Carlos Alberto Cimini Jr.
Visiting Scholar, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University
Phone: (650) 725-3305 [office]   (650) 565-8553 [home]   (650) 714-3557 [cell]

Fax: 650-725-3377
Email: cimini@stanford.edu

 

 

Personal profile
Hobbies – Movies, guitar, music

 

Degrees
B. Eng.   Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, UFMG, Brazil (1984)

M. Sc.    Structural Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais, UFMG, Brazil (1992)

Ph. D.     Structures and Composites Lab, Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, U.S.A. (1997)

 

     Thesis:  Effects of Ply Waviness on the In-Plane Stiffness of Composite Laminates

     Advisor: Prof. Stephen W. Tsai 

 

Experience and Employment History

4/1989-Present: Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, Federal University of Minas Gerais, UFMG, Brazil
8/1988-3/1989: Power Line Structural Design Engineer, CEMIG, Brazil
6/1985-7/1988: Aircraft Structure Analysis Engineer, EMBRAER, Brazil

Research Interests
 Design composites for durability, Damage detection in composite structures, Structural health monitoring, Composites Design Tutorials

Current Research
Failure and life of composites, Structural health monitoring

 

 


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