- Research Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering
- Phone: 979-862-3358
- Email: aitor.cruzado@tamu.edu
- Office: HRBB 520A
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Industrial Engineering, Mondragon University, Spain - 2013
- M.Sc., Mechanical & Material Behavior, Mondragon University, Spain - 2010
- B.Sc., Industrial Engineering, Mondragon University, Spain - 2008
Research Interests
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- Multiscale materials modeling
- Computational homogenization of materials
- Crystal plasticity
- Fatigue and fracture
- Fretting and wear modeling
Awards & Honors
- 2013: International doctor distinction
- 2007: Erasmus Fellowship (BAM, Berlin)
Selected Publications
- A. Cruzado, S. Lucarini, J. LLorca, J. Segurado, 2018. Microstructure-based fatigue life model of metallic alloys with bilinear Coffin-Manson behavior. International Journal of Fatigue 107, 40-48.
- A. Cruzado, J. LLorca, J. Segurado, 2017. Modeling cyclic deformation of inconel 718 superalloy by means of crystal plasticity and computational homogenization, International Journal of Solids and Structures 122–123, 148-161.
- A. Cruzado, B. Gan, M. Jiménez, D. Barba, K. Ostolaza, A. Linaza, J.M. Molina-Aldareguia, J. Llorca, J. Segurado, 2015. Multiscale modeling of the mechanical behavior of IN718 superalloy based on micropillar compression and computational homogenization, Acta Materialia 98, 242-253.
- A. Cruzado, S.B. Leen, M.A. Urchegui, X. Gómez, 2013. Finite element simulation of fretting wear and fatigue in thin steel wires, International Journal of Fatigue 55, 7-21.
- A. Cruzado, M.A. Urchegui, X. Gómez, 2012. Finite element modeling and experimental validation of fretting wear scars in thin steel wires, Wear 289, 26-38.