Research areas

Seismic resistance

Seismic resistance of buildings and structures

Dynamic models of buildings and hydraulic structures, practical methods and software for seismic analysis, dynamic analysis of buildings with active seismic protection, and recommendations for structural safety during earthquakes.

• Laboratory of Mechanics of High-rise Buildings and Structures
• Laboratory for Testing Structures and Seismic Protection of Buildings
• Seismic dynamics of bases, foundations, and underground structures laboratory

Laboratories

4

Scientists

32

Publications

306

Seismic resistance

Seismic dynamics of earth and underground structures

Stress-strain state and stability of structures interacting with soil, methods for assessing the seismic resistance of earth and underground structures, and recommendations for building codes on earthquake-resistant underground construction.

• Laboratory of Mechanics of Deformable Bodies and Media
• Seismic dynamics of bases, foundations, and underground structures laboratory

Laboratories

2

Scientists

22

Publications

374

Seismic resistance

Condition assessment and seismic protection of structures

Periodic assessment of the technical condition of buildings and structures, analysis of damage depending on soil conditions, materials and earthquake intensity, and development of seismic protection methods.

• Laboratory of Mechanics of High-rise Buildings and Structures
• Laboratory for Testing Structures and Seismic Protection of Buildings
• Seismic dynamics of bases, foundations, and underground structures laboratory

Laboratories

3

Scientists

32

Publications

306

Seismic resistance

Experimental testing of materials and structures

Experimental study of the physical and mechanical properties of building materials, strength of structural elements, soil-structure interaction, dynamic characteristics and seismic resistance of structures.

• Laboratory for Testing Structures and Seismic Protection of Buildings
• Experimental and Testing Center for Seismic Stability of Buildings and Structures

Laboratories

2

Scientists

10

Publications

37

Mechanics of deformable solids and composites

Dynamic properties, strength and stability of deformable solids and media, structural materials under complex loading, theories of elastic-plastic deformation and fracture, and the theory of plates and shells.

• Laboratory of Mechanics of High-rise Buildings and Structures
• Laboratory of Mechanics of Deformable Bodies and Media
• Composite Materials Mechanics Laboratory

Laboratories

3

Scientists

30

Publications

418

Theory and dynamics of machines and mechanisms

Synthesis and modelling of a new generation of technological machines and mechanisms, technological and dynamic processes of cotton harvesting and processing machines, and resource- and energy-efficient designs.

• Light Industry Machinery Mechanics Laboratory
• Cotton harvesting machine laboratory
• Laboratory “Dynamics of machines and systems for cotton processing”

Laboratories

3

Scientists

21

Publications

284

Fluid and gas mechanics

Theory of multiphase media, rheology and turbulence, efficient models and numerical algorithms for gas and fluid problems, and design methods for hydraulically driven mobile machines based on nonlinear vibration theory.

• Laboratory “Mechanics of Fluids, Gas and Drive Systems”

Laboratories

1

Scientists

10

Publications

235