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3068
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2946
National Ranking
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Overview

Ricardo Branco is affiliated with the University of Coimbra in Portugal. Their research primarily focuses on the field of Engineering, with significant contributions in subfields such as Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics of Materials, Automotive Engineering, Materials Chemistry, and Aerospace Engineering.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including fatigue and fracture mechanics, additive manufacturing materials and processes, additive manufacturing and 3D printing technologies, welding techniques and residual stresses, microstructure and mechanical properties of steels, non-destructive testing techniques, and mechanical behavior of composites.

Frequent publication venues for Ricardo Branco include:

  • International Journal of Fatigue
  • Procedia Structural Integrity
  • Engineering Failure Analysis
  • Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics
  • Polymers

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Ricardo Branco include:

  • "Kriging-assisted hybrid reliability design and optimization of offshore wind turbine support structure based on a portfolio allocation strategy," 2024, Ocean Engineering
  • "Active Kriging-based conjugate first-order reliability method for highly efficient structural reliability analysis using resample strategy," 2024, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
  • "Characterization of robotized CMT-WAAM carbon steel," 2022, Journal of Constructional Steel Research
  • "A fractographic study exploring the fracture surface topography of S355J2 steel after pseudo-random bending-torsion fatigue tests," 2021, Measurement
  • "Multiaxial fatigue behaviour of maraging steel produced by selective laser melting," 2021, Materials & Design

Ricardo Branco has collaborated frequently with several researchers, among them:

  • Wojciech Macek
  • J.D. Costa
  • L.P. Borrego
  • J.A.M. Ferreira
  • J.S. Jesus

Best Publications

  • A review on 3D-FE adaptive remeshing techniques for crack growth modelling

    Ricardo Branco;Ricardo Branco;F.V. Antunes;J.D. Costa

  • Finite element modelling and analysis of crack shape evolution in mode-I fatigue Middle Cracked Tension specimens

    R. Branco;F.V. Antunes

  • Low-cycle fatigue behaviour of 34CrNiMo6 high strength steel

    R. Branco;J.D. Costa;F.V. Antunes

  • Low-Cycle Fatigue Behaviour of AISI 18Ni300 Maraging Steel Produced by Selective Laser Melting

    Ricardo Branco;José D. M. Costa;Filippo Berto;Seyed Mohammad Javad Razavi

  • Characterization of robotized CMT-WAAM carbon steel

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  • Multiaxial fatigue behaviour of maraging steel produced by selective laser melting

    R. Branco;J.D. Costa;J.A. Martins Ferreira;C. Capela;C. Capela

  • Artificial neural network based fatigue life assessment of friction stir welding AA2024-T351 aluminum alloy and multi-objective optimization of welding parameters

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  • Fatigue crack growth modelling based on CTOD for the 7050-T6 alloy

    F. V. Antunes;R. Branco;P. A. Prates;L. Borrego;L. Borrego

  • New methodology of fatigue life evaluation for multiaxially loaded notched components based on two uniaxial strain-controlled tests

    Ricardo Branco;P.A. Prates;J.D. Costa;Filippo Berto

  • Comparison of different one-parameter damage laws and local stress-strain approaches in multiaxial fatigue life assessment of notched components

    R. Branco;J.D. Costa;L.P. Borrego;F. Berto

  • A numerical analysis of CTOD in constant amplitude fatigue crack growth

    F.V. Antunes;S.M. Rodrigues;R. Branco;D. Camas

  • A fractographic study exploring the fracture surface topography of S355J2 steel after pseudo-random bending-torsion fatigue tests

    W. Macek;Z. Marciniak;R. Branco;D. Rozumek

  • Profile and Areal Surface Parameters for Fatigue Fracture Characterisation.

    Wojciech Macek;Ricardo Branco;Mirosław Szala;Zbigniew Marciniak

  • Rapid assessment of multiaxial fatigue lifetime in notched components using an averaged strain energy density approach

    R. Branco;P.A. Prates;J.D. Costa;L.P. Borrego

  • A numerical study of plasticity induced crack closure under plane strain conditions

    F.V. Antunes;A.G. Chegini;R. Branco;D. Camas

  • Fatigue life assessment of notched round bars under multiaxial loading based on the total strain energy density approach

    Ricardo Branco;J.D. Costa;Filippo Berto;F.V. Antunes

  • Fatigue crack growth in the 2050-T8 aluminium alloy

    F.V. Antunes;S. Serrano;R. Branco;P. Prates

  • Fatigue crack growth versus plastic CTOD in the 304L stainless steel

    F.V. Antunes;M.S.C. Ferreira;R. Branco;P. Prates

  • Effect of multiaxial bending-torsion loading on fracture surface parameters in high-strength steels processed by conventional and additive manufacturing

    W. Macek;R. Branco;J. Trembacz;J.D. Costa

  • Fractal dimension for bending–torsion fatigue fracture characterisation

    Wojciech Macek;Ricardo Branco;Mateusz Korpyś;Tadeusz Łagoda

  • Influence of through‐thickness crack shape on plasticity induced crack closure

    R. Branco;D. M. Rodrigues;F. V. Antunes

  • Determination of Paris law constants with a reverse engineering technique

    R. Branco;F.V. Antunes;J.A. Martins Ferreira;J.M. Silva

  • Effect of crack closure on non-linear crack tip parameters

    F.V. Antunes;T. Sousa;R. Branco;L. Correia

  • Effect of strain ratio on cyclic deformation behaviour of 7050-T6 aluminium alloy

    R. Branco;J.D. Costa;L.P. Borrego;S.C. Wu

  • Monotonic and Cyclic Behavior of DIN 34CrNiMo6 Tempered Alloy Steel

    Ricardo Branco;José D. M. Costa;Fernando V. Antunes;Sandra Perdigão

Frequent Co-Authors

Filippo Berto
Filippo Berto Sapienza University of Rome
Andrei Kotousov
Andrei Kotousov University of Adelaide
J.A.M. Ferreira
J.A.M. Ferreira University of Coimbra
José A.F.O. Correia
José A.F.O. Correia University of Porto
Abílio M.P. De Jesus
Abílio M.P. De Jesus University of Porto
Luís M. N. B. F. Santos
Luís M. N. B. F. Santos University of Porto
Grzegorz Krolczyk
Grzegorz Krolczyk Opole University of Technology

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