Prof. Ing. Milan Ruzicka, CSc.

Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU) → Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (FME)
→ Department of Mechanics → Division of Strength of Materials

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Phone: +420 224 352 512

Born: February 6, 1955 at Nymburk, Czech Republic

Professional career

• 1974 - 1979 studies on CTU in Prague, FME, spec. Applied Mechanics, graduated Ing.
• 1979 - 1983 PhD student on CTU in Prague, FME
• 1984 PhD degree
• 1983 - 1997 Assistant, Chair of Stress and Strength, CTU FME.
• 1987 - 1988 University in Karlsruhe, 10 months (DAAD)
• 1998 - 1999 Lecturer, CTU in Prague, FME, Institute of Mechanics
• 1995 - 1997 IT ASCR, part time job (0.2)
• 1999 - 2005 Assoc. Prof., CTU in Prague, FME, Institute of Mechanics
• from 2005 Prof., CTU in Prague, FME, Institute of Mechanics
• from 2006 Head of Division of Strength of Materials

Stays and praxis

• University in Dresden, 3 months
• Aeronautical Research and Test Institute (VZLÚ) in Prague, 6 month
• University in Klagenfurt (Germany), one-week course of pedagogic
• University in Stuttgart and TU Darmstadt (Germany) 2 months

Professional societies

Treasurer of the Czech Society for Mechanics (CSM), Committee member of CSM sections Mechanics of Fatigue Damage, and Computational Mechanics, member of Association of Mechanical Engineers

Orientation

Pedagogical activity in subjects Stress and Strength, Dynamic Life Time, Limit States of Structures. Research activity: Experimental methods in continuum mechanics, Experimental analysis of stress and strain in structures, Mechanical and fatigue properties of materials, composites and biomechanics tissues included, Processes of damage accumulation of materials.

Research and cooperation

Center of Aeronautical and Space Research - meters of plain damage, Josef Božek Center - thermal fatigue, Aeronautical Research and Test Institute Institute in Prague - solution of problems of airplane structure fatigue, ŠKODA RESEARCH Plzeň - welded structure fatigue, Compotech PLUS - Stiffness and strength of composite parts.

Selected publications

• Vorel, M.; Růžička, M: A Note On Crack Growth In an Electron Beam Weld. Engineering Fracture Mechanics,Vol 70. (2003) Issue 18, ISSN 0013-7944, pp.2617-2624
• Růžička, M.: Local strength criterion of brittle materials  (in Czech). IN: VIII. Conf. Degradation of structure materials, Terchová - Biely Potok 2. 9. - 4. 9. 2003, TU Žilina, 2003, ISBN 80-8070-112-1, pp. 7-12
• Růžička, M. - Papuga, J.: Stochastic stress generation in structure parts basing on measured loading spectra  (in Czech). In: Dynamics of Machines, Prague 11-12.2.2003, Proceedings Ed. I. Dobiáš, IT ASCR, Prague 2003, pp.175-182.
• Růžička, M.: Local strength criterion of brittle materials  (in Czech). IN: VIII. Conf. Degradation of structure materials, Terchová - Biely Potok 2. 9. - 4. 9. 2003, TU Žilina 2003. ISBN 80-8070-112-1, pp. 7-12.
• Růžička, M.; Pěnička, R.; Hejman, M.; Kepka, M.: Fatigue Strength of Thin-Walled Welded Tubes.In: GESA Symposium 2003, VDI Berichte 1757. Düsseldorf: VDI Verlag, 2003, p. 517-524. ISBN 3-18-091757-1
• Růžička, M.; Sun, J.; Uher, O.: Design and Experimental Verification of the Stiffness of Filament Wounded Composite Products. In: Abstracts of 19th Danubia-Adria Symposium. Poland: Comittee for Mechanics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, 2002, p. 208-209
• Sun, J.; Růžička, M.; Uher, O.:Stress Analysis of Laminated and Filament Wound Composite Tubes under Torsion. In: Engineering Mechanics 2002. Brno: Institute of Mechanics of Solids, Faculty of mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, 2002, p. 265-266. ISBN 80-214-2109-6
• Sun, J.; Růžička, M.; Uher, O.: Filament-Wound Laminated Composite Beam under General Loadings. In: MC/1 International Symposium on Mechanics of Composites, Prague: CTU, Kloknerův ústav, 2002, p. 73-80. ISBN 80-01-02621-3
• Marczi, T.; Růžička, M.; Maléř, Z.; Slavík, S.: Measurement and Evaluation of the Acceleration Fatigue in the Category of Small Planes. In: Aeronautical Bulletin 2002, vol. 5, No. 3, p. 10-17. ISSN 1211-877X
• Ruzicka, M.; Sun, J.; Uher, O.: Development and application of computer program for design of filament wound composite beams with circular and noncircular cross-section. Proceedings of the First Asian-Pacific Congress on Computational Mechanics, Sydney, 2001, p.1761-1766
• Růžička, M.; Papuga, J.; Kuba P.: Integration of Methods of the Experimental Stress Analysis in Design Mountainbike Components. In: 17th DANUBIA-ADRIA SYMPOSIUM on Experimental Methods in Solid Machanics. Prague: CTU. 2000. p. 293-296. - ISBN 80-01-02234-X
• Papuga, J. - Růžička, M. - Španiel, M.: Software Solution of Fatigue Damaging Based on the FE Analysis Results Utilization. In: Abstracts of 8th Inter. Conference on Numerical Methods in Continuum Mechanics. Žilina: University of Žilina, Mechanical Engineering Faculty. 2000. p. 138-140. - ISBN 80-968368-1-1
• Kratěna, J - Fořt, I - Růžička, M - Brůha, O.: Analysis of Dynamic Stress Affecting a Radial Baffle in Mechanicaly Agitated Systém. Acta Polytechnica. Vol.39, No.4 (1999), ISSN 1210-2709