Prof. Nao-Aki Noda
Nao-Aki Noda has been doing research and teaching at Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu, Japan since 1984. His research mainly focuses on failure analysis of steel structures. In the book named ” Theory of Fatigue Notch Strength Useful for Machine Design”, he proposed a stress concentration formula useful for estimating all notch dimensions within 1% error. Related works received Academic Contribution Award from JSMS (Japan Soc. Material Science) and JSMS (Japan Soc. Material Science) Materials and Mechanics Division Award (Contribution Award). His research about special bolt joints received Outstanding Paper Medal of JSTP (Japan Soc. Tech. Plasticity). His research related to large ceramics structures received Sokeizai Industry Technology Award from the Materials Process Tech. Ctr., Japan. He is a fellow of JSME (Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers) and JSAE (Japan Society of Automotive Engineers). He is a co-editor of Stress Intensity Factors Handbook, Vols. 4 & 5, and Advances in Finite Element Analysis for Computational Mechanics 2014 and 2015. According to Scopus, he has published over 320 related articles and conference papers.
