prof. RNDr.
Michal Kotoul
DrSc.
FME, ISMMB DMAM – Head of sub-department
+420 54114 2889
kotoul@fme.vutbr.cz
Curriculum vitae
Education and academic qualification
- 1980, RNDr, Faculty of Science UJEP Brno, in the field of Physics of solid state
- 1985, PhD., Institute of Physical Metallurgy, CSAS Brno, in the field of Physical metallurgy and limit states of materials
- 1993, Doc., Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, BUT, in the field of Applied mechanics
- 2001, DrSc., BUT, in the field of Mechanics of rigid and deformable bodies and media
- 2003, Prof., BUT in the field of Applied mechanics
Career overview
- 1979-1981, study stay at Institute of Physical Metallurgy CSAS Brno
- 1981-1984, PhD study, Institute of Physical Metallurgy CSAS Brno
- 1985-1990, senior research worker, Institute of Physical Metallurgy CSAS Brno
- 1990-1993, assistant professor, Institute of Mechanics of Solids, FME BUT
- 1993-2003, associate professor, Institute of Mechanics of Solids, FME BUT
- 2003-to date, professor, Institute of Mechanics of Solids, Mechatronics and Biomechanics FME BUT
Pedagogic activities
- Start of teaching activities in 1981. Lectures and consultations on 5 subjects of undergraduate as well as postgraduate courses of Solid Mechanics including supervision of diploma projects
- Introduction of a new course in the Applied Mechanics curriculum and two new courses in the Mathematical Engineering curriculum
- Regular member of examining boards, reviews of master and doctoral theses
- Expert of the Ministry of Education in examining boards for doctoral theses
- Tutor of 8 doctoral theses
- Author of 1 lecture note
Scientific activities
- Fracture mechanics. Crack shielding and bridging modeling mainly by distributed dislocation technique and integral equation approach, calculations of fracture-mechanics parameters for cracked bodies, crack propagation in nonhomogeneous materials
- Damage mechanics and micromechanics of heterogeneous materials and composites.
- Homogenization of composite materials
- More than 100 papers both in Czech and international journals, and in the proceedings from the national and international conferences.
University activities
- since 2003, Deputy Head of Institute of Solid Mechanics, Mechatronics and Biomechanics
- 2006-31.1.2014 vice-rector for creative activities, science and research
Projects
- ========PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR=====
- GAČR 101/99/0829 Micromechanics and nonphenomenological constitutive relations of composites with brittle matrix in low cycle compression-compression conditions, 1999-2001.
- GAČR 101/02/0683, Cracks/microcracks behaviour in selected brittle matrix composites, 2005-2007.
- GAČR 101/05/0320 Solution of general stress concentrators in anisotropic heterogeneous media via combination of FEM and continuously distributed dislocation technique, 2005-2007.
- GAČR 106/06/0724 Micro-structurally induced shielding effects in toughening of ceramic matrix composites, 2006-2008.
- GAČR 101/09/1821 Mechanical and fracture properties of multilayered ceramic/ceramic and ceramic/metal materials with graded layers, 2009-2012.
- ======COLLABORATOR=======
- Research project III-4-2/2 Deformation of intensively loaded bodies, 1986-90.
- GAČR 101/94/1844 Computational modelling of selected technological operations and processes based upon the continuum mechanics, 1994-96.
- Research project CEZ:J22/98:262100001 Computational and physical modelling of engineering problems of thermofluid mechanics, solid mechanics and phase transofrmations, 1999-2004.
Sum of citations (without self-citations) indexed within SCOPUS
296
Sum of citations (without self-citations) indexed within ISI Web of Knowledge
305