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Dirk Vandepitte

Dirk Vandepitte

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Belgium
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
51
Citations
8211
World Ranking
1133
National Ranking
10

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Belgium Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Dirk Vandepitte is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and focuses their research in the broad field of Engineering. Their work spans multiple subfields including Mechanics of Materials, Aerospace Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition.

Their research contributions address several main topics such as:

  • Mechanical Behavior of Composites
  • Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
  • Optical measurement and interference techniques
  • Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design
  • Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation
  • Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms
  • Spacecraft Design and Technology

Their recent scholarly publications include:

  • "Split-disk test with 3D Digital Image Correlation strain measurement for filament wound composites", 2021, Composite Structures
  • "Damage detection and fatigue life estimation under random loads: A new structural health monitoring methodology in the frequency domain", 2021, Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures
  • "Deep-learning versus greyscale segmentation of voids in X-ray computed tomography images of filament-wound composites", 2023, Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing
  • "Defect and damage detection in filament wound carbon composite cylinders: A new numerical-experimental methodology based on vibrational analyses", 2021, Composite Structures
  • "A simplified modelling and analysis of six degree of freedom random vibration test", 2020, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing

Dirk Vandepitte has frequently published in the following venues:

  • Composite Structures (6 publications)
  • Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures (2 publications)
  • Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing (2 publications)
  • AIAA Journal (2 publications)
  • International Journal of Micro Air Vehicles (2 publications)

They have collaborated extensively with a group of frequent co-authors, including:

  • David Moens (9 coauthored papers)
  • Yinglun Zhao (5 coauthored papers)
  • Stepan Vladimirovitch Lomov (5 coauthored papers)
  • Volnei Tita (5 coauthored papers)
  • Ben Van Bavel (5 coauthored papers)

Best Publications

  • A survey of non-probabilistic uncertainty treatment in finite element analysis

    David Moens;Dirk Vandepitte

  • Failure analysis of low velocity impact on thin composite laminates : Experimental and numerical approaches

    Volnei Tita;Jonas de Carvalho;Dirk Vandepitte

  • Full-field strain measurements in textile deformability studies

    S.V. Lomov;Ph. Boisse;E. Deluycker;F. Morestin

  • Multibody modelling of varying complexity for modal behaviour analysis of wind turbine gearboxes

    Jan Helsen;Frederik Vanhollebeke;Ben Marrant;Dirk Vandepitte

  • Trefftz-Based Methods for Time-Harmonic Acoustics

    B. Pluymers;B. van Hal;D. Vandepitte;W. Desmet

  • Recent advances in non-probabilistic approaches for non-deterministic dynamic finite element analysis

    David Moens;Dirk Vandepitte

  • A computationally efficient prediction technique for the steady-state dynamic analysis of coupled vibro-acoustic systems

    W. Desmet;B. van Hal;P. Sas;D. Vandepitte

  • An interval finite element approach for the calculation of envelope frequency response functions

    David Moens;Dirk Vandepitte

  • Influence of annealing conditions on the mechanical and microstructural behavior of electroplated Cu-TSV

    Chukwudi Okoro;Kris Vanstreels;Riet Labie;Ole Lühn

  • A fuzzy finite element procedure for the calculation of uncertain frequency-response functions of damped structures: Part 1—Procedure

    David Moens;Dirk Vandepitte

  • Interval sensitivity theory and its application to frequency response envelope analysis of uncertain structures

    David Moens;Dirk Vandepitte

  • Optical strain fields in shear and tensile testing of textile reinforcements

    An Willems;Stepan Vladimirovitch Lomov;Ignace Verpoest;Dirk Vandepitte

  • A new damage model for composite laminates

    Marcelo Leite Ribeiro;Volnei Tita;Dirk Vandepitte

  • Stochastic framework for quantifying the geometrical variability of laminated textile composites using micro-computed tomography

    Andy Vanaerschot;Brian Cox;Stepan Vladimirovitch Lomov;Dirk Vandepitte

  • An efficient wave based prediction technique for plate bending vibrations

    C. Vanmaele;D. Vandepitte;W. Desmet

  • Interval fields to represent uncertainty on the output side of a static FE analysis

    Wim Verhaeghe;Wim Desmet;Dirk Vandepitte;David Moens

  • Stochastic multi-scale modelling of textile composites based on internal geometry variability

    Andy Vanaerschot;Brian N. Cox;Stepan V. Lomov;Dirk Vandepitte

  • A response surface based optimisation algorithm for the calculation of fuzzy envelope FRFs of models with uncertain properties

    Maarten De Munck;David Moens;Wim Desmet;Dirk Vandepitte

  • Insights in wind turbine drive train dynamics gathered by validating advanced models on a newly developed 13.2 MW dynamically controlled test-rig

    Jan Helsen;Frederik Vanhollebeke;Filip De Coninck;Dirk Vandepitte

  • Optimization of filament wound parts based on non geodesic winding

    J. De Carvalho;M. Lossie;D. Vandepitte;H. Van Brussel

  • Multibody modelling of varying complexity for modal behaviour analysis of Wind Turbine Gearboxes

    Jan Helsen;Frederik Vanhollebeke;Filip De Coninck;Dirk Vandepitte

Frequent Co-Authors

Wim Desmet
Wim Desmet KU Leuven
Brian N. Cox
Brian N. Cox Rockwell Automation (United States)
I. De Wolf
I. De Wolf KU Leuven
Joost Duflou
Joost Duflou KU Leuven
Alan M. Cassell
Alan M. Cassell Ames Research Center

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