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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Norway
2026

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Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

D-Index
56
Citations
13019
World Ranking
841
National Ranking
3

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Tore Børvik is affiliated with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Norway. Their research spans across the fields of engineering and materials science, covering a total of 148 and 70 publications respectively.

Their work focuses on several main topics, including:

  • High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior
  • Structural Response to Dynamic Loads
  • Metal Forming Simulation Techniques
  • Microstructure and Mechanical Properties
  • Metallurgy and Material Forming
  • Energetic Materials and Combustion
  • Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions

Børvik's subfields of study reflect a multidisciplinary approach, encompassing:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Civil and Structural Engineering
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Computational Mechanics

They have contributed notably to various scholarly venues, with frequent publications in:

  • International Journal of Impact Engineering (9 publications)
  • Materials Science and Engineering A (5 publications)
  • International Journal of Protective Structures (5 publications)
  • International Journal of Solids and Structures (5 publications)
  • Journal of Dynamic Behavior of Materials (4 publications)

Recent papers authored by Børvik include:

  • On the coupling of damage and single crystal plasticity for ductile polycrystalline materials, 2021, International Journal of Plasticity
  • Fluid-structure interaction effects during the dynamic response of clamped thin steel plates exposed to blast loading, 2021, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences
  • Ballistic perforation resistance of thin concrete slabs impacted by ogive-nose steel projectiles, 2021, International Journal of Impact Engineering
  • Rate dependent fracture of monolithic and laminated glass: Experiments and simulations, 2020, Engineering Structures
  • Calibration of the modified Mohr-Coulomb fracture model by use of localization analyses for three tempers of an AA6016 aluminium alloy, 2020, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Odd Sture Hopperstad (40 co-authored works)
  • Martin Kristoffersen (18 co-authored works)
  • Susanne Thomesen (11 co-authored works)
  • Sumita Dey (11 co-authored works)
  • Jens Kristian Holmen (10 co-authored works)

Best Publications

  • A computational model of viscoplasticity and ductile damage for impact and penetration

    T Børvik;O.S Hopperstad;T Berstad;M Langseth

  • Ballistic penetration of steel plates

    T. Børvik;M. Langseth;O.S. Hopperstad;K.A. Malo

  • Perforation resistance of five different high-strength steel plates subjected to small-arms projectiles

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  • Flow and fracture characteristics of aluminium alloy AA5083–H116 as function of strain rate, temperature and triaxiality

    Arild H. Clausen;Tore Børvik;Tore Børvik;Odd S. Hopperstad;Ahmed Benallal

  • Perforation of 12 mm thick steel plates by 20 mm diameter projectiles with flat, hemispherical and conical noses: Part I: Experimental study

    T Børvik;M Langseth;O.S Hopperstad;K.A Malo

  • Perforation of 12 mm thick steel plates by 20 mm diameter projectiles with flat, hemispherical and conical noses: Part II: numerical simulations

    T. Børvik;O.S. Hopperstad;T. Berstad;M. Langseth

  • The effect of target strength on the perforation of steel plates using three different projectile nose shapes

    S. Dey;T. Børvik;T. Børvik;O.S. Hopperstad;J.R. Leinum

  • On the ballistic resistance of double-layered steel plates: An experimental and numerical investigation

    S. Dey;T. Børvik;T. Børvik;X. Teng;T. Wierzbicki

  • Effect of target thickness in blunt projectile penetration of Weldox 460 E steel plates

    Tore Børvik;Odd Sture Hopperstad;Magnus Langseth;Kjell Arne Malo

  • An experimental and numerical investigation of the behaviour of AA5083 aluminium alloy in presence of the Portevin–Le Chatelier effect

    Ahmed Benallal;T. Berstad;T. Børvik;O.S. Hopperstad

  • On the influence of stress triaxiality and strain rate on the behaviour of a structural steel. Part II. Numerical study

    T. Børvik;T. Børvik;O.S. Hopperstad;T. Berstad

  • Numerical simulation of plugging failure in ballistic penetration

    T. Børvik;O.S. Hopperstad;T. Berstad;M. Langseth

  • Response of structures to planar blast loads - A finite element engineering approach

    T. Børvik;A. G. Hanssen;M. Langseth;L. Olovsson

  • On the influence of stress triaxiality and strain rate on the behaviour of a structural steel. Part I. Experiments

    O.S. Hopperstad;T. Børvik;T. Børvik;M. Langseth;K. Labibes

  • On the influence of constitutive relation in projectile impact of steel plates

    S. Dey;T. Børvik;T. Børvik;O.S. Hopperstad;M. Langseth

  • Normal and oblique impact of small arms bullets on AA6082-T4 aluminium protective plates

    Tore Børvik;Tore Børvik;Lars Olovsson;Sumita Dey;Sumita Dey;Magnus Langseth

  • Evaluation of uncoupled ductile fracture criteria for the dual-phase steel Docol 600DL

    G. Gruben;O.S. Hopperstad;T. Børvik

  • Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering

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  • Deformation and Fracture of Impulsively Loaded Sandwich Panels

    Haydn N. G. Wadley;Tore Børvik;Lars Olovsson;John J. Wetzel

  • Experimental and numerical study on the perforation of AA6005-T6 panels

    Tore Børvik;Tore Børvik;Arild H. Clausen;Magnus Eriksson;Torodd Berstad

  • Empty and foam-filled circular aluminium tubes subjected to axial and oblique quasi- static loading

    Tore Børvik;Odd Sture Hopperstad;Aase Gavina Roberg Reyes;Magnus Langseth

  • On the influence of fracture criterion in projectile impact of steel plates

    S. Dey;T. Børvik;T. Børvik;O.S. Hopperstad;M. Langseth

  • A discrete particle approach to simulate the combined effect of blast and sand impact loading of steel plates

    T. Borvik;T. Borvik;L. Olovsson;A. G. Hanssen;K. P. Dharmasena

  • Perforation of 7075-T651 Aluminum Armor Plates with 7.62 mm APM2 Bullets

    M. J. Forrestal;T. Børvik;T. Børvik;T. L. Warren

  • Fracture mechanisms of aluminium alloy AA7075-T651 under various loading conditions

    Ketill O. Pedersen;Ketill O. Pedersen;Tore Børvik;Tore Børvik;Odd Sture Hopperstad

  • Protection performance of double-layered metal shields against projectile impact

    Xiaoqing Teng;Sumita Dey;Tore Børvik;Tomasz Wierzbicki

  • Perforation of 5083-H116 Aluminum Armor Plates with Ogive-Nose Rods and 7.62 mm APM2 Bullets

    T. Børvik;T. Børvik;M. J. Forrestal;T. L. Warren

  • Experimental study on the response of thin aluminium and steel plates subjected to airblast loading

    Vegard Aune;Egil Fagerholt;Kristoffer Olsen Hauge;Magnus Langseth

  • Measuring discontinuous displacement fields in cracked specimens using digital image correlation with mesh adaptation and crack-path optimization

    E. Fagerholt;T. Børvik;T. Børvik;O.S. Hopperstad

  • Low velocity perforation of AA5083-H116 aluminium plates

    Frode Grytten;Tore Børvik;Tore Børvik;Odd Sture Hopperstad;Magnus Langseth

  • Dynamic strain aging and related instabilities : experimental, theoretical and numerical aspects

    Ahmed Benallal;T. Berstad;T. Børvik;T. Børvik;A.H. Clausen

  • Effects of heat treatment on the ballistic properties of AA6070 aluminium alloy

    Jens Kristian Holmen;Joakim Johnsen;S Jupp;Odd Sture Hopperstad

Frequent Co-Authors

Odd Sture Hopperstad
Odd Sture Hopperstad Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Magnus Langseth
Magnus Langseth Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Haydn N. G. Wadley
Haydn N. G. Wadley University of Virginia
Andrea Manes
Andrea Manes Polytechnic University of Milan
John W. Hutchinson
John W. Hutchinson Harvard University
Oana Cazacu
Oana Cazacu University of Florida
Vikram Deshpande
Vikram Deshpande Harvard University

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