dr. sc. Zeljko Bozic, Full Professor
	TELEPHONE: +385 1 6168 536
	FAX: +385 1 6156 940
	E MAIL: zeljko.bozic@fsb.hr
	ROOM: 107 East

 

Research and Professional Activities

• Advanced structural analysis
• Fatigue strength of structures
• Mechanical integrity of structures
• Experimental and numerical fatigue and fracture modelling and analysis
• Multiscale materials modelling
• Biomechanics

 

Study

• 1997. ... PhD, Yokohama National University, Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering Department, Yokohama, Japan.
• 1992. ... MSc, University of Zagreb , Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture.
• 1987. ... Graduate Mechanical Engineer, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture.

 

Positions

• 2011 - now: ... Full Professor, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, Department of Aeronautical Engineering.
• 2006 - 2011. ... Associate Professor, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, Department of Aeronautical Engineering.
• 2001 – 2005. ... Assistant Professor, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, Department of Aeronautical Engineering.
• 1997 - 2001. ... Senior Assistant, University of Zagreb , Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, Dept. of Applied Mechanics.
• 1993 - 1997. ... Monbusho scholarship and doctoral study at Yokohama National University, Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering Department, Yokohama, Japan.
• 1990 - 1993. ... Research assistant, Dept. of Applied Mechanics, F. Mech. Eng. Naval Arch.
• 1987 - 1990. ... Research associate, in "Institute Koncar", Zagreb.

 

Specializations and Fellowships

• June 1st 2014 to August 30st 2014. Cooperation initiation project, Deutsche Forschungs-gemeinschaft, DFG, SCHM 746/145-1. Institute for Materials Testing, Materials Science and Strength of Materials (IMWF), University of Stuttgart.
• July 1ts 2012 to September 30st 2012. Cooperation initiation project, Deutsche Forschungs-gemeinschaft, DFG, SCHM 746/132-1. Institute for Materials Testing, Materials Science and Strength of Materials (IMWF), University of Stuttgart.
• July 1ts 2011 to September 30st 2011. Cooperation initiation project, Deutsche Forschungs-gemeinschaft, DFG, SCHM 746/117-1. Institute for Materials Testing, Materials Science and Strength of Materials (IMWF), University of Stuttgart.
• December 1st 2010 to February 28th 2011. Cooperation initiation project, Deutsche Forschungs-gemeinschaft, DFG, SCHM 746/110-1. Institute for Materials Testing, Materials Science and Strength of Materials (IMWF), University of Stuttgart.
• 2001. – 2004. ... R&D Department ALSTOM Power, Baden, Switzerland.
• 1994. – 1997. ... Monbusho scholarship for d octoral study at Yokohama National University, Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering Department, Yokohama, Japan.
• 1993. – 1994. ... Monbusho scholarship for research associate position at Yokohama National University, Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering Department, Yokohama, Japan.

 

Lectures

Lectures (Faculty of Mech. Engineering Naval Arch., Zagreb):

• Fatigue and Fracture of Structures, Doctoral course
• Integrity of Aircraft Structures, Doctoral course
• Helicopters-structures, Master course
• Mechanical Integrity of Structures, Master course
• Fatigue strength of thin-walled structures, Master course
• Strength and Reliability of Aircraft Structures, Undergraduate study

 

Invited lectures

• Ž. Božić, The influence of residual stresses on fatigue crack propagation in welded stiffened panels, 15th International Conference New Trends in Fatigue and Fracture, NT2F14, (Plenary lecture), Oran (2014).
• Ž. Božić, F. Kovačić, S. Schmauder, Experimental and Numerical Study of Fracture Behavior of Centrally Notched AlMg1.5 Alloy Plate Specimens, 14th International Conference New Trends in Fatigue and Fracture, NT2F14, (Plenary lecture), Beograd (2014)
• Semenski, Damir; Božić, Željko; Wolf, Hinko, Crack Growth Analysis in Critical Structural Components, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference 'New Trends in Fatigue and Fracture' - NT2F6 / Sustarsic, Borivoj ; Jenko, Monika (ur.).
  Ljubljana : Institute of Metals and Technology Ljubljana , 2006.

 

Research Projects

• 2007. ... Member of the research team - project "Numerical and experimental research of non-linear mechanical systems", principal researcher: Prof. Hinko Wolf, the project is supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Croatia.
• 2001.-2004. ... R&D projects, R&D Department ALSTOM Power, Baden , Switzerland.
• 1997.-2000. ... Member of the research team - project "Anthropodynamical Biomechanics", principal researcher: Prof. Osman Muftic, project supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Croatia.

 

Memberships

• New Trends in Fatigue and Fracture Council (NT2F); NT2F - State representative of Croatia
• European Structural Integrity Society (ESIS); Member
• International Congress on Fracture (ICF); ICF Council Member
• Croatian Society of Mechanics, (CSM); Member
• International Federation for Theory of Machines and Mechanisms (IFToMM); Secretary of the CroFToMM (Croatian branch of IFToMM)
• Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, (SNAME), 1998-2000; Member
• Society of Naval Architects of Japan, (SNAJ), 1996 -1997; Member

 

Awards

• Monbusho Scholarship for doctoral study by the Ministry of Culture and Science of Japan at Yokohama National University, Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Yokohama, Japan, 1993 – 1997.
• Silver Medal of the Yokohama National University, Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, 1997.
• University of Zagreb Rector’s award for an outstanding student project in the year 1987.

 

Selected papers

• Ž. Božić, S. Schmauder, M. Mlikota, M. Hummel, Multiscale fatigue crack growth modelling for welded stiffened panels. Fatigue Fract. Engng. Mater. Struct., 37(9) pp. 1043-1054 (2014).

• Ž. Božić, S. Schmauder, Fracture Modeling of Damaged Stiffened Panels under Lateral Pressure Load. 20th European Conference on Fracture (ECF20), Trondheim, Norway, June 28th– July 4th, 2014 // Procedia Materials Science. 3, pp. 1129-1134 (2014).

• Ž. Božić, S. Schmauder, M. Mlikota, Fatigue growth models for multiple long cracks in plates under cyclic tension based on ?KI, ?J-integral and ?CTOD parameter, Key. Eng. Mat., 488-489 pp. 525-528 (2012).

• Ž. Božić, M. Mlikota, S. Schmauder, Application of the ?K, ?J and ?CTOD Parameters in Fatigue Crack Growth Modelling, Technical Gazette, 18(3) pp. 459-466 (2011).

• Ž. Božić, V. Bitunjac, D. Semenski, Interaction Modelling of Multiple Fatigue Cracks in Stiffened Panels, Transactions of FAMENA, 34(4) pp. 11-19 (2010).

• Ž. Božić, H. Wolf, D. Semenski, Fatigue Growth of Multiple Cracks in Plates under Cyclic Tension, Transactions of FAMENA, 34(1) pp. 1 – 12 (2010).

• Ž. Božić, D. Vujica, S. Braut, Effect of Secondary Bending on Fatigue Crack Growth in Stiffened Panels, Engineering review, 30(1) pp. 13-21 (2010).

• D. Semenski, Ž. Božić, H. Wolf, A Crack Growth Analysis in Critical Structural Components, Materijali in Tehnologije / Materials and Technology, 40(4) pp. 123-128 (2006).

• Ž. Božić, Fracture Analysis of Stiffened Panels Under Lateral Pressure, Brodogradnja, pp. 202-212, 2002.

• Ž. Božić, On Determination of the J Ic Parameter using a CN Plate Specimens, FAMENA, 2000.

• Ž. Božić, Elastic-plastic Fracture of a CN Tension Plate Specimen - An Experimental and Numerical Analysis, 3 rd International Congress of Croatian Society of Mechanics, Cavtat, 2000.

• Ž. Božić, Propagation of Multiple Fatigue Cracks in Stiffened Panels, Integrity, Reliability and Failure Conference, Porto , Portugal , 1999.

• T. Jurcevic-Lulic, Ž. Božić, O. Muftic, Intraabdominal Pressure as a Measure of the 3D Effort Level, The 4 th International Congress on Physiological Anthropology, Zagreb, Croatia, 1998.

• Y. Sumi, Ž. Božić, H. Iyama, Y. Kawamura, Multiple Fatigue Cracks Propagating in a Stiffened Panel, Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Japan, pp.407-412, 1996.

• Y. Sumi, Ž. Božić, H. Iyama, Y. Kawamura, Fracture of a Stiffened Panel with Multiple Site Cracks under Lateral Pressure, The Seventh International Symposium on Practical Design of Ships and Mobile Units, Edited by M.W.C. Oosterveld and S.G. Tan, The Hague, The Netherlands, September 1998., pp.873-878, Publisher Elsevier Science B.V.

• O. Muftić, P. Keros, Ž. Božić, Dynamic Anthropometry in the Biomechanical Work Analysis, Strojarstvo, Vol.34, s.9-12, 1992.

 

Technical reports:

• 4 technical reports in Institute Koncar, Zagreb, Croatia.
• 14 technical reports in R&D Department ALSTOM Power, Baden, Switzerland.

 

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