dr. sc. Zeljko Bozic, Full Professor
	TELEPHONE: +385 1 6168 536
	FAX: +385 1 6156 940
	E MAIL: zeljko.bozic@fsb.hr
	ROOM: 107 East

 

Research and professional Activities

• Advanced structural analysis
• Fatigue strength of structures
• Mechanical integrity of structures
• Experimental and numerical crack propagation analysis
• Biomechanics

 

Study

• 1997. ... PhD, Yokohama National University , Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering Department, Yokohama , Japan.
• 1992. ... MSc, University of Zagreb , Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture.
• 1987. ... Graduate Mechanical Engineer, University of Zagreb , Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture.

 

Positions

• 2006.- ... Associate Professor, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, Department of Aeronautical Engineering.
• 2001. – 2005. ...Assistant Professor, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, Department of Aeronautical Engineering.
• 1997-2001. ...Senior Assistant, University of Zagreb , Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, Dept. of Applied Mechanics.
• 1993-1997. ...Monbusho scholarship and doctoral study at Yokohama National University, Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering Department, Yokohama, Japan.
• 1990-1993. ...Research assistant, Dept. of Applied Mechanics, F. Mech. Eng. Naval Arch.
• 1987-1990. ...Research associate, in "Institute Koncar", Zagreb.

 

Specializations and Fellowships

• 2001. – 2004. ... R&D Department ALSTOM Power, Baden , Switzerland.
• 1994. – 1997. ... Monbusho scholarship for d octoral study at Yokohama National University, Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering Department, Yokohama, Japan.
• 1993. – 1994. ... Monbusho scholarship for research associate position at Yokohama National University, Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering Department, Yokohama, Japan.

 

Lectures

Lectures (F. Mech. Engineering Naval Arch., Zagreb):

• Fatigue strength of thinwalled structures
• Introduction to Aeronautical Engineering
• Helicopters III
• Fatigue strength of structures (Ph.D. course)

 

Invited lectures

• Semenski, Damir; Bozic, Zeljko; Wolf, Hinko, Crack Growth Analysis in Critical Structural Components, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference 'New Trends in Fatigue and Fracture' - NT2F6 / Sustarsic, Borivoj ; Jenko, Monika (ur.).
  Ljubljana : Institute of Metals and Technology Ljubljana , 2006.

 

Research Projects

• 2007. ... Member of the research team - project "Numerical and experimental research of non-linear mechanical systems", principal researcher: Prof. Hinko Wolf, the project is supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Croatia.
• 2001.-2004. ... Member of the research team - project "Low Cycle Fatigue Life Improvement of Gas Turbine Structures", R&D Department ALSTOM Power, Baden , Switzerland .
• 1997.-2000. ... Member of the research team - project "Anthropodynamical Biomechanics", principal researcher: Prof. Osman Muftic, project supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Croatia.
• 1994.-1997. ...Member of the research team - project "Fatigue life assessment of ship structures", Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering Department , Yokohama National University, Project supported by Ministry of Science of Japan.

 

Memberships

• Croatian Society of Mechanics
• International Federation for Theory of Machines and Mechanisms, IFTOMM
• 1995. – 1999. ... The Society of Naval Architects of Japan , (SNAJ)
• 1998. – 2000. ... The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, (SNAME)

 

Selected papers

• Semenski, Damir; Bozic, Zeljko; Wolf, Hinko, Crack Growth Analysis in Critical Structural Components, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference 'New Trends in Fatigue and Fracture' - NT2F6 / Sustarsic, Borivoj ; Jenko, Monika (ur.).
  Ljubljana : Institute of Metals and Technology Ljubljana , 2006.

• Z. Bozic, Fracture Analysis of Stiffened Panels Under Lateral Pressure, Brodogradnja, pp. 202-212, 2002.

• Z. Bozic, On Determination of the J Ic Parameter using a CN Plate Specimens, FAMENA, 2000.

• Z. Bozic, Elastic-plastic Fracture of a CN Tension Plate Specimen - An Experimental and Numerical Analysis, 3 rd International Congress of Croatian Society of Mechanics, Cavtat, 2000.

• Z. Bozic, Propagation of Multiple Fatigue Cracks in Stiffened Panels, Integrity, Reliability and Failure Conference, Porto , Portugal , 1999.

• T. Jurcevic-Lulic, Z. Bozic, O. Muftic, Intraabdominal Pressure as a Measure of the 3D Effort Level, The 4 th International Congress on Physiological Anthropology, Zagreb, Croatia, 1998.

• Y. Sumi, Z. Bozic, H. Iyama, Y. Kawamura, Multiple Fatigue Cracks Propagating in a Stiffened Panel, Journal of the Society of Naval Architects of Japan, pp.407-412, 1996.

• Y. Sumi, Z. Bozic, H. Iyama, Y. Kawamura, Fracture of a Stiffened Panel with Multiple Site Cracks under Lateral Pressure, The Seventh International Symposium on Practical Design of Ships and Mobile Units, Edited by M.W.C. Oosterveld and S.G. Tan, The Hague, The Netherlands, September 1998., pp.873-878, Publisher Elsevier Science B.V.

• O. Muftic, P. Keros, Z. Bozic, Dynamic Anthropometry in the Biomechanical Work Analysis, Strojarstvo, Vol.34, s.9-12, 1992.

• S. Bjelovucic, Z. Bozic, Contribution to Development of Ergonomics in Developing Countries – Low Cost Video&Computer Method for Data Collection, Processing and Simulation, Proceedings of the Eleventh Congress of the International Ergonomics Association, pp.1650-1652, Taylor&Francis, Paris, 1990.

 

Technical reports:

• 4 technical reports in Institute Koncar, Zagreb, Croatia.
• 14 technical reports in R&D Department ALSTOM Power, Baden , Switzerland.

 

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