Newsletter 1/2018

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Dear readers,
You are now holding another Newsletter of the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of the CAS and the Centre of Excellence Telč. ITAM‘s employees can again boast of many scientific findings, and it is especially encouraging when some are recognised by the management of the Academy. Their visit on February 8th was the first visit to the Institute from the first scientific area. The members of the CAS’ management heard the Activity Report and the future conception of ITAM and CET. A lively debate about basic and applied research ensued. Judging both from their immediate and subsequent reactions the visit was a success.
Some of our most interesting research projects are presented here. One of them is the research of a team specializing in analysis of wooden structures from the point of view of both traditional technologies and new scientific findings. Another topic, successfully researched over a long period, is the study of the deformation of bone scaffoldings using 3D dynamic radiography. Also, there is an article about a study on wind turbines, which is an interesting subject from an aerodynamics point of view. Researchers at the wind tunnel at CET have managed to develop and test a relatively reliable model of a wind turbine scaled 1:385, from which, among other things, the acting forces on a prototype and its effectivity can be predicted.
The results of our work are presented mainly in journals, at conferences and in workshops. One of the last meetings took place in March in Montagnana, Italy, as part of the project RUINS. Another source of inspiration for scientific work are the so-called “mobilities” of researchers, about which we’ve also written. In short, there is no shortage of interest in the cooperation, internships and scientific work at ITAM and CET.
I wish you an amusing read.
Stanislav Pospíšil, director of ITAM