Institute of Particle Process Engineering

Dr. Olga Lykhachova

Contact:

building 44, room 463

phone:     +49 (0) 631 205 2867

mail:        lykhach[at]rhrk.uni-kl.de

link:         Researchgate

 

Research topics:

  • multiscale material simulation
  • shell buckling
  • finite element method
  • solid and biomechanics

 

Education

  • 05.2018:  Aberystwyth University, Wales, United Kingdom, MSCA research visit
  • 2009-2013:  PSACEA Prydniprovska State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architec-ture, Dnipro, Ukraine, PhD:   in Structural Mechanics, note 1.0
  • 2008-2009:  National Oles Honchar Dnipro University, Ukraine
  • 06.2005:  INSA Lyon, France, linguistic training
  • 2004-2009:  PSACEA, Dnipro, Ukraine, M.Sc. in civil engineering, note 1.0
  • 1994-2004:  School 138, Dnipro, Ukraine, note 1.0

 

Employment

  • since 2019:   Fraunhofer ITWM, Kaiserslautern, Germany, postdoctoral researcher
  • 2017-2019:   PSACEA, Dnipro, Ukraine, associate professor
  • 2014-2017:   PSACEA, Dnipro, Ukraine, assistant professor
  • 2011-2013:   IAM RWTH, Aachen, Germany, Alexander von Humboldt visiting researcher
  • 2009-2014:   PSACEA, Dnipro, Ukraine, assistant teacher
  • 2008-2009:   PSACEA, Dnipro, Ukraine, laboratory assistant

 

Projects:

2019-2021 Fraunhofer ITWM:

  1. AIF-project with FILK, Freiburg, Multiscale simulation of leather properties;
  2. Industrial projects on textiles, filters, optimization of shaver foil;
  3. DFG-project with ITA-RWTH, Simulation of spacer textiles
  • 02-03.2018: Druid Project Bureau, Dnipro, Ukraine: Simulations of bollards durability tests
  • 2014-2016: NewArk Project Bureau, Dnipro, Ukraine: Design and development of mobile shipping container homes

Awards

  • 11.2016:  State Award of President of Ukraine for young scientists, Ukraine
  • 11.2016:  Medal on the 100th anniversary of building higher education in Dnipro, Ukraine
  • 03.2015:  Aleksandr Makarov-Scholar for the research in space engineering, Dnipro, Ukraine
  • 05.2009:  Tomorrow.UA-Scholar for the best student research in biomechanics, Ukraine

List of publications

Publications and conferences:

Google scholar citation
Scopus author’s profile
Researcher ID: N-5333-2015
 

Monograph

  • Krasovsky V.L., Lykhachova O.V., Kolesnikov М.V. and Marchenko V.A. Nonlinear deformation and buckling of axially compressed cylindrical shells with essentially non-uniform stress-strain state. Manuscript is in the process of translation; length in Russian 250 pages.


Monograph chapters

  • Krasovsky V.L., Lykhachova O.V. Deformation and buckling of axially compressed cylindrical shells with transversal cut in numerical and physical experiments. In Z.Kolakowski, R.J.Mania (eds.), Statics, Dynamics and Stability of Structures: Selected problems of continuum mechanics. A series of Monographs, 5, 7, 174-193, Lodz University of Technology, 2016. ISBN 978-83-7283-758-5.

 

Publications in international scientific journals

  1. Dietrich S., Lykhachova O., Cheng X., Godehardt M., Kronenberger M., Meyer M., Neusius D., Orlik J., Schladitz K., Schulz H., Steiner K., Voigt D. Simulation of leather visco-elastic behavior based on collagen fiber-bundle properties and a meso-structure network model, Materials, 14(8), 1894, 1-19, 2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14081894
  2. Evkin A.Yu., Lykhachova O.V. Energy barrier method for estimation of design buckling load of axially compressed elasto-plastic cylindrical shells. Thin-Walled Structures, 161, 107454, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2021.107454
  3. Lykhachova O.V., Evkin A.Yu. Effect of plasticity in the concept of local buckling of axially compressed cylindrical shells, Thin-Walled Structures, 155, 106965, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2020.106965
  4. Wackerle S., Orlik J., Hauck M., Lykhachova O., Steiner K. The Way to Design a Textile with Required Critical Folding Deformation, Procedia Manufacturing, 47, 174-181, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2020.04.169
  5. Evkin A.Yu, Krasovsky V.L., Lykhachova O.V., Marchenko V.A., Local buckling of axially compressed cylindrical shells with different boundary conditions, Thin-Walled Structures, 141, 374-388, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2019.04.039
  6. Evkin A.Yu., Lykhachova O.V. Design buckling pressure for thin spherical shells: development and validation. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 156-157, 61-72, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2018.06.035
  7. Evkin, A., Kolesnikov M., Lykhachova, O. Buckling load prediction of externally pressurized thin spherical shell with localized imperfections. Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, 1-15, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1177/1081286517753277
  8. Evkin A.Yu., Lykhachova O.V. Energy barrier as a criterion for stability estimation of spherical shell under uniform external pressure, International Journal of Solids and Structures, 118–119, 14–23, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2017.04.026

 

Publications in local and national peer-reviewed scientific journals


9. Lykhachova O.V., Kolakowski Z. Influence of the transverse inhomogeneity on the nonlinear postbuckling path of compressed FG cylindrical panels. Engineering Transactions, 65, 4, 563-577, 2017.
10. Lykhachova O.V. Numerical simulation of axially compressed cylindrical shells with circular cut-outs. Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering, 20, 2, 311-320, 2016.
11. Lykhachova O.V., Kolakowski Z. Comparison of numerical results with known solutions of buckling problem of pressured shallow spherical shells. Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering, 20, 2, 185-190, 2016.
12. Lykhachova O.V. Influence of force loading conditions on buckling of axially compressed elastic cylindrical shell with one transversal cut. Visnyk of Zaporizhzhya National University. Physical and mathematical Sciences. Mathematical modelling and applied mechanics, 3, 168-174, Zaporizhzhya, ZNU, 2015. (In Russian)
13. Lykhachova O., Burlaka O., Krasovsky V. Buckling problem of shallow spherical shells: comparison of numerical results with known solutions. Theoretical Foundations of Civil Engineering, 23, 117-120, 2015.
14. Lykhachova O. On the bearing capacity of axially compressed cylindrical shells with a transversal cut. Bulletin of Prydniprovs’ka State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture, 7-8, 87-95, Dnipropetrovsk, PSACEA, 2012. (In Russian)
15. Varianichko M.A., Karasev A.G., Lykhachova O.V., Krasovsky V.L. Effect of initial imperfections geometry on the critical pressure of closed elastic shallow unreinforced conical shells. Bulletin of Prydniprovs’ka State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture, 6, 20-31, Dnipropetrovsk, PSACEA, 2010. (In Russian)
16. Lykhachova O., Krasovsky V. Numerical simulation of buckling tests of axially compressed cylindrical shells with one circular cutout (R.Tennyson’s experiments). Theoretical Foundations of Civil Engineering, 22, 133-136, 2014.
17. Lykhachova O., Prokopalo Ye. Experimental and numerical investigation of buckling of axially compressed elastic cylindrical shells with one transversal cut. Theoretical Foundations of Civil Engineering, 21, 267-274, Warsaw, WP, 2013. (In Russian)
18. Lykhachova O. On the buckling numerical analysis of cylindrical shells with longitudinal cuts under kinematic axial compression. Theoretical Foundations of Civil Engineering, 20, 233-238, 2012. (In Russian)
19. Lykhachova O. Stability of axially compressed cylindrical shells with longitudinal cuts. Theoretical Foundations of Civil Engineering, 19, 155-160, 2011. (In Russian)
20. Karasev A.G., Lykhachova O.V., Kolesnikov М.V., Schmidt R., Krasovsky V.L. Particularities of the “static resonance” effect in the flat closed conical shells under external pressure. Theoretical Foundations of Civil Engineering, 18, 157-164, 2010. (In Russian)
21. Varianichko M.., Zayarnaya E., Lykhachova O. Influence of loading direction on the critical pressure of axisymmetric flat-sloped thin-walled structures. Theoretical Foundations of Civil Engineering, 16, 373-376, 2008. (In Russian)

Publications in peer-reviewed conference proceedings


22. Krasovsky V, Lykhachova O, Bessmertnyi Y. Deformation and stability of thin-walled shallow shells in the case of periodically non-uniform stress-strain state. Shell Structures: Theory and Applications – Proc. of the 11th SSTA 2017 Conference, 4, 251-254, and Francis - Balkema, London, 2018.
23.Lykhachova O.V., Schmidt R. Deformation and buckling of axially compressed elastic cylindrical shells with transversal cut in experiments and numerical simulations. Shell Structures: Theory and Applications – Proc. of the 10th SSTA 2013 Conference, 3, 219-222, Taylor and Francis - Balkema, London, 2014.
24. Lykhachova O.V., Volchok D.L., Schmidt R. About the influence of the cut length on deformation and stability of the elastic circular cylindrical shells. Stability of Structures - Proceedings of the XIII Sympozjum Stateczności Konstrukcji, 435-440, Zakopane, 2012.

Publications in conference materials


25. Lykhachova O.V. Déformation non linéaire et flambement des coques cylindriques comprimées à l’état de contrainte non homogène. Thèses du 2ième Colloque international francophone en Ukraine « Langue, Science et Pratique », 3-4 Octobre 2018, Dnipro, 2018.
26. Lykhachova O.V., Evkin A.Yu. Design buckling pressure for elastic shallow clamped spherical shells. Stability of Structures – Proc. of the XV Sympozjum Stateczności Konstrukcji, Zakopane, 2018.
27. Lykhachova O.V., Kolakowski Z. Influence of the coupling submatrix B on the nonlinear stability of FG cylindrical panels subjected to compression. TKI 2016 - Proceedings of the XIV Konferencja Naukowo-Techniczna Techniki Komputerowe w Inżynierii, Warszawa, 2016.
28. Lykhachova O.V. On numerical buckling solutions of cylindrical shells with a transversal cut under different schemes of axial compression. Proceedings of the XVIII International Youth Scientific and Practical Conference Human and Space, 180, Dnipropetrovsk, 2016. (in Russian)
29. Krasovsky V.L., Lykhachova O.V. Cylindrical shells with one longitudinal cut under different conditions of axial compression. PCM-CMM-2015 - Proceedings of the 3rd Polish congress of mechanics and 21st International conference on computer methods in mechanics, 2, 915-916, Gdansk, 2015.
30. Krasovsky V.L., Lykhachova O.V. Numerical buckling solutions of cylindrical shells with one transversal cut under different conditions of axial compression. Stability of Structures - Proceedings of the XIV Sympozjum Stateczności Konstrukcji, 61-62, Zakopane, 2015.
31. Martchenko V., Kruglenko O.S., O.V. Lykhachova. Instabilité des coques cylindriques aux impacts locaux externes: influence des conditions de rive. Innovative approaches of actual problems in the field of building, architecture and economy: international context - Book of abstracts, 2, 153-155, Dnipropetrovsk, PSACEA, 2012.
32. Lykhachova O.V. Numerical investigation of stability of cylindrical shells with longitudinal cuts under axial compression. Proceedings of the conference Information technologies in education, science and management, 165-169, Dnipropetrovsk, PSACEA, 2012. (In Russian)
33.Loskutov A.E., Lykhachova O.V., Sabsay A.V. On the value of axial compression for femur osteosynthesis. Proceedings of International conference Modern problems of mathematics and its applications in natural sciences and information technology, 71-72, Kharkiv, V.N.Karazin Kharkiv National University, 2011. (In Russian)
34. Lykhachova O.V. Comparaison des calculs lineaires des coques coniques a pente faible au moyen de LS LIRA et LS ANSYS. Science and Technology: Perspectives in the XXI century – Book of abstracts, 37-38, Dnipropetrovsk, PSACEA, 2010.
35. Lykhachova O.V., Karasev A.G. Comparison of bifurcation analyses of flat conical shells using Lira and Ansys software. Integrated computer technology in mechanical engineering - Proceedings of ІХ Scientific and technical conference ІCТME-2009 of young scientists, 1, 120, Kharkiv, National Aerospace University “Kharkiv Aviation Institute”, 2009. (In Russian)
 

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