Mechanical Behaviour of Materials (MBM)
Research, Knowledge Transfer & Consultancy
The Mechanical Behaviour of Materials (MBM) laboratory has an international reputation for applied research into fatigue and fracture of engineering materials and components, work has been carried out for over 30 years with industrial collaborators, including Rolls Royce plc, the US Air Force, the MOD, QinetiQ, GKN Westland Aerostructures, amongst others. The group thrives on a culture of close collaboration with industry, while sustains research excellence by developing fundamental research programmes supported by the Research Councils (EPSRC, MRC, Royal Society, and UK Charities) as well as industrially sponsored projects.
Medium to long-term research and knowledge transfer projects as well as short-term consultancy work are available primarily but not exclusively on:
- Fatigue crack growth and threshold
- Fatigue and creep at elevated temperature
- Fracture toughness testing of materials and interfaces
- Fatigue life assessment of components and structures
- Multi-axial and mixed mode fatigue and fracture
- Failure analysis of engineering and biological systems
- Fatigue of artificial hip and knee joints
- Finite element analysis
- Residual stress and thermal shock analysis
Further details please see the latest research report below or contact: Professor Jie Tong