Editor-in-Chief

Prof. Abílio de Jesus

LAETA & Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.

Research Interests: fatigue; fracture; structural integrity; manufacturing processes; materials; machining; additive manufacturing.

Associate Editors

Prof. Raj Das

School of Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne 3000, Australia.

Research Interests: computational mechanics; finite element methods; multi-scale modelling; structural optimisation; composite materials; failure analysis; fracture mechanics; fatigue, impact mechanics; metamaterials; auxetic materials; FGM.

Prof. Dr. Ricardo Branco

Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Coimbra, CEMMPRE, ARISE, Coimbra, 3030-788, Portugal.

Research Interests: glass-fiber reinforced polymers; 3D printed polymers; fatigue of polymers; ageing effects.

Prof. Raul Duarte Salgueiral Gomes Campilho

Department of Mechanical Engineering, ISEP—School of Engineering, Polytechnic of Porto, R. Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 431, Porto, 4200-072, Portugal.

Research Interests: numerical modeling; finite element methods; cohesive zone models for fracture behavior; adhesive joint design.

Prof. Zhiping Xiong

National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Materials under Shock and Impact, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, No.5 Zhongguancun South Street, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, China.

Research Interests: steel; high-entropy alloy; solid-state phase transformation; thermomechanical treatment; strengthening mechanism; toughening mechanism; precipitation; TRIP effect; high strain rate; electron microscope.

Editorial Board Members

Prof. Jose C.M. Outeiro

Center for Precision Metrology, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, 28223, NC, USA.

Research Interests: surface integrity and its influence on the functional performance and lifespan of components; multi-physical/multi-scale modeling, simulation, and optimization of manufacturing processes; conventional and advanced machining processes; development of advanced manufacturing processes including hybrid processes; additive manufacturing; sustainable manufacturing; digital twin.

Prof. Francisco J. G. Silva

Department of Mechanical Engineering, ISEP–School of Engineering, Polytechnic of Porto, Porto, Portugal.

Research Interests: tribology; coatings; manufacturing processes.

Prof. Ana R. Reis

Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto (FEUP), FEUP campus, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 400, Porto, 4200-465, Portugal.

Research Interests: additive manufacturing; materials processing.

Prof. Tiago Emanuel Fraga Silva

INEGI - Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, INEGI, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias 400, Porto, 4200-465, Portugal.

Research Interests: material manufacturing; mechanical engineering.

Prof. Jose A.F.O. Correia

CONSTRUCT-LESE, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.

Research Interests: fatigue; structural mechanics; fracture mechanics; steel structures.

Prof. Rui F. Martins

UNIDEMI, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Nova School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Campus de Caparica, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.

Research Interests: mechanical engineering; mechanical design; mechanical behaviour of materials; structural integrity; failure analysis; fatigue at room/high temperature; fracture mechanics; creep; finite element method; numerical simulations.

Dr. Zbigniew Marciniak

Department of Mechanics and Machine Design, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Opole University of Technology, Mikolajczyka 5, Opole, 45271, Poland.

Research Interests: fatigue of materials; fracture mechanics; mechanical engineering; mechanical design; mechanical behaviour of materials; structural integrity; failure analysis.

Dr. Marek Smaga

Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering, Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Kaiserslautern-Landau, Rhineland-Palatinate, Landau, Germany.

Research Interests: metastability; microstructure; phase transformation; mechanical fatigue; functional fatigue; magneto-mechanical interaction; LCF; HCF; VHCF; MOKE; SEM; FIB; TEM; XRD.