Prof. Mordechai Perl Profile

Prof. Mordechai Perl

Professor

Department :	Department of Mechanical Engineering
Room :	316 בנין המחלקה להנדסת מכונות ע"ש סורף - 55
Phone :	972-8-6477087
Email :	merpr01@bgumail.bgu.ac.il
Office Hours :

Education

B.Sc. - 1968 Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Faculty of Aeronautical Engineering, Haifa, Israel
M.Sc. - 1970 Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Faculty of Aeronautical Engineering, Haifa, Israel
Title of thesis: "Stress Waves in Elastic Cylindrical Shells"
D.Sc. - 1979 Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, Faculty of Aeronautical Engineering, Haifa, Israel
Title of Thesis: "Dynamic Crack Propagation Analysis by a Numerical Method".

Research Interests

Fracture Mechanics :
Fatigue and fracture processes in thick-walled, autofrettaged, pressurized cylinders ; Multiple cracking ; Dynamic fracture.
Bio - Mechanics :
Mechanics of the cardiovascular system ; Mechanics of the bone .

Research Projects

Three dimensional analysis of multiply cracked ,thick-walled, autofrettaged, pressurized cylinders ; Three dimensional analysis of semi-elliptical and semi-circular cracks emanating from various erosion configurations in autofrettaged, pressurized, thick-walled cylinders ; Fracture of brittle materials ; Geometrical,mechanical, and structural adaptation of mouse femora exposed to different loading.