research projects.
- To offer continuing education opportunities to local industry on applied topics.
- To advance the understanding of Tribomechadynamics as a new subdiscipline within Mechanical Engineering.
The short courses for summer 2019 will be held the week of June 17th. Tentatively, the courses will include:
- Tribology, with a focus on lubrication and wear. Taught by Dr. Hamid Ghaednia. One day in duration. Topics will include bearing design and selection, lubrication selection and considerations, introduction to contact mechanics, and fundamental failure modes.
- Joint dynamics, with a focus on constitutive modeling and numerical simulation. Taught by Prof. Matthew Brake. Two days in duration. Topics will include heuristic and empirical friction models, model reduction basics, quasi-static modal analysis, state-of-practice modeling, state-of-art modeling, and numerical exercises for practical experience.
- Experimental methods, with a focus on dynamics experiments and tribology experiments. Taught by Prof. Matthew Brake. Two one day sessions. Topics will include impact hammer testing, shaker testing, modal analysis, nonlinear system identification basics, profilometer measurements and analysis, wear experiments (tribometer, fretting, etc.), and nano-indentation.
Registration for the courses will open in the spring. If you have interest in a specific topic related to Tribomechadynamics (tribology, contact mechanics, nonlinear dynamics, structural dynamics, model reduction, uncertainty quantification, etc.) that is not listed above, or for more information, contact Prof. Matthew Brake of the Mechanical Engineering Department at Rice University, brake@rice.edu.