University of Liege Department of Fracture Mechanics LTAS-University of Liege  
 

 International activities

    Member of cooperation agency

      -Member of the Expert Committee (Aupelf&Uref, French Speaking Agency for Universities) for the revival of              "Institute of Technology of   Phnom-Penh, Cambodia (1992)

    -Member of the Expert Committee (Aupelf&Uref, French Speaking Agency for Universities) for the creation of the Institute of Computer Sciences in Ha Noi      (1992).

 - Member of the consortium "Engineering Sciences" (Aupelf&Uref, French Speaking Agency for Universities) for the engineering training co-operation with Indochina (1994). 

 - Director of the Training Centre: "European Master in Mechanics of Constructions, EMMC", Ho Chi Minh University of Technology. (1995-****).

 - Director of the "Modelisation and Computation in Mechanics of Continuum, MCMC" Centre, Hanoi University of Technology (1998-****).

 - Vice-President and Belgian Co-Coordinator of the Management Committee of the project "Coopération en            matière de formation de Doctorat en Sciences Appliquées en partenariat, Financement national du Vietnam", (2003-2008).

 

 Promoter and co-ordinator of North-South projects

-Promoter and Co-ordinator of a North-South Multilateral Project (Liège - Compiège – Ho Chi Minh-City) sponsored by AUPELF : "l'aide aux institutions universitaires vietnamiennes en vue de la formation de chercheurs dans le domaine du calcul des structures via l'ordinateurs et de la mécanique des solides".

-Promoter and Co-ordinator of the project :"Training of Vietnamese researchers in computational mechanics" with the participation of the Technical Faculty of Mons, Polytechnic University, Institute of Mechanics, University of Ho Chi Minh city. This project is supported by French speaking community of Belgium via the CGRI. 

-Promoter and Co-ordinator of the project (1995-1999):"European Master in Mechanics of Constructions, EMMC" with the participation of the Technical Faculty of Mons, Free University of Brussels, Catholic University of Louvain and University of Technology of Ho Chi Minh City (See Appendices concerning EMMC). 

-Promoter and Co-ordinator of the project (1998-2003):"Master in Computation and Modelisation of Continuum, MCMC" with the participation of the Technical Faculty of Mons, Free University of Brussels, Catholic University of Louvain and Institute of Technology,  Institute of Civil Engineering, National University and Institute of Mechanics of Hanoi

- Promoter et chairman of the organising committee of the " International Colloquium in Mechanics of Solids, Fluids, Structures and Interactions",  Nha Trang, Vietnam, August 14 -18, 2000.

- Promoter and co-ordinator of the project of transfer of know-how to National University of Ho Chi Minh City (Institute of Technology), in the domain computer aided engineering design by the creation of a complete training programme: "European Master in Modelisation of Continuum", in collaboration with the Universities of Delf (Holland) and Montpellier II (France), 2001-2003. 

- Promoter and co-ordinator of the project of transfer of know-how Institute of Technology of Hanoi, Vietnam in the domain computer aided engineering design by the creation of a complete training programme: " European Master in Modelisation and Design of Engineering Sciences, EMMD”,  in collaboration with the Universities of Lulea (Sweden) and Marseille II (France), 2001-2003. 

- Promoter and co-ordinator of the project « Feasibility study on and design of an inter-locking blocks for the protection again erosion in the Binh Thuan Province, ANTIERO”, 2001-2003. in collaboration with the Water Resource University of Hanoi, Vietnam, 2001-2003. 

- Promoter and co-ordinator of the project "Coopération en matière de formation de Doctorat en Sciences Appliquées en partenariat ", (Financement national du Vietnam), in Collaboration with the University of Civil Engineering, Hanoi, 2003-2008.

 

   Lectures and seminars 

 -During the period of August 3 to September 23, 1977.

 Invited by the Committee of Sciences and Techniques of Vietnam and with aids of the CECODEL the following courses are given by Nguyen Dang Hung in Hanoi (Hydraulic institute): - Implementations of the Finite Element Method in Structural calculations (30 h + 15 h). 

-During the period of May from 2 to 21.1991 NGUYEN DANG HUNG is invited by the Polytechnic University and the University of Ho Chi Minh City (under contract with French speaking University Association (AUPELF) to give a cycle of lectures on the topic: "Advanced Computational Solid Mechanics".

 -23rd September 1977, Hydraulic Institute of Hanoi (invited by State Committee of Sciences and Technologies of Vietnam). The topic: Limit analysis of shells of revolution by F.E.M. and mathematical programming.-2nd February 1989 at National Institute of Polytechnic Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

      Topic: "The Development of Computational Mechanics in the University of Liege"

       -15th February 1990 at National Institute of Polytechnic Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

      Topic: "The Variational Principles and the Finite Element Method".

 - During the period of July 15 to August 15.1991 NGUYEN DANG HUNG are invited by the two above Vietnamese universities to continue a cycle of lectures on the topic: "Introduction to finite element method".

 - 11th February 1992 at National Centre for Scientific Research of Vietnam, Institute of Mechanics (N°224 Doi Can, Hanoi, Profs NGUYEN VAN DAO & NGUYEN VAN DIEP).

      Topic: "On the computational research in the domain of fracture mechanics".

 - 17th February 1992 at Institute of Mechanics of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Prof. NGUYEN XUAN HUNG).

      Topic: "A synthetic vision of fracture mechanics"

 - 18th February 1992 at Institute of Mechanics of Ho Chi Minh-City, Vietnam (Prof. NGUYEN XUAN HUNG).

Topic: "The use of linear programming method in CEPAO, a compact package for plastic analysis and design of frame structures".

 - During the period 2 to 23 January 1993, NGUYEN DANG HUNG is invited by the Institute of Mechanics et University and University of Technology of  Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to give lessons on the topic :

      "l'Analyse et dimensionnement limite des structures dans les conditions de chargements complexes".

- 25th June 1993, at Technical University of Budapest, Department of Metallic Structures (Prof. Ivanyi Miklos, Final meeting of TEMPUS project):

Topic (in French): "Dimensionnement des structures à barres dans les conditions de chargement fixes et variables".

 - 19th September 1994, at University of Aix-Marseille II, Department UNIMECA, «Technopôle de Château-Gombert » (Prof. Daniel Dufresne)

Topic (in French) "Les nouveaux développements au service LTAS-Mécanique de la rupture des solides concernant les recherches sur les méthodes numériques en mécanique des solides" 

 - 15th March 1995, AG2- Meeting (European Commission, Environment, nuclear safety and civil protection) Brussels:

Topic: "Comparison and testing of numerical techniques for shakedown analysis of nuclear plant components”, Research progress of the project ETNUT-0110-B (1993). 

 - 14th February 1996, « Laboratoire de Mécanique et Acoustique », CNRS, Marseille, (Prof. P. Suquet and Dr. P. Chabrand):

Topic (in French) : " Analyse limite des tuyaux et des coudes par la méthode des éléments finis et la programmation mathématique."  

 - 15th May 1996, at « AEROSPATIALE Avions building (Toulouse-Blagnac), Department of Structures (B.,Laschaud):

Topic (in French): "Les récents progrès de recherche sur la modélisation des composites au LTAS, Liège". 

 - 31st May 1996, at FRAMATOME building, « Paris-la-Défense, Département Bloc Réacteur et Boucles Primaires » (M. Ph. Gilles)

Topic (in French): " Analyse limite des coudes utiles sans les réacteurs nucléaires". 

 - 23rd February 2000, « Midterm meeting of Brite&Eram LISA project”, Brussels  (Profs. M. Staat and E.F. Hicken)

Topic: “Developments of algorithms for shakedown analysis” 

- 17th may 2000, « Laboratoire de Génie Cicil et Mécanique, LGCM, Université de Montpellier II », (Prof. Ch. Licht)

Topic (in French):" Analyse limite et calcul d’adaptation plastique des coudes et des coques."  

 - 19th November 2000, at University of New South of Wales, Department of Civil Engineering, (Prof. Francis Tin-Loi).

Topic: “About equilibrium finite elements”. 

 - 7th December 2000, at Institute of Architecture of Hanoi (Prof. Nguyen Tram)

Topic: "Introduction to fracture mechanics". 

 - 10th January 2001, at University of Liège, Journey of CEIM (Prof. René Maquoi).

Topic (in French): « Le Service LTAS-Mécanique de la Rupture et les recherches dans le domaine de l’analyse limite et du calcul d’adaptation plastique des structures métalliques »