Professor Jurica Soric

E-mail:jsoric@uci.edu

Education

1973-1975, studies in Mechanical Engineering at University of Split

1975-1978, studies in Mechanical Engineering at University of Zagreb

1978, graduated in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Zagreb

1984, M.Sc. degree from the University of Zagreb

1989, Ph.D. degree from the University of Zagreb

Employment

1979-1980, Engineer at the Koncar Generator Factory, Zagreb

1980- 1990, Assistant at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb

1990-1995, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb

1995-2000, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb

Since March 2000, Full Professor at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb

Since 1999, Head of the Chair of Mechanics and Strength of Materials at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb

Fellowships

1986-1988, DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst) research fellow at the Institute for Statics and Dynamics, Ruhr University Bochum,Germany, 16 months

1991, 2-months research at the Institute of Leightweight Structures and Aerospase Engineering, Vienna Technical University, Austria

1991-1992, Visiting Assistant Professor at the Institute for Statics and Dynamics, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, 9 months

1995-1996, Alexander von Humboldt research fellow at the Institute for Statics and Dynamics, Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, 19 months

Memberships

Croatian Society of Mechanics
Croatian Academy of Engineering (associate member)
Central European Association of Computational Mechanics (CEACM)

Recent Publications (since 1995)

Tonkovic, Z., Soric, J.: Fracture analysis of cracked cylindrical shells under internal pressure and bending, Proceedings of The Sixth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, B.H.V. Topping, Y. Bittnar (eds.), CD-ROM Edition, Prague, 2002.

Smojver, I., Soric, J., Alfirevic, I.: 3D Model for Numerical Prediction of Impact Induced Matrix Cracks and Delaminations in Layered Composite Shells, Proceedings of the Fifth World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM V), H.A. Mang, F.G. Rammerstorfer, J. Eberhardsteiner (eds.), Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, 2002, 3-9501554-0-6.

Soric, J., Skoko, J., Eckstein, A.: On Numerical Modeling of Combined Isotropic-Kinematic Hardening at Large Strain Elastoplasticity, Proceedings of the Fifth World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM V), H.A. Mang, F.G. Rammerstorfer, J. Eberhardsteiner (eds.), Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, 2002, 3-9501554-0-6.

Tonkovic, Z., Soric, J., Kraetzig, W.B.: On nonisothermal elastoplastic analysis of shell-components employing realistic hardening responses, International Journal of Solids and Structures, 38, 2001, 5019-5039.

Kraetzig, W.B., Montag, U., Soric, J., Tonkovic, Z.: Computer simulation of nonisothermal elastoplastic shell responses, Advances in Mechanics of Plates and Shells, Durban, D., Givoli, D., Simmonds, J. G. (eds.), Kluver Academic Publishers, Dordrecht 2001, 167-180.

Soric, J., Tonkovic, Z.: On numerical modelling of cyclic bending responses of thin-walled structural components, Transactions of FAMENA, 25, 2001, 15-24.

Smojver, I., Soric, J., Alfirevic, I.: Computational prediction of matrix cracks and delaminations in layered composites, Proceedings of the Second European Conference on Computational Mechanics, Z. Waszczyn, E. Stein (eds.), CD-ROM-Edition, Cracow 2001.

Soric, J., Tonkovic, Z.: Computer techniques for simulation of non-isothermal elasto-plastic shell responses, Proceedings of the First M.I.T. Conference on computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics, K.J. Bathe (ed.), CD-ROM-Edition, Cambridge, 2001.

Soric, J., Tonkovic, Z., Kraetzig, W. B.: A new formulation of numerical algorithms for modeling of elastoplastic cyclic response of shell-like structures, Computers & Structures, 78, 2000, 161-168.

Soric, J, Skoko J., Eckstein, A.: Modeling large strain elastoplastic material responses with combined isotropic-kinematic hardening, Proceedings of the 3th Congress of Croatian Society of Mechanics, P. Marovic (ed.), T.D. biro, Zagreb 2000, 145-152.

Tonkovic, Z., Soric, J., Kraetzig, W.B.: Numerical simulation of nonisothermal cyclic bending responses of thin-walled structural components, Proceedings of the 3th Congress of Croatian Society of Mechanics, P. Marovic (ed.), T.D. biro, Zagreb 2000, 93-100.

Tonkovic, Z., Soric, J., Kraetzig, W. B.: On numerical modeling of nonisothermal cyclic elastoplastic response of thin-walled structural elements, Proceedings of the European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering, ECCOMAS 2000. E. Onate, G. Bugeda, B. Suarez (eds.), CD-ROM Edition, Barcelona 2000.

Soric, J., Tonkovic, Z., Montag, U.: On cyclic elastoplasticity in shell structures, Proceedings of the Fourth International Colloquium on Computation of Shell & Spatial Structures, IASS-IACM 2000., M. Papadrakakis, A. Samartin and E. Onate (eds.), CD-ROM Edition, Chania-Crete 2000.

Somodji, Z., Soric, J., Alfirevic, I.: On the increase of accuracy in numerical modelling of metal plasticity, Engineering modelling 12, 1999, 53-59.

Soric, J., Tonkovic, Z., Kraetzig, W.B.: An efficient modeling of nonisothermal elastoplastic response of shell structures, Proceedings of the First European Conference on Computational Mechanics, W. Wunderlich (ed.), CD-ROM-Edition, München 1999.

Montag, U., Kraetzig, W. B., Soric, J.: Increasing solution stability for finite element modeling of elasto-plastic shell response. Advances in Engineering Software, 30 (1999) 607-619.

Soric, J., Tonkovic, Z., Kraetzig, W.B.:On numerical simulation of cyclic elastoplastic deformation processes of shell structures, Advances in Finite Element Procedures and Techniques, B.H.V. Topping (ed.), Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, 1998, 221-228.

Soric, J., Tonkovic, Z., Smojver, I.: On numerical modelling of nonlinear responses of shell-like mechanical structures, Proceedings of the 5th International Design Conference, D. Marjanovic (ed.), Sveucilisna tiskara, Zagreb 1998, 207-214.

Tonkovic, Z., Soric, J., Heidl, I.: A formulation of assumed strain nine-node plate element based on Reissner-Mindlin type kinematic model, Engineering modelling 10, 1997, 47-56.

Krstulovic-Opara, L., Soric, J.: A computational algorithm for plane stress analysis in finite strain elastoplasticity, Proceedings of the 2nd Congress of Croatian Society of Mechanics, P. Marovic, J. Soric, N. Vrankovic (eds.), Euro Print, Velika Gorica 1997, 149-156.

Soric, J., Tonkovic, Z., Montag, U.: Efficient modelling of nonlinear hardening responses for elastoplastic shell analyses, Proceedings of the 2nd Congress of Croatian Society of Mechanics, P. Marovic, J. Soric, N. Vrankovic (eds.), Euro Print, Velika Gorica 1997, 69-76.

Soric, J., Montag, U., Kraetzig, W. B.: An efficient formulation of integration algorithms for elastoplastic shell analysis based on layered finite element approach, Comp. Meth. Appl. Mech. Eng. 148, 1997, 315 - 328

Soric, J., Montag, U.: Robust simulation techniques for realistic elastoplastic shell responses, Computational Plasticity, D.R.J. Owen et al. (eds.) , CIMNE, Barcelona 1997, 1985-1992

Montag, U., Kraetzig, W. B., Soric, J.: On Stable numerical simulation strategies for elastoplastic deformation processes of shell structures, Advances in Computational Methods for Simulation, B.H.V. Topping (ed.), Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, 1996, 61 -71.

Soric, J., Montag, U., Kraetzig, W. B.: On increase of efficiency of computational algorithms for elasoplastic shell analysis, Engineering Computations, Vol. 14, 1997, 75-97.

Montag, U., Soric, J.: Zur numerischen Modellierung des elasto-plastischen Verformungsverhaltens flaechenhafter Tragwerke, 1993-1995 Research and Teaching, Institut fuer Statik und Dynamik der Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum , 1995, 11-16.

Soric, J., Todorovic, G.: Application of tensor formulation to the analysis of compound shells structures, Proceedings of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb, 1995, 5-12 (in Croatian).

Soric, J.: Imperfection sensitivity of internally pressurized toripherical shells. Thin-Walled Structures 23, 1995, 57-66.

Soric, J., Smojver, I.: On the effect of fibre directions in laminated composite torispherical shells. Engineering Computations, Vol.12, 1995, 85-94.

Soric, J., Zahlten, W., Elastic-plastic analysis of internally pressurized torispherical shells. Thin-Walled Structures 22, 1995, 217-239.

Research Activities

Development and advanced applications of finite element algorithms.

Numerical modelling of elastoplastic deformation processes.

Cyclic plasticity.

Stress and stability analyses of thin-walled structures

Professional Activities

Strength and stability computation of structures.

Applications of the Finite Element Method.

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