Draft:Viggo Tvergaard
Viggo Tvergaard | |
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| Born | April 19, 1943 |
| Alma mater | Technical University of Denmark |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mechanical Engineering |
| Institutions | Technical University of Denmark |
Viggo Tvergaard (born April 19, 1943) is a Danish mechanical engineer, recognized for his contributions to the fields of mechanics of materials, fracture mechanics, and computational mechanics.[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]Viggo Tvergaard pursued his higher education in engineering and solid mechanics, eventually earning a degree from the Technical University of Denmark.[1]
Career
[edit]Tvergaard, serving as Professor Emeritus at the Technical University of Denmark, has made contributions to the field of solid mechanics. His work primarily focuses on developing non-linear models that describe the mechanical behavior of materials under conditions such as large deformations and fractures.[3]
Awards and honors
[edit]Tvergaard received the Timoshenko Medal in 2017, awarded by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for his outstanding achievements in applied mechanics.[4][5]
Tvergaard has been honored with the Euromech Solid Mechanics Prize for his extensive research in stability analysis, plastic flow localization, and ductile fracture.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Professor Viggo Tvergaard" (PDF). Shellbuckling.
- ^ "Viggo Tvergaard". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ "Viggo Tvergaard". Welcome to DTU Research Database. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ "2017 Stephen P. Timoshenko Medal - Professor Viggo Tvergaard | iMechanica". imechanica.org. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ "Timoshenko Medal". www.asme.org. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ^ "Solid Mechanics Prizes – Euromech". euromech.org. Retrieved 2024-08-15.