Selected Problems and the Interpretation of the Application of Contoured Photoelastic Sheets to Irregularly Shaped Structural Elements

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Dr.h.c. mult. prof. Ing. František Trebuňa, CSc. is a professor of applied mechanics, Head of the Department of Applied Mechanics and Mechatronics and Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. He is author of 10 monographs, 12 university textbook, special book publications, 12 university notebooks and more than 300 publications in journals and conference proceedings at Slovakia abroad. He is author of important projects and engineering works. He received several prizes at home and abroad. He received three titles Doctor Honoris Causa (DHC) including two from foreign universities for the development of applied mechanics and mechatronics. Ing. Peter Frankovský, PhD. He is a senior assistant on Department of Applied Mechanics and Mechatronics. In 2010 he received PhD. in the field of applied mechanics. He works on scientific and research projects on the department and publishes the results in journals and conference proceedings at Slovakia and abroad. He made remarkable work on the building of laboratories and on publication of monographs and university textbook at the department. Ing. Mária Kenderová, after successful completion of her study at the SPŠS in Kosice she has started studies at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Technical university of Kosice. She graduated a bachelor-degree study in General Engineering in 2008. Thereafter she continued an engineer-degree study in Automotive Production. She defended his diploma thesis "Inovative methods of product design-design of automotive component. " in 2010. Nowadays she is a student of PhD-degree study in Applied mechanics. Ing.Kristína Masláková, she is a postgraduate student in study field Applied Mechanics and Mechatronics at Technical university in Košice. She has finished her doctoral study in study field Applied mechanics. She worked on scientific and research projects on the department and published the results in conference proceedings and journals. Now she works as a FEA Analyst/Engineer in international company DJH Engineering center, Inc. Her professional activity is oriented into the area of modeling, simulation and calculation of residual stresses and strain fields.

The Formation of the Strength of Castings including Stress and Strain Analysis

“…Another article [ 25 ] presents the selection and application of an elasto-optical coating on the surface of a selected 1-L irregularly shaped pressure vessel to determine the principal stresses and strains. It is worth noting that the role of prototypes, especially functional prototypes, has significantly increased [ 26 ], thanks to which it is possible to test selected components under operating conditions. In more complex cases, it is even worth conducting finite element analysis.…”