Diogo Montalvao

Dr Diogo Montalvao

  • Head of Department - Design & Engineering
  • Poole House P204, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, BH12 5BB
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Biography

Meet Diogo Montalvão, a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering Designers (IED), a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and an Associate Professor in Structural Dynamics. He started his career in the Rolling Stock industry and is making a difference in the world of Engineering and Education. He is currently the Head of Department of Design & Engineering at Bournemouth University, where he leads a team of talented researchers and lecturers. Diogo combines his technical skills with his passion for education, industrial impact, and social service. He is a leader, a researcher, an educator, and a communicator. He is someone you should definitely get in touch with when developing your next Engineering project.

Diogo has a remarkable track record of research excellence and innovation. He has been involved in several funded projects in Portugal and the UK, covering topics such as fatigue, dynamics, structural health monitoring, and advanced materials...

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Favourites

  • da Costa, P.R., Rahaeifard, M., Montalvão, D., Reis, L. and Freitas, M., 2023. A new method for ultrasonic fatigue component frequency modulation: From ultrasonic horn to uniaxial and multiaxial specimens. International Journal of Fatigue, 176.
  • Babutskyi, A., Akram, S., Bevilacqua, M., Chrysanthou, A., Montalvão, D., Whiting, M.J. and Pizurova, N., 2023. Improvement of cavitation erosion resistance of structural metals by alternating magnetic field treatment. Materials and Design, 226.
  • Bin, C., Yi, Y., Zhicheng, S., Qiang, W., Abdelkader, A., Kamali, A.R. and Montalvão, D., 2022. Effects of particle size on the separation efficiency in a rotary-drum eddy current separator. Powder Technology, 410.
  • Akram, S., Babutskyi, A., Chrysanthou, A., Montalvão, D., Whiting, M.J. and Modi, O.P., 2021. Improvement of the wear resistance of EN8 steel by application of alternating magnetic field treatment. Wear, 484-485.
  • da Costa, P.R., Reis, L., Montalvão, D. and Freitas, M., 2021. A new method for ultrasonic fatigue testing of equibiaxial and pure shear cruciform specimens. International Journal of Fatigue, 152.
  • Akram, S., Babutskyi, A., Chrysanthou, A., Montalvão, D., Whiting, M.J. and Pizurova, N., 2021. Improvement of the wear resistance of nickel-aluminium bronze and 2014-T6 aluminium alloy by application of alternating magnetic field treatment. Wear, 480-481.
  • Costa, P., Nwawe, R., Soares, H., Reis, L., Freitas, M., Chen, Y. and Montalvão, D., 2020. Review of multiaxial testing for very high cycle fatigue: From 'Conventional' to ultrasonic machines. Machines, 8 (2).
  • da Costa, P.R., Montalvão, D., Reis, L. and Freitas, M., 2020. Modal and strain experimental analysis to an improved axial-axial cruciform specimen for ultrasonic fatigue testing. Procedia Structural Integrity, 28, 910-916.
  • Toffe, G., Ismail, S.O., Montalvao, D., Knight, J. and Ren, G., 2019. A scale-up of processing non-woven flax/PLA tape and triaxial glass fibre fabric for composites. Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing.
  • Toffe, G.T., Ismail, S.O., Montalvão, D., Knight, J. and Ren, G., 2019. A scale-up of energy-cycle analysis on processing non-woven flax/PLA tape and triaxial glass fibre fabric for composites. Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing, 3 (4).
  • Akram, S., Babutskyi, A., Chrysanthou, A., Montalvão, D. and Pizurova, N., 2019. Effect of alternating magnetic field on the fatigue behaviour of EN8 steel and 2014-T6 aluminium alloy. Metals, 9 (9).
  • Costa, P., Montalvao, D., Freitas, M., Baxter, R. and Luis, R., 2019. Cruciform specimens’ experimental analysis in ultrasonic fatigue testing. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures, 42 (Special Issue on New Trends in Fatigue and Fracture), 2496-2508.
  • Pereira, S., Carvalho, A., Reis, L., Freitas, M. and Montalvão, D., 2019. Characterisation and evaluation of the mechanical behaviour of endodontic-grade NiTi wires. Frattura ed Integrita Strutturale, 13 (49), 450-462.
  • Montalvão, D., Blaskovics, A., Costa, P., Reis, L. and Freitas, M., 2019. Numerical analysis of VHCF cruciform test specimens with non-unitary biaxiality ratios. International Journal of Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements, 7 (4), 327-339.
  • Amafabia, D.A.M., Montalvão, D., David-West, O. and Haritos, G., 2019. Elliptical Method for Damage Identification in Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer Laminates. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2019.
  • Montalvao, D. and Dupac, M., 2018. Students' views and correlation regarding performance and attendance for a first year Engineering cohort. 3rd International Conference of the Portuguese Society for Engineering Education, CISPEE 2018.
  • Montalvão, D., Dupac, M., Amafabia, D.A.M., David-West, O. and Haritos, G., 2018. On reducing uncertainty on the Elliptical Plane modal identification method. MATEC Web of Conferences, 211.
  • Montalvao, D., Freitas, M., Reis, L. and Fonte, M., 2018. Design of Cruciform Test Specimens with different Biaxiality ratios for VHCF Fatigue. In: 8th International Conference on Engineering Failure Analysis (ICEFA VIII) 8-11 July 2018 Budapest, Hungary.
  • Montalvão, D. and Amafabia, D.A.M., 2018. An alternative representation of the receptance: The ‘elliptical plane’ and its modal properties. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 103, 236-249.
  • Montalvão, D. and Wren, A., 2017. Redesigning axial-axial (biaxial) cruciform specimens for very high cycle fatigue ultrasonic testing machines. Heliyon, 3 (11).
  • Ihracska, B., Crookes, R.J., Montalvão, D., Herfatmanesh, M.R., Peng, Z., Imran, S. and Korakianitis, T., 2017. Opto-mechanical design for sight windows under high loads. Materials and Design, 117, 430-444.
  • Montalvão, D., Baker, T., Ihracska, B. and Aulaqi, M., 2017. A generalised multiple-mass based method for the determination of the live mass of a force transducer. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 83, 506-521.
  • Amafabia, D.A.M., Montalvão, D., David-West, O. and Haritos, G., 2017. A review of structural health monitoring techniques as applied to composite structures. SDHM Structural Durability and Health Monitoring, 11 (2), 91-147.
  • Sutharssan, T., Montalvao, D., Chen, Y.K., Wang, W.C., Pisac, C. and Elemara, H., 2017. A review on prognostics and health monitoring of proton exchange membrane fuel cell. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 75, 440-450.
  • Chen, Y.K., Enearu, O.L., Montalvao, D. and Sutharssan, T., 2016. A Review of Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations on PEFC Performance. Journal of Applied Mechanical Engineering, 5 (6).
  • Carvalho, A., Montalvão, D., Freitas, M., Reis, L. and Fonte, M., 2016. Determination of the rotary fatigue life of NiTi alloy wires. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 85, 37-44.
  • Sutharssan, T., Montalvao, D., Chen, Y., Wen-Chung, W. and Pisac, C., 2016. Economic Analysis of Domestic Combined Heat and Power System in the UK. International Journal of Social, Behavioral, Educational, Economic, Business and Industrial Engineering, 10 (1), 73-77.
  • Montalvao, D., 2015. Introduction to Sensors and Signal Processing. Mechatronics: Fundamentals and Applications. CRC Press, 125-220.
  • Montalvão, D., Karanatsis, D., Ribeiro, A.M., Arina, J. and Baxter, R., 2015. An experimental study on the evolution of modal damping with damage in carbon fiber laminates. Journal of Composite Materials, 49 (19), 2403-2413.
  • Montalvão, D. and Baker, T., 2015. Correlating peer and tutor assessment on a low-stakes engineering assignment. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, 43 (3), 168-179.
  • Montalvão, D., Shengwen, Q. and Freitas, M., 2014. A study on the influence of Ni-Ti M-Wire in the flexural fatigue life of endodontic rotary files by using Finite Element Analysis. Materials Science and Engineering C, 40, 172-179.
  • Montalvão, D., Alçada, F.S., Braz Fernandes, F.M. and De Vilaverde-Correia, S., 2014. Structural characterisation and mechanical fe analysis of conventional and m-wire Ni-Ti alloys used in endodontic rotary instruments. The Scientific World Journal, 2014.
  • Lage, Y., Ribeiro, A.M.R., Montalvão, D., Reis, L. and Freitas, M., 2014. Automation in strain and temperature control on VHCF with an ultrasonic testing facility. ASTM Special Technical Publication, STP 1571, 80-100.
  • Montalvão, D., Cláudio, R.A.L.D., Ribeiro, A.M.R. and Duarte-Silva, J., 2013. Experimental measurement of the complex Young's modulus on a CFRP laminate considering the constant hysteretic damping model. Composite Structures, 97, 91-98.
  • Montalvão, D., Ribeiro, A.M.R. and Duarte-Silva, J.A.B., 2011. Experimental Assessment of a Modal-Based Multi-Parameter Method for Locating Damage in Composite Laminates. Experimental Mechanics, 51 (9), 1473-1488.
  • Montalvão, D. and Alçada, F.S., 2011. Numeric comparison of the static mechanical behavior between ProFile GT and ProFile GT series X rotary nickel-titanium files. Journal of Endodontics, 37 (8), 1158-1161.
  • Ribeiro, A.M.R., Montalvao, D., Azinheira, J., Freitas, M., Reis, L. and Fontul, M., 2011. Hysteretic Damping as an Energy Parameter in Gigacycle Fatigue. In: 5th International Conference on Very High Cycle Fatigue 28-30 June 2011 Berlin, Germany.
  • Montalvão, D., Ribeiro, A.M.R. and Duarte-Silva, J., 2009. A method for the localization of damage in a CFRP plate using damping. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 23 (6), 1846-1854.
  • Maia, N.M.M., Ribeiro, A.M.R., Fontul, M., Montalvão, D. and Sampaio, R.P.C., 2007. Using the Detection and Relative Damage Quantification Indicator (DRQ) with transmissibility. Key Engineering Materials, 347, 455-460.
  • Montalvão, D., Maia, N.M.M. and Ribeiro, A.M.R., 2006. A review of vibration-based structural health monitoring with special emphasis on composite materials. Shock and Vibration Digest, 38 (4), 295-324.
  • Montalvão, D., Ribeiro, A.M.R., Maia, N.M.M. and Silva, J.M.M., 2004. Estimation of the rotational terms of the dynamic response matrix. Shock and Vibration, 11 (3-4), 333-350.

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person's work contributes towards the following SDGs:

Quality education

"Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all"

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Industry, innovation and infrastructure

"Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation"

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Responsible consumption and production

"Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns"

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Partnership for the Goals

"Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development"

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Journal Articles

  • Batley, A., Glithro, R., Montalvao, D., Dyer, B. and Sewell, P., 2024. Parametric Analysis of 3D Printing Parameters on Stiffness and Hysteresis Characteristics of Paediatric Prosthetic Foot Coupon Samples. Prosthetics and Orthotics International.
  • Cameron, K., Lewis, A., Montalvão, D. and Herfatmanesh, M.R., 2023. In-service performance of emergency shutdown valves and dependent operational relationships in the offshore oil and gas industry. Petroleum, 9 (4), 613-620.
  • da Costa, P.R., Rahaeifard, M., Montalvão, D., Reis, L. and Freitas, M., 2023. A new method for ultrasonic fatigue component frequency modulation: From ultrasonic horn to uniaxial and multiaxial specimens. International Journal of Fatigue, 176.
  • Babutskyi, A., Akram, S., Bevilacqua, M., Chrysanthou, A., Montalvão, D., Whiting, M.J. and Pizurova, N., 2023. Improvement of cavitation erosion resistance of structural metals by alternating magnetic field treatment. Materials and Design, 226.
  • Reis, L., Da Costa, P.R., Pereira, R., Montalvão, D. and Freitas, M., 2022. Crack path and fracture surface analysis of ultrasonic fatigue testing under multiaxial loadings. Engineering Failure Analysis, 142.
  • Knight, J., Harding Pitt, J. and Montalvao, D., 2022. Experimental Measurements of the Shapes Adopted by Textiles when Subject to Wind Loading. Trends in Textile Engineering & Fashion Technology, 7 (2).
  • Bin, C., Yi, Y., Zhicheng, S., Qiang, W., Abdelkader, A., Kamali, A.R. and Montalvão, D., 2022. Effects of particle size on the separation efficiency in a rotary-drum eddy current separator. Powder Technology, 410.
  • Montalvão, D., Hekim, K., Costa, P., Reis, L. and Freitas, M., 2022. Improving the understanding of how biaxiality ratios correlate on cruciform fatigue test specimens for VHCF ultrasonic fatigue testing. Procedia Structural Integrity, 42, 1215-1222.
  • Akram, S., Babutskyi, A., Chrysanthou, A., Montalvão, D., Whiting, M.J. and Modi, O.P., 2021. Improvement of the wear resistance of EN8 steel by application of alternating magnetic field treatment. Wear, 484-485.
  • da Costa, P.R., Reis, L., Montalvão, D. and Freitas, M., 2021. A new method for ultrasonic fatigue testing of equibiaxial and pure shear cruciform specimens. International Journal of Fatigue, 152.
  • Akram, S., Babutskyi, A., Chrysanthou, A., Montalvão, D., Whiting, M.J. and Pizurova, N., 2021. Improvement of the wear resistance of nickel-aluminium bronze and 2014-T6 aluminium alloy by application of alternating magnetic field treatment. Wear, 480-481.
  • Costa, P., Nwawe, R., Soares, H., Reis, L., Freitas, M., Chen, Y. and Montalvão, D., 2020. Review of multiaxial testing for very high cycle fatigue: From 'Conventional' to ultrasonic machines. Machines, 8 (2).
  • da Costa, P.R., Montalvão, D., Reis, L. and Freitas, M., 2020. Modal and strain experimental analysis to an improved axial-axial cruciform specimen for ultrasonic fatigue testing. Procedia Structural Integrity, 28, 910-916.
  • Toffe, G., Ismail, S.O., Montalvao, D., Knight, J. and Ren, G., 2019. A scale-up of processing non-woven flax/PLA tape and triaxial glass fibre fabric for composites. Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing.
  • Toffe, G.T., Ismail, S.O., Montalvão, D., Knight, J. and Ren, G., 2019. A scale-up of energy-cycle analysis on processing non-woven flax/PLA tape and triaxial glass fibre fabric for composites. Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing, 3 (4).
  • Akram, S., Babutskyi, A., Chrysanthou, A., Montalvão, D. and Pizurova, N., 2019. Effect of alternating magnetic field on the fatigue behaviour of EN8 steel and 2014-T6 aluminium alloy. Metals, 9 (9).
  • Costa, P., Montalvao, D., Freitas, M., Baxter, R. and Luis, R., 2019. Cruciform specimens’ experimental analysis in ultrasonic fatigue testing. Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures, 42 (Special Issue on New Trends in Fatigue and Fracture), 2496-2508.
  • Pereira, S., Carvalho, A., Reis, L., Freitas, M. and Montalvão, D., 2019. Characterisation and evaluation of the mechanical behaviour of endodontic-grade NiTi wires. Frattura ed Integrita Strutturale, 13 (49), 450-462.
  • Binaebi-Soroh, E. and Montalvao, D., 2019. Influence of White Noise in the Measurement of Acoustic Impedance of Some Industrial Insulating Materials. IOSR Journal of VLSI and Signal Processing, 9 (2), 23-33.
  • Binaebi-Soroh, E. and Montalvao, D., 2019. Development of a Time-Efficient Approach to Measure the Acoustic Impedance of Industrial Insulating Materials. Open Journal of Applied Sciences, 9, 55-67.
  • Montalvão, D., Blaskovics, A., Costa, P., Reis, L. and Freitas, M., 2019. Numerical analysis of VHCF cruciform test specimens with non-unitary biaxiality ratios. International Journal of Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements, 7 (4), 327-339.
  • Amafabia, D.A.M., Montalvão, D., David-West, O. and Haritos, G., 2019. Elliptical Method for Damage Identification in Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer Laminates. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2019.
  • Montalvão, D. and Amafabia, D.A.M., 2018. An alternative representation of the receptance: The ‘elliptical plane’ and its modal properties. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 103, 236-249.
  • Montalvão, D. and Wren, A., 2017. Redesigning axial-axial (biaxial) cruciform specimens for very high cycle fatigue ultrasonic testing machines. Heliyon, 3 (11).
  • Ihracska, B., Crookes, R.J., Montalvão, D., Herfatmanesh, M.R., Peng, Z., Imran, S. and Korakianitis, T., 2017. Opto-mechanical design for sight windows under high loads. Materials and Design, 117, 430-444.
  • Montalvão, D., Baker, T., Ihracska, B. and Aulaqi, M., 2017. A generalised multiple-mass based method for the determination of the live mass of a force transducer. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 83, 506-521.
  • Sutharssan, T., Montalvao, D., Chen, Y.K., Wang, W.C., Pisac, C. and Elemara, H., 2017. A review on prognostics and health monitoring of proton exchange membrane fuel cell. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 75, 440-450.
  • Amafabia, D.A.M., Montalvão, D., David-West, O. and Haritos, G., 2017. A review of structural health monitoring techniques as applied to composite structures. SDHM Structural Durability and Health Monitoring, 11 (2), 91-147.
  • Chen, Y.K., Enearu, O.L., Montalvao, D. and Sutharssan, T., 2016. A Review of Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulations on PEFC Performance. Journal of Applied Mechanical Engineering, 5 (6).
  • Carvalho, A., Montalvão, D., Freitas, M., Reis, L. and Fonte, M., 2016. Determination of the rotary fatigue life of NiTi alloy wires. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 85, 37-44.
  • Sutharssan, T., Montalvao, D., Chen, Y., Wen-Chung, W. and Pisac, C., 2016. Economic Analysis of Domestic Combined Heat and Power System in the UK. International Journal of Social, Behavioral, Educational, Economic, Business and Industrial Engineering, 10 (1), 73-77.
  • Carvalho, A., Freitas, M., Reis, L., Montalvão, D. and Fonte, M., 2016. Rotary Fatigue Testing to Determine the Fatigue Life of NiTi alloy Wires: An Experimental and Numerical Analisys. Procedia Structural Integrity, 1, 34-41.
  • Montalvão, D., Karanatsis, D., Ribeiro, A.M., Arina, J. and Baxter, R., 2015. An experimental study on the evolution of modal damping with damage in carbon fiber laminates. Journal of Composite Materials, 49 (19), 2403-2413.
  • Montalvão, D. and Baker, T., 2015. Correlating peer and tutor assessment on a low-stakes engineering assignment. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, 43 (3), 168-179.
  • Montalvão, D. and Silva, J.M.M., 2015. An alternative method to the identification of the modal damping factor based on the dissipated energy. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 54, 108-123.
  • Carvalho, A., Freitas, M., Reis, L., Montalvao, D. and Fonte, M., 2015. Rotary Fatigue Testing Machine to Determine the Fatigue Life of NiTi alloy Wires and Endondontic Files. Procedia Engineering, 114, 500-505.
  • Montalvão, D., Shengwen, Q. and Freitas, M., 2014. A study on the influence of Ni-Ti M-Wire in the flexural fatigue life of endodontic rotary files by using Finite Element Analysis. Materials Science and Engineering C, 40, 172-179.
  • Montalvão, D., Alçada, F.S., Braz Fernandes, F.M. and De Vilaverde-Correia, S., 2014. Structural characterisation and mechanical fe analysis of conventional and m-wire Ni-Ti alloys used in endodontic rotary instruments. The Scientific World Journal, 2014.
  • Montalvao, D. and Moore, M., 2014. Computational analysis of a car chassis frame under a frontal collision. International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology, 3 (2), 39-43.
  • Lage, Y., Ribeiro, A.M.R., Montalvão, D., Reis, L. and Freitas, M., 2014. Automation in strain and temperature control on VHCF with an ultrasonic testing facility. ASTM Special Technical Publication, STP 1571, 80-100.
  • Montalvão, D., Cláudio, R.A.L.D., Ribeiro, A.M.R. and Duarte-Silva, J., 2013. Experimental measurement of the complex Young's modulus on a CFRP laminate considering the constant hysteretic damping model. Composite Structures, 97, 91-98.
  • Montalvao, D. and Sena Alcada, F., 2012. Comparação de limas ProFile GT Série X com ProFile GT através da caracterização por DRX e de um Estudo por Elementos Finitos. Revista da Ordem dos Medicos Dentistas, 10-15.
  • Montalvão, D., Ribeiro, A.M.R. and Duarte-Silva, J.A.B., 2011. Experimental Assessment of a Modal-Based Multi-Parameter Method for Locating Damage in Composite Laminates. Experimental Mechanics, 51 (9), 1473-1488.
  • Montalvão, D. and Alçada, F.S., 2011. Numeric comparison of the static mechanical behavior between ProFile GT and ProFile GT series X rotary nickel-titanium files. Journal of Endodontics, 37 (8), 1158-1161.
  • Montalvao, D., 2011. Numeric Comparison of the Static Mechanical Behavior between ProFile GT and ProFile GT Series X Rotary Nickel-Titanium Files (vol 37, pg 1158, 2011). JOURNAL OF ENDODONTICS, 37 (11), 1595.
  • Montalvão, D., Ribeiro, A.M.R. and Duarte-Silva, J.A.B., 2010. On the use of vibration parameters for the estimation of damage in laminated composite plates. International Review of Mechanical Engineering, 4 (5), 594-600.
  • Montalvão, D., Ribeiro, A.M.R. and Duarte-Silva, J., 2009. A method for the localization of damage in a CFRP plate using damping. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 23 (6), 1846-1854.
  • Maia, N.M.M., Ribeiro, A.M.R., Fontul, M., Montalvão, D. and Sampaio, R.P.C., 2007. Using the Detection and Relative Damage Quantification Indicator (DRQ) with transmissibility. Key Engineering Materials, 347, 455-460.
  • Montalvão, D., Maia, N.M.M. and Ribeiro, A.M.R., 2006. A review of vibration-based structural health monitoring with special emphasis on composite materials. Shock and Vibration Digest, 38 (4), 295-324.
  • Montalvão, D., Ribeiro, A.M.R., Maia, N.M.M. and Silva, J.M.M., 2004. Estimation of the rotational terms of the dynamic response matrix. Shock and Vibration, 11 (3-4), 333-350.

Chapters

  • Montalvao, D., 2015. Introduction to Sensors and Signal Processing. Mechatronics: Fundamentals and Applications. CRC Press, 125-220.

Conferences

  • Costa, P., Rahaeifard, M., Montalvao, D., Lopes, H., Reis, L. and Freitas, M., 2024. Methods for ultrasonic fatigue component frequency modulation: From the ultrasonic setup to uniaxial and multiaxial specimens. In: Portuguese Conference on Fracture 2024 1 February-2 January 2024 Setúbal Polytechnic University, Portugal..
  • Bin, C., Yi, Y., Qiang, W., Abdelkader, A., Kamali, A.R. and Montalvao, D., 2023. Optimization Principles of Eddy Current Separator for Mixtures with Different Particle Sizes. In: EnSci - International Conference on Engineering & Sciences 27-28 April 2023 London, UK.
  • Montalvão, D., Hekim, K., Howard, J., Costa, P., Reis, L., Freitas, M. and Montalvao, D., 2022. Improving Cruciform Test Specimens Frequency Response for VHCF Ultrasonic Biaxial Fatigue Testing. In: ECF23 - 23rd European Conference on Fracture 27 June-1 July 2022 Funchal, Madeira, Portugal.
  • Costa, P., Pereira, R., Reis, L., Montalvao, D. and Freitas, M., 2021. Crack path and fracture surface analysis in VHCF under biaxial loadings. In: The 7th International Conference on Crack Paths 21-24 September 2021 Online and On-Demand.
  • Costa, P., Reis, L., Montalvao, D. and Freitas, M., 2021. Experimental methodology and analytical solution for cruciform ultrasonic fatigue Testing. In: 8th International Conference on Very High Cycle Fatigue (VHCF8) 5-9 July 2021 Online & On-demand.
  • da Costa, P.R., Montalvao, D., Freitas, M. and Reis, L., 2019. Ultrasonic fatigue experiments with biaxial cruciform specimens. ICMFF12 - 12TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MULTIAXIAL FATIGUE AND FRACTURE, 300.
  • Montalvao, D. and Dupac, M., 2018. Students' views and correlation regarding performance and attendance for a first year Engineering cohort. 3rd International Conference of the Portuguese Society for Engineering Education, CISPEE 2018.
  • Montalvão, D., Dupac, M., Amafabia, D.A.M., David-West, O. and Haritos, G., 2018. On reducing uncertainty on the Elliptical Plane modal identification method. MATEC Web of Conferences, 211.
  • Costa, P.R., Montalvao, D., Freitas, M., Reis, L. and Baxter, R., 2018. Cruciform specimen’s analysis and experiments in ultrasonic fatigue testing. In: 18th International Conference on New Trends in Fatigue and Fracture (NT2F18) 17-20 July 2018 Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Montalvao, D., Freitas, M., Reis, L. and Fonte, M., 2018. Design of Cruciform Test Specimens with different Biaxiality ratios for VHCF Fatigue. In: 8th International Conference on Engineering Failure Analysis (ICEFA VIII) 8-11 July 2018 Budapest, Hungary.
  • Amafabia, D.M., David-West, O., Montalvao, D. and Haritos, G., 2017. Damage detection in CFRP Composite Plates based on evolving Modal Parameters. In: 12th BSSM International Conference on Advances in Experimental Mechanics 29-31 August 2017 Sheffield, UK.
  • Baker, T., Montalvao, D. et al., 2017. How can teaching focused staff contribute to creating an institutional strategy for ongoing professional learning in teaching? In: ESLIS’16 - 2nd Enhancing Student Learning Through Innovative Scholarship Conference 28-29 June 2016 London, UK.
  • Montalvao, D., Carvalho, A., Freitas, M. and Reis, L., 2017. Rotary fatigue life of NiTi alloy wires and FEA modelling of fatigue damage. In: LCF8 - 8th International Conference on Low Cycle Fatigue 27-29 June 2017 Dresden, Germany.
  • Montalvão, D., Amafabia, D.M. and Silva, J.M.M., 2017. And yet another method for the identification of modal constants in Experimental Modal Analysis. IOMAC 2017 - 7th International Operational Modal Analysis Conference, 234-237.
  • Carvalho, A., Montalvao, D., Freitas, M., Reis, L. and Fonte, M., 2015. Rotary Fatigue Testing Machine to Determine the Fatigue Life of NiTi. In: XXXII CEFIE/GEF Congreso Español de Fractura e Integridad Estructural, Encuentro del Grupo Español de Fractura. 27-29 April 2015 Salamanca, Spain.
  • Montalvão, D. and Silva, J.M.M., 2014. A contribution to the modal identification of the damping factor based on the dissipated energy. Proceedings of the International Conference on Structural Dynamic , EURODYN, 2014-January, 2571-2577.
  • Patel, V., Khoshnoud, F., Pissanidis, G., Montalvao, D. and Chen, Y., 2013. Aeroelastic vibration control of hybrid airships using Regenerative Actuators. In: EUCASS 2013 - 5th European Conference for Aeronautics and Space Sciences 1-5 July 2013 Munich, Germany.
  • Angel, G., Montalvao, D. and Dell, D., 2013. Industrially based engineering group projects. In: UH Learning and Teaching Conference 2 May 2013 University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK.
  • Montalvao, D., 2012. How honest are the students when assessing each other’s work? In: UH Learning and Teaching Conference 3 May 2012 University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK.
  • Lage, Y., Freitas, M., Montalvao, D., Ribeiro, A.M.R. and Reis, L., 2012. Ultrasonic Fatigue Analysis on Steel Specimen with Temperature Control: Evaluation of Variable Temperature Effect. In: XIII Portuguese Conference on Fracture 2-3 February 2012 Coimbra, Portugal.
  • Lage, Y., de Freitas, M., Reis, L., Ribeiro, A. and Montalvao, D., 2012. INSTRUMENTATION OF ULTRASONIC HIGH-FREQUENCY MACHINE TO ESTIMATE APPLIED STRESS IN MIDDLE SECTION OF SPECIMEN. ICEM15: 15TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EXPERIMENTAL MECHANICS.
  • Anes, V., Montalvao, D., Ribeiro, A.M.R., Freitas, M. and Fonte, M., 2011. Design and instrumentation of an ultrasonic fatigue testing machine. In: 5th International Conference on Very High Cycle Fatigue 28-30 June 2011 Berlin, Germany.
  • Ribeiro, A.M.R., Montalvao, D., Azinheira, J., Freitas, M., Reis, L. and Fontul, M., 2011. Hysteretic Damping as an Energy Parameter in Gigacycle Fatigue. In: 5th International Conference on Very High Cycle Fatigue 28-30 June 2011 Berlin, Germany.
  • Freitas, M., Anes, V., Montalvao, D., Reis, L. and Ribeiro, A.M.R., 2011. Design and Assembly of an Ultrasonic Fatigue Testing Machine. In: XXVIII GEF – Encuentro del Grupo Español de Fractura 6-8 April 2011 Gijon, Spain. Anales de Mecánica de la Fractura, 28, 335-340.
  • Montalvão, D., Ribeiro, A.M.R. and Duarte-Silva, J., 2010. A numerical-experimental method for the damage location in composite plates. Civil-Comp Proceedings, 93.
  • Montalvao, D. and Fontul, M., 2006. Harmonica: Stepped-Sine Spectrum Analyser for Transfer Function Measurement and Non-Linear Experimental Assessment. In: 5th International Conference on Mechanics and Materials in Design 24-26 July 2006 Porto, Portugal.
  • Montalvão, D., Ribeiro, A.M.R., Maia, N.M.M., Duarte Silva, J. and Cláudio, R.A., 2006. Damping measurements on a carbon fibre reinforced laminate. Proceedings of ISMA2006: International Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering, 1, 447-459.
  • Montalvão, D., Ribeiro, A.M.R., Maia, N.M.M. and Silva, J.M.M., 2004. On the estimation of rotational frequency response functions. Proceedings of the 2004 International Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering, ISMA, 2771-2785.

Reports

Theses

  • Montalvao, D., 2016. Investment Evaluation on Setting up a Dental Practice in the UK. Master's Thesis. Hertfordshire Business School, University of Hertfordshire.
  • Montalvao, D., 2010. A Modal-based Contribution to Damage Location in Laminated Composite Plates. PhD Thesis. University of Lisbon, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Mechanical Engineering Department.
  • Montalvao, D., 2003. Determination of Rotational Terms of the Dynamic Response Matrix by means of Modal Analysis Techniques. Master's Thesis. University of Lisbon, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Mechanical Engineering Department.
  • Montalvao, D., 2001. Contribution to the Development of a Maintenance and Exploitation System of Rail Vehicles. Undergraduate Dissertation. University of Lisbon, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Mechanical Engineering Department.

Posters

  • Toffee, G., Ismail, S.O., Montalvao, D. and Ren, G., 2019. A scale-up of processing non-woven flax tape and triaxial glass fibre composites. In: , Hatfield, UK.
  • Alcada, F.S., Fernandes, F.B., Correia, S.V. and Montalvao, D., 2013. Material characterisation of two different NiTi alloys used in endodontic rotary instruments. In: Health Research and Enterprise Showcase, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK.
  • Montalvao, D., Shengwen, Q., Freitas, M., Carvalho, A. and Alcada, F.S., 2013. Finite element analysis and validation of two different NiTi alloys used in endodontic rotary instrument. In: Health Research and Enterprise Showcase, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK.
  • Montalvao, D., Ribeiro, A.M.R., Maia, N.M.M. and Silva, J.M.M., 2004. On the Estimation of Rotational Frequency Responses Functions. In: ISMA 2004 - International Conference on Noise and Vibration Engineering.

Software

PhD Students

  • Gilles Toffe, 2020. Life cycle evaluation of manufacturing processing for novel natural fibre composites, (Completed)
  • Pedro Rodrigues da Costa (external), 2022. Estudo e desenvolvimento de novos componentes de uma máquina de VHCF em regime multiaxial” (“Study and development of new components for a VHCF machine in the multiaxial regime”) (external/expert supervisor), (Completed)
  • Sufyan Akram, 2022. Novel Fatigue Test Methods for Electromagnetically Treated Alloys, (Completed)
  • Louise Omozuwati Enearu, 2018. Modelling and Optimisation of PEMFC Flow Channels Using a New Hybrid Method
  • Daerefa-a Mitsheal Amafabia (external), 2019. Analysis of the Response of Modal Parameters to Damage in CFRP Laminates using a Novel Modal Identification Method (External/Expert Supervisor)

Profile of Teaching UG

  • (2016/2017-2018/2019) Engineering Design (Unit Leader)
  • Engineering Simulation
  • (2016/2017) Advanced Mechanics and Simulation
  • Mechanical Systems Design (Unit Leader)
  • (2017/2018-...) BEng Mechanical Engineering Project (Unit Leader)
  • (2016/2017) Design Engineering Project 3
  • (2017/2018-...) BEng Engineering Flexible Learning Project
  • (2019/2020-...) Engineering Design with Practice (Unit Leader)
  • (2019/2020-...) Engineering Principles A (Unit Leader)
  • (2019/2020-...) Engineering Principles B (Unit Leader)

Grants

  • On the integration of advanced materials and manufacturing methods To improve bird tracking technology (Lotek (Match-Funding), 04 Sep 2023). Awarded
  • ADDISONIC - Advanced Manufacturing Ultrasonic Fatigue Prediction & Life Extension (Research England, 01 Nov 2021). In Progress
  • Bonding-sealing-cushioning engineered solutions (Innovate UK, 01 Jul 2016). Completed
  • KTP - To embed a new capability for system integration and automation of Balance of Plant (BoP) systems for fuel cell stacks. (Innovate UK, 01 Jun 2016). Completed
  • Assessment of fracture risk of Ni-Ti endodontic files during clinical use (Science and Technology Foundation, Ministry of Education and Science, 01 Apr 2016). Completed
  • Gigacycle: Hysteretic damping as an energy parameter in gigacycle fatigue (Science and Technology Foundation, Ministry of Education and Science, 01 Jan 2009). Completed
  • PhD in Mechanical Engineering (Science and Technology Foundation, Ministry of Education and Science, 01 Dec 2006). Completed

External Responsibilities

Internal Responsibilities

  • Academic Representative for the Faculty of Science and Technology, Senate
  • Principal Investigator, HEIF - Higher Education Innovation Fund
  • Member, ASV (Animation Simulation and Visualisation) Working Group
  • Member, UoA12 Internal Review Panel

Public Engagement & Outreach Activities

  • Virtual Open Days for the Department of Design and Engineering 2019/2020 (05 Dec 2018)

Conference Presentations

  • Virtual Workshop Bournemouth University and Northeastern University, Multisonic: the future of fatigue testing, 02 Dec 2020, Bournemouth University (Virtual)

Consultancy Activities

  • Implementation of an automated rotating balance system for impellers, Consultancy. Secomak, Ltd., Karzan Azeez, 01 Nov 2016
  • Qualifying Tests of the Windward Assembly of the IXV, External Consultancy. ISQ (Instituto de Soldadura e Qualidade), Portugal, Prof Antonio Relogio Ribeiro, IDMEC, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon, Portugal, 01 Mar 2011
  • Measurement of Vibration Damping Properties on Thermo-Acoustic Materials, External Consultancy. Instituto Pedro Nunes, Portugal, Prof Ricardo Claudio, Polytechnic Institute of Setubal, 01 Mar 2010
  • Vibration Analysis of the Structural Modification on the C-130 Aircraft SPR Door (SAP2 Conversion), External Consultancy. OGMA (Portuguese Aeronautical Industry), Professor Nuno Nunes, Polytechnic Institute of Setubal, Portugal, 01 Dec 2005
  • Vibration Testing on no. 2 Engine (ECM/T56) of a C-130 Aircraft, External Consultancy. OGMA (Portuguese Aeronautical Industry), Prof Nuno Nunes, Polytechnic Institute of Setubal, Portugal, 01 Jun 2005
  • Vibration Testing on a Generator from the Santa Bárbara Power Plant at Faial Island, Azores, External consultancy. STET-Caterpillar (Portugal), Prof Nuno Nunes and Prof Paula Silva, Polytechnic Institute of Setubal, Portugal, 01 Apr 2005

Attended Training

  • Continuous Professional Academic Development in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, 01 Sep 2012, AFHEA

Qualifications

  • MBA in Executive Masters in Business Administration (Hertfordshire Business School, University of Hertfordshire, 2016)
  • PhD in Mechanical Engineering (Instituto Superior Tecnico, University of Lisbon, 2010)
  • MSc in Mechanical Engineering (Instituto Superior Tecnico, University of Lisbon, 2003)
  • Licenciatura in Mechanical Engineering (Instituto Superior Tecnico, University of Lisbon, 2001)

Honours

  • Outstanding Contribute to Post-Graduate Student Experience (Hertfordshire Business School, University of Hertfordshire, 2015)
  • Vice-Chancellor Award in Excellence in the Advancement of Student Experience and Graduate Success (Highly Commended) (University of Hertfordshire, 2014)
  • Young Researcher Award (Highly Commended) (University of Lisbon and Deloitte, 2009)

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