Welcome

Fábio Castro

Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Brasilia since 2008.

Member of the Graduate Program in Mechanical Sciences of the University of Brasilia. Enjoy the site and institutional video of the program.

Education

• Ph. D.   Mechanical Sciences       Federal University of Rio de Janeiro     2007

• M.S.      Mechanical Sciences        Federal University of Rio de Janeiro     2003

• B.S.       Engineering Mechanics   Federal University of Rio de Janeiro     2001

Research Interests

My research concerns the mechanical behavior and durability of engineering materials and structures subject to cyclic loading, with emphasis on

• Multiaxial Fatigue

• Fretting Fatigue

• Cyclic Plasticity

• Fatigue Crack Growth

• Fatigue of Overhead Conductors