Marco Amabili
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
McGill University
Canada
Biography
Ph.D. University of Bologna, Italy M.Eng. University of Ancona, Italy
Research Interest
My main research interest is nonlinear vibrations and stability of shells with and without fluid-structure interaction. I study vibrations of shells and plates made of traditional, composite and functionally graded materials. I have a wide research approach, since I use numerical and analytical tools, as well as laboratory experiments with the most advanced instrumentation, including laser Doppler vibrometers, LMS modal analysis system and large water tunnels. Particular attention is developed in obtaining very accurate reduced-order models that can be fully studied by using bifurcation analysis. The applications of my research are in very different fields: aeronautics, aerospace, biomechanics, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, energy generation.
Publications
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M. Amabili, K. Karagiozis and M.P. Païdoussis, 2009, International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, Vol. 44, No. 3, pp. 276-289. Effect of geometric imperfections on nonlinear stability of circular cylindrical shells conveying fluid.
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M. Amabili and S. Carra, 2009, Journal of Sound and Vibration, Vol. 321, No. 3-5, pp. 936-954. Thermal effects on geometrically nonlinear vibrations of rectangular plates with fixed edges
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M. Amabili, J.N. Reddy, 2010, International Journal of Non-linear Mechanics, Vol. 45, No. 4, pp. 409-418. A new non-linear higher-order shear deformation theory for large-amplitude vibrations of laminated doubly curved shells.
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M. Amabili, 2008, Nonlinear Vibrations and Stability of Shells and Plates, Cambridge University Press, New York, USA.
