Brecht Van Hooreweder Email & Phone Number

Leuven, Flemish Region, Belgium

Leuven, Flemish Region, Belgium

+) Fatigue failure mechanisms of additive manufactured materials+) Mechanical fatigue: scale- and notch-effects+) Test rig design and development

Fatigue analysis of additive manufactured materials (Ti6Al4V, PA12, CoCr, Al-alloys,...)Mechanical properties of scaffolds & lattice structures produced by SLMMore information on our AM activities; http://set.kuleuven.be/am

Analysis of fatigue behaviour of Selective Laser Molten parts in Ti6Al4V

+) Ph.D. thesis: Development of accelerated and straightforward fatigue experiments for mechanical components based on scaling laws+) Technical conference manager ISMA2010, International Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering, 650 international attendees+) Main coach of the student electric car project: technical coordination and business relations

+) Project on fatigue properties of Selective Laser Sintered components in polyamide +) In cooperation with Flanders Drive and Materialise

+) Study on the fatigue and fracture properties of Selective Laser Molten parts in titanium

+) Lecturer of the international Master course 'finite element based design'+) Coordinator of lab sessions 'dynamical aspects of machine constructions'

Design and development of a solar powered race vehicle in the framework of a student-led, non-profit organisation.+) Development of a lightweight tubular spaceframe for a solarcar using 2D topology optimisation+) Numerical and experimental study of the aerodynamic performance of a solarcar+) International competition during the World Solar Challenge in.

Predoctoral Program In Mechanical Engineering

Electromechanical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude

M.Sc. thesis: Development of a lightweight tubular space frame for a solar powered vehicle using 2D topology optimisation

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