Head of the Construction Engineering Program

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR – COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS FOR SOLIDS AND STRUCTURES

Prof. Saavedra is a Civil Engineer, Head of the Construction Engineering Program and researcher specialized in computational mechanics of solids and structures. He holds a PhD in Civil Engineering from Swansea University, United Kingdom, where he also worked as a Research Assistant and later as a Postdoctoral Research Officer. His research focuses on multi-scale finite element methods, nonlinear solid mechanics, computational plasticity, constitutive modelling, timber materials and structures, and composite systems. Throughout his academic career, he has led and participated in major national and international research projects and has published extensively in peer-reviewed scientific journals.

Relevant Publications

• Chandra, Y., Adhikari, S., Saavedra Flores, E.I. & Figiel, L. (2020) Advances in finite element modelling of graphene and associated nanostructures. Materials Science & Engineering R: Reports, 140, 100544.
• Pina, J.C., Saavedra Flores, E.I. & Saavedra, K. (2019) Numerical study on the elastic buckling o cross-laminated timber walls subject to compression. Construction and Building Materials, 199, 82–91.
• Saavedra Flores, E.I., Saavedra, K., Hinojosa, J., Chandra, Y. & Das, R. (2016) Multi-scale modelling of rolling shear failure in cross-laminated timber structures by homogenisation and cohesive zone models. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 81, 219–232.
• Dayyani, I., Friswell, M.I. & Saavedra Flores, E.I. (2014) A general super element for a curved beam. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 51(17), 2931–2939.
• Saavedra Flores, E.I. & Friswell, M.I. (2013) Ultrastructural mechanisms of deformation and failure in wood under tension. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 50(13), 2050–2060.
• Saavedra Flores, E.I. & Friswell, M.I. (2012) Multi-scale finite element model for a new material inspired by the mechanics and structure of wood cell-walls. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 60(7), 1296–1309.