Partner Search: Applications of Alternative Materials to
Transport Means
The subject of the proposal for co-operation are applications of alternative materials in various
road and rail vehicles (buses, trolleybuses, battery buses, trams, metros, cars, lorries, trucks,
cabs of special transport means). The alternative materials of interest can be fibre composites,
hybrid (sandwich) structures, high-strength steels and aluminium alloys. The designs and the
computational models of components, joints and structural parts will be verified by
experiments.
Deadlines : no specification
Project
The subject of the proposal for co-operation are applications of alternative materials in various road
and rail vehicles (buses, trolleybuses, battery buses, trams, metros, cars, lorries, trucks, cabs of
special transport means). The alternative materials of interest can be fibre composites, hybrid
(sandwich) structures, high-strength steels and aluminium alloys. The designs and the computational
models of components, joints and structural parts will be verified by experiments.
The computer simulations with experimental support can provide new findings and direction for
designing and sizing technical equipment with application of alternative materials. The use of these
materials and their joints can contribute to greater safety and to reduced weights of the systems. The
demand for use of alternative materials in structures is highly up-to-date due to the need for energy
savings in operation of machines and is in line with current trends in engineering structures.
Lead partner/Information about the partner seeker
The partner institution is the RTI - Regional Technological Institute, the research center of the Faculty
of Mechanical Engineering of the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen. Required software,
laboratories for experimental stress analysis and material research and load testing machines for
static, dynamic and fatigue tests are available in the research center. Employees have experience
with similar research projects in the field of transport engineering.
Contact
Miloslav KEPKA
RTI Director
Phone: +420 377 638 700
Mobile: +420 604 831 035
E-mail: kepkam@rti.zcu.cz
University of West Bohemia in Pilsen
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering – Regional Technological Institute
Univerzitní 8
306 14, Pilsen
Czech Republic