Dr Pedroso had been working with a number of different methods for the solution of differential equations from continuum mechanics, such as the finite difference and element methods (FDM/FEM), the material point method (MPM), and smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH). He has also experience with molecular dynamics and stochastic methods, such as the discrete element method (DEM) and the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM).
Dr Pedroso had also developed a number of other unique software to support leading research work within computational mechanics. For instance, other software libraries that are being intensively developed include: a) GoSL Go Scientific Library; b) GemLab Geometry and Meshes Laboratory; c) GoFEM Go Finite Element Method; and d) Sgal Simple Genetic Algorithms.
" />Dr Dorival Pedroso joined UQ in 2008 as Lecturer of Civil Engineering. He had previously worked at The University of Newcastle (Australia) as a Research Associate. Dr Pedroso received his PhD and MSc by the University of Brasilia in Brazil with part-time studies at the Nagoya Institute of Technology in Japan.
Dr Pedroso is a researcher with experience in developing numerical methods and mathematical models for the thermo-hydro-chemical-mechanical behaviour of materials. The outcomes of his research are most theoretical but have applications in in civil, mechanical, electrical and geotechnical engineering. Dr Pedroso had also contributed to some key findings under theoretical Physics and Geometry. The generic research area in which he mostly contribute to is known as Computational Mechanics (e.g. www.cpmech.com).
Dr Pedroso had been working with a number of different methods for the solution of differential equations from continuum mechanics, such as the finite difference and element methods (FDM/FEM), the material point method (MPM), and smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH). He has also experience with molecular dynamics and stochastic methods, such as the discrete element method (DEM) and the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM).
Dr Pedroso had also developed a number of other unique software to support leading research work within computational mechanics. For instance, other software libraries that are being intensively developed include: a) GoSL Go Scientific Library; b) GemLab Geometry and Meshes Laboratory; c) GoFEM Go Finite Element Method; and d) Sgal Simple Genetic Algorithms.
