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Thiago Assis Dutra is an Assistant Professor at the University of Beira Interior (UBI), Covilhã, Portugal. He holds a Ph.D. in Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering from Aeronautics Institute of Technology (ITA), Brazil. He also holds a M.Sc. in Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering from Aeronautics Institute of Technology (ITA), Brazil, and a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), Brazil. Throughout his career in the private sector, he had the opportunity to participate in different I&RD projects related to the development of new products, including design, analysis, and manufacturing. Research interests include computational analyses, micromechanics of materials, high-performance composites, additively manufactured structures, and renewable materials for sustainable design. Techniques include computational homogenization, automated image analysis, automated design process, and experimental characterization.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Thiago Assis Dutra

Citation names

  • Dutra, Thiago Assis
  • Dutra, T. A.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
3619-465C-E4E8
ORCID iD
0000-0002-3576-5703
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=GxofbG4AAAAJ&hl=pt-BR
Scopus Author Id
https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57211220639

Email addresses

  • thiago.dutra@ubi.pt (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering - Applied Mechanics
  • Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2016/02/23 - 2020/08/17
Concluded
Graduate Program of Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering (Doutoramento)
Major in Field of Aeronautical Design, Aerospace Systems and Structures
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, Brazil
"Mechanical Behavior of 3D-Printed Continuous Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic: Experimental Characterization and Prediction Models" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2013/02 - 2015/08
Concluded
Graduate Program of Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering (Mestrado)
Major in Field of Solid Mechanics and Structures
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, Brazil
"Otimização de rigidez em compósitos laminados utilizando parâmetros de laminação" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2004/04 - 2009/07
Concluded
Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering (Bacharelato)
Universidade Federal Fluminense Pólo Universitário de Volta Redonda, Brazil
"Simulação Numérica da Equação da Onda Unidimensional" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2021/07/05 - 2023/01/13 Researcher (Research) Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia, Portugal
2020/12 - 2021/02 Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Chalmers tekniska högskola, Sweden
2014/07 - 2016/02 Researcher (Research) Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas, Brazil

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution
Employer
2023/01/16 - Current Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution
Employer
2009/09 - 2013/02 Product Development Engineer PSA - Peugeot Citroen do Brasil, Brazil
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2018/03 - 2020/02 Bolsa - Modalidade Doutorado
88882.180843/2018-01
PhD Student Fellow
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, Brazil
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
Concluded
2016 - 2020 Mechanical Behavior of 3D-Printed Continuous Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic: Experimental Characterization and Prediction Models
10116-E/21
PhD Student Fellow
Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas, Brazil
Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas
Concluded
2016/03 - 2018/02 Bolsa - Modalidade Doutorado
1584601
PhD Student Fellow
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, Brazil
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
Concluded
2013/06 - 2014/12 Bolsa de Mestrado
133954/2013-7
Master Student Fellow
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, Brazil
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Concluded
2007/09 - 2008/08 Programa CAPES/Brafitec
3433072
Undergraduate Student Fellow
Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
Concluded
2006/08 - 2007/08 Análise do processo de extrusão rotativa de tubos
105729/2006-0
Scientific Initiation Fellow
Universidade Federal Fluminense Pólo Universitário de Volta Redonda, Brazil
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2021 - 2022 Transformer 4.0 - Digital Revolution of Power Transformers
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-045926
Researcher
Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia, Portugal
European Regional Development Fund

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019 - 2020 Optimal design and characterization of materials produced by 3D printing
407754/2018-0
PhD Student Fellow
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, Brazil
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Concluded
2014 - 2016 Desenvolvimento de tecnologias de projeto e fabricação de secção de fuselagem traseira em material compósito
I&RD Project 511.900/14
Researcher
Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas, Brazil
Finep

Embraer SA

Confederação Nacional da Indústria

Instituto de Pesquisas Tecnológicas
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. Antunes, Rodrigo; Lang, Luan; de Aguiar, Martim Lima; Dutra, Thiago Assis; Gaspar, Pedro Dinis. "Design of Fin Ray Effect Soft Robotic Gripper for Improved Mechanical Performance and Adaptability: Numerical Simulations and Experimental Validation". 2024.
    10.1109/mesa61532.2024.10704855
  2. Antunes, Rodrigo; Lang, Luan; de Aguiar, Martim Lima; Dutra, Thiago Assis; Gaspar, Pedro Dinis. "Enhancing the Performance of Fin Ray Effect Soft Robotic Finger via Computational Design and Simulation". 2024.
    Published • 10.1109/icarsc61747.2024.10535939
  3. Thiago Assis Dutra; Catarina Costa; João R. Matos; Bruna F. Oliveira; Luís Miguel Oliveira; Cristiano Pereira Coutinho. "Effects of Printing Parameters on Geometrical and Mechanical Properties of 3D-Printed High-Performance Thermoplastics, Toward the Digitalization of Power Transformers". 2022.
    10.1115/iam2022-91989
  4. Dutra, Thiago Assis; Ferreira, Rafael Thiago Luiz; Hugo Borelli Resende; Alessandro Guimarães; José Everardo Baldo Júnior; Mauricio Vicente Donadon. "A straightforward methodology to predict composite mechanical properties using asymptotic homogenization technique combined to a simple method to determine fiber distribution arrangement". Paper presented in MECSOL 2019 - 7th International Symposium on Solid Mechanics, São Carlos - SP, 2019.
  5. Ferreira, Rafael Thiago Luiz; Amatte, Igor; Dutra, T. A.; Bürger, Daniel. "3D printed PLA and PLA reinforced with short carbon fibers: an experimental characterization". 2017.
    10.26678/abcm.cobem2017.cob17-0135
  6. Dutra, T. A.; Ferreira, Rafael Thiago Luiz; Resende, Hugo. "Interlaminar shear strength of continuous carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites manufactured by 3D printing". 2017.
    10.26678/abcm.cobem2017.cob17-0282
  7. Vitor Luiz Reis; Luiz Felipe Marini; Mauricio Vicente Donadon; Dutra, Thiago Assis; José Everardo Baldo Júnior; Wellington Lombardo Nunes de Mello. "Experimental investigation on the influence of the geometry of carbon fiber specimen used in Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar tests". Paper presented in 23rd ABCM International Congress of mechanical Engineering, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 2015.
  8. Dutra, T.A.; Ferreira, C.A.E.; De Almeida, S.F.M.. "Effect of the design guidelines on the design space". 2015.
  9. Clóvis Augusto Eça Ferreira; Sérgio Frascino Muller de Almeida; Dutra, Thiago Assis. "Optimization of static properties of fibre metal laminates based on lamination parameters". Paper presented in 2nd Brazilian Conference on Composite Materials, São josé dos Campos, 2014.
  10. Dutra, Thiago Assis; Sérgio Frascino Muller de Almeida; Clóvis Augusto Eça Ferreira. Corresponding author: Dutra, Thiago Assis. "Sensitivity analysis of the transverse shear on composite plates under bending load". Paper presented in 2nd Brazilian Conference on Composite Materials, São José dos Campos, 2014.
  11. Alberto Paiva; Dutra, Thiago Assis. "Numerical Aspects of Hyperbolic Partial Differential Equation". Paper presented in VII National Congress of Mechanical Engineering - CONEM 2012, São Luís - MA, 2012.
Conference poster
  1. Dutra, Thiago Assis; Ferreira, Rafael Thiago Luiz; Hugo Borelli Resende; Brina Jane Blinzler; Leif E. Asp. "Micromechanical Failure Envelopes of 3D-Printed Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites". Paper presented in 1st International Conference on Advanced Manufacturing for Air, Space and Land Transportation - Co-organized by ESA and NASA, 2022.
Journal article
  1. Silva, Gonçalo; Assis Dutra, Thiago; Nunes-Pereira, J.; Silva, A.P.. "Coupled and decoupled structural batteries: A comparative analysis". Journal of Power Sources 604 (2024): 234392. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2024.234392.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2024.234392
  2. Costa, Catarina; Lopes, Pedro; Castro, João; Matos, João R.; Lopes, Helena; Gouveia, Joana R.; Pinto, Sara M.; et al. "High-performance thermoplastics obtained by fused filament fabrication: effects of harsh environmental conditions of power transformers". Progress in Additive Manufacturing (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40964-024-00614-z.
    Published • 10.1007/s40964-024-00614-z
  3. Rui Nascimento; Isabel Martins; Thiago Assis Dutra; Luis Moreira. "Computer Vision Based Quality Control for Additive Manufacturing Parts". The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00170-022-10683-5.
    10.1007/s00170-022-10683-5
  4. Joana R. Gouveia; Sara M. Pinto; Sara Campos; João R. Matos; Catarina Costa; Thiago Assis Dutra; Sílvia Esteves; Luís Oliveira. "Life Cycle Assessment of a Circularity Case Study Using Additive Manufacturing". Sustainability 14 15 (2022): 9557-9557. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14159557.
    10.3390/su14159557
  5. Thiago Assis Dutra; Rafael Thiago Luiz Ferreira; Hugo Borelli Resende; Luís Miguel Oliveira; Brina Jane Blinzler; Leif E. Asp. "Identification of Representative Equivalent Volumes on the Microstructure of 3D-Printed Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastics Based on Statistical Characterization". Polymers (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14050972.
    10.3390/polym14050972
  6. Dutra, T.A.; Ferreira, R.T.L.; Resende, H.B.; Blinzler, B.J.; Asp, L.E.. "Mechanism based failure of 3D-printed continuous carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites". Composites Science and Technology 213 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85111926899&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.compscitech.2021.108962
  7. Dutra, T.A.; Ferreira, R.T.L.; Resende, H.B.; Guimarães, A.; Guedes, J.M.. "A complete implementation methodology for Asymptotic Homogenization using a finite element commercial software: preprocessing and postprocessing". Composite Structures 245 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85083648772&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.112305
  8. Dutra, T.A.; Ferreira, R.T.L.; Resende, H.B.; Blinzler, B.J.; Larsson, R.. "Expanding puck and schurmann inter fiber fracture criterion for fiber reinforced thermoplastic 3D-printed composite materials". Materials 13 7 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85082929505&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3390/ma13071653
  9. Dutra, T.A.; Ferreira, R.T.L.; Resende, H.B.; Guimarães, A.. "Mechanical characterization and asymptotic homogenization of 3D-printed continuous carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic". Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering 41 3 (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85061736249&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s40430-019-1630-1
  10. Ferreira, R.T.L.; Amatte, I.C.; Dutra, T.A.; Bürger, D.. "Experimental characterization and micrography of 3D printed PLA and PLA reinforced with short carbon fibers". Composites Part B: Engineering 124 (2017): 88-100. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85019910009&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.compositesb.2017.05.013
  11. Dutra, T.A.; de Almeida, S.F.M.. "Composite plate stiffness multicriteria optimization using lamination parameters". Composite Structures 133 (2015): 166-177. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84939222063&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.compstruct.2015.07.029
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Silva, Gonçalo Filipe Trindade da. "Aluminum-ion Structural Battery Proof of Concept". Master, 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/14095.
  2. "Mechanical Behavior of 3D-Printed Continuous Carbon Fiber Reinforced Thermoplastic: Experimental Characterization and Prediction Models". PhD, Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, 2020. http://www.bdita.bibl.ita.br/tesesdigitais/lista_resumo.php?num_tese=77077.
  3. "Otimização de rigidez em compósitos laminados utilizando parâmetros de laminação". Master, Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, 2015. http://www.bdita.bibl.ita.br/tesesdigitais/lista_resumo.php?num_tese=68679.
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role
Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024 - Current Polímeros multifuncionais nanoestruturados para componentes automóvel: fabrico, caracterização experimental e simulação numérica
Supervisor of Mariana da Silva Veloso
Engenharia Mecânica (PhD)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2024 - Current Desenvolvimento de Garras Macias com Materiais Flexíveis através de Fabrico Aditivo
Co-supervisor of Luan Matheus Capeletti Lang
Engenharia Eletromecânica (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2024 - Current Advanced Multimodal Perception and Adaptive Robotic Systems for Enhanced Handling of Horticultural Products
Co-supervisor of Rodrigo Mendes Antunes
Engenharia Mecânica (PhD)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023/03/10 - 2024/03/27 3D Printed PETG S-Shaped Auxetic Structure: An Experimental and Numerical Study
Supervisor of Beatriz Teixeira Fernandes
Engenharia Aeronáutica (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023/02/01 - 2023/11/10 Aluminum-ion Structural Battery. Proof of Concept.
Co-supervisor of Gonçalo Filipe Trindade da Silva
Engenharia Aeronáutica (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2021/10/14 - 2022/08/24 Biocomposite Pellets For Direct Extrusion-Based 3D Printing
Supervisor of Catarina Ferraz Nunes de Sousa
Engenharia Mecânica (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2016 - 2016 1º Workshop de impressão 3D GPMA / CCM / ITA (2016)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica, Brazil

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role
Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/12/15 Structural Design of a Bobsleigh Cowling Using Fea
(Thesis) Main arguer
Rodrigo Miguel Carvalho Filipe (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023/11/17 Laminados de Carbono com Defeitos Interlaminares: Análise Experimental e Modelação Numérica
(Thesis) Main arguer
Mariana da Silva Veloso (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023/11/10 Estudo da Viabilidade Energética de Amortecedores Regenerativos de Relutância Magnética Comutados em Veículos Elétricos Pesados e de Todo-o-Terreno
(Thesis) Arguer
José Luís Antunes Almeida (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023/07/12 Lightweight Skins for Uav Wings
(Thesis) Main arguer
Rodrigo Barata Correia (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023/03/09 Juntas Adesivas em Aplicações Aeronáuticas: Análise Experimental e Numérica de Cfrp/Cfrp e Cfrp/Alumínio
(Thesis) Main arguer
Edmar Oliveira dos Santos Lopes (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2022/10/17 Finite Element Analysis of Shape Memory Polymers
(Thesis) Main arguer
Alexandre Brás dos Santos (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022/07/22 Development of an emergency shelter using 4d printing
(Thesis) Main arguer
Luís Gonçalo Marcos Raposo (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2015/07/10 Modelagem e Simulação Numérica de um Veículo com Suspensão Independente e não-linear nas Quatro Rodas
(Thesis) Main arguer
Rodrigo Veronese Moreira (Other)
Universidade Federal Fluminense Pólo Universitário de Volta Redonda, Brazil

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2023/09/27 - Current Ordem dos Engenheiros - Região Centro Membro Efetivo
2009/09/18 - Current Conselho Regional de Engenharia e Agronomia do Rio de Janeiro - Sistema Confea/Crea, Brazil Profissional Registado - Engenheiro Mecânico

Committee member

Activity description
Role
Institution / Organization
2023/11/08 - Current Comissão Científica do Curso do Terceiro Ciclo de Estudos em Engenharia Mecânica
Member
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023/11/08 - Current Comissão de Creditação do Curso do Primeiro Ciclo de Estudos em Engenharia Mecânica Computacional
Member
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023/10/04 - Current Diretor de Curso do Primeiro Ciclo de Estudos em Engenharia Mecânica Computacional
Director
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023/04/01 - Current Comissão Científica do Curso do Primeiro Ciclo de Estudos em Engenharia Aeronáutica
Member
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/09 - Current 16435 - Modelação Computacional I (90h) Design Industrial (Licenciatura) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2024/09 - Current 15253 - Placas e Cascas (60h) Engenharia Aeronáutica (Mestrado integrado) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2024/02 - Current 16451 - Bases Físicas do Design (45h) Design Industrial (Licenciatura) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2024/02 - Current 16136 - Mecânica Aplicada I (60h) Engenharia Mecânica Computacional (Licenciatura) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023/09 - Current 16456 - Fundamentos de Engenharia (33h) Design Industrial (Licenciatura) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023/09 - 2024/02 16435 - Modelação Computacional I (30h) Design Industrial (Licenciatura) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023/02 - 2024 15075 - Ciência de Materiais (30h) Engenharia Aeronáutica (Licenciatura) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023/02 - 2024 15351 - Materiais (30h) Engenharia e Gestão Industrial (Licenciatura) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023/02 - 2023/07 12729 - Bases Físicas do Design I (60h) Design Industrial (Licenciatura) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal