Professor Ekaterina Pavlovskaia

Professor Ekaterina Pavlovskaia
Professor Ekaterina Pavlovskaia
Professor Ekaterina Pavlovskaia

CEng FIMechE

Head of School of Engineering, Personal Chair

About

Biography

Higher Education

Work experience

External Memberships

I am Subject Editor for Journal of Sound and Vibration and a regular reviewer for:

  • Meccanica
  • International Journal of Mechanical Sciences;
  • Journal of Engineering Manufacture (Proceedings of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers Part B);
  • International Journal of Nonlinear Mechanics
  • Journal of Sound and Vibrations
  • Journal of Nonlinear Dynamics
  • International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education
  • European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids
  • Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena
  • Ocean Engineering

I worked as associate editor for Mathematical Problems in Engineering journal from 2007 to July 2011.

Research

Research Overview

My research interests are in non-smooth systems, linear and nonlinear dynamics of continuous media, machines and structures and fracture mechanics, in particular dynamic (stationary and non-stationary) contact problem, impact, wave propagation in inhomogeneous media, crack growth, dynamic testing of the materials, etc.

Funding and Grants

  • Integral Process Optimization for Sustainable Offshore-structure Dismantling Yard (2020-2022) Joint project with the Center of Excellence on Hazardous Substance Management, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Transforming Systems through Partnership scheme. Principal investigator with co-investigators Prof R. Neilson and Drs Vega-Maza, C. Fernandez Martin and W. Afzal,  £79,934.
  • Offshore Decommissioning in Thailand – Towards Total Waste Management – collaborative grant with the Center of Excellence on Hazardous Substance Management, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand from the Newton fund (2018). Principal investigator with co-investigators Prof Richard Neilson, Drs David Vega-Maza and Eva Krupp, £24,970.
  • Analysing and Optimising the Rotojar Downhole Tool(s) for Freezing Stuck Pipe and Casing. Oil and Gas Innovation Centre (2018). Co-investigator, with principal investigator Prof. M. Wiercigroch, £127,734.
  • MCS Kenny/COPS PhD studentship: Modelling of Flow-Induced Pulsations in Subsea Applications (2013).  £57,727.
  • ITI Energy: Resonance Enhanced Drilling: Phase 2,  (2011). Co-investigator, with principal investigator Prof. M. Wiercigroch and co-investigators Dr J Ing and Dr D Hendry. £1,145,000
  • ITI Energy: Resonance Enhanced Drilling: Phase 1,  (2009). Co-investigator, with principal investigator Prof. M. Wiercigroch and co-investigators Dr S Aphale and Dr D Hendry. £750,000
  • The Royal Society International Joint Project with Institute for Problems in Mechanical Engineering of Russian Academy of Sciences: Modelling of brittle fracture under dymanic loading (2009). £12000
  • ITI Energy: Resonance Enhanced Drilling: Phase 0,  (2008). Co-investigator, with principal investigator Prof. M. Wiercigroch and co-investigators Dr A Akisanya, Dr S He, Dr D Hendry and Dr J Harrigan. £806,486
  • KTP with MCS International: Application of Nonlinear Normal Modes to Offshore Risers, (2006). Co-investigator, with principal investigator Prof. M. Wiercigroch and co-investigator Dr Y. Guo. £210,814        
  •  EPSRC Grant: Iterative maps for dynamics of percussive drilling (2006).  £210,702
  • The Royal Society International Joint Project with Polytechnic University of Marche: Energy extraction from sea waves by exploiting nonlinear dynamics phenomena (2005). £12000
  • The Nuffield Foundation Newly Appointed Lecturers Grant NAL/00997/G: Analytical maps of non-smooth dynamical systems for engineering applications (2005). £5000
  • British Council grant with Polytechnic University of Marche: Application of nonlinear dynamics and control to energy extraction from sea waves (2004). £8000
Publications

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  • Predicting Vortex Induced-Vibrations Using CFD and Wake Oscillator Models

    Pavlovskaia, E. E., Postnikov, A., Wiercigroch, M.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings
  • Engineering applications of non-smooth dynamics

    Wiercigroch, M., Pavlovskaia, E.
    Solid Mechanics and its Applications, vol. 181, pp. 211-273
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Drifting Impact Oscillator With a New Model of the Progression Phase

    Ajibose, O. K., Wiercigroch, M., Pavlovskaia, E. E., Akisanya, A. R., Károlyi, G.
    Journal of Applied Mechanics , vol. 79, no. 6, 061007
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Drill-string vibration analysis using non-smooth dynamics approach

    Divenyi, S., Savi, M. A., Wiercigroch, M., Pavlovskaia, E.
    Nonlinear Dynamics, vol. 70, no. 2, pp. 1017-1035
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Approximate rotational solutions of pendulum under combined vertical and horizontal excitation

    Pavlovskaia, E., Horton, B., Wiercigroch, M., Lenci, S., Rega, G.
    International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos, vol. 22, no. 5, 1250100
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Bifurcation control of a parametric pendulum

    de Paula, A. S., Savi, M. A., Wiercigroch, M., Pavlovskaia, E. E.
    International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos, vol. 22, no. 5, 1250111
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Experimental study of bifurcations in an impact oscillator with SMA constraint

    Sitnikova, J., Pavlovskaia, E. E., Ing, J., Wiercigroch, M.
    International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos, vol. 22, no. 5, 1230017
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Singularities in soft-impacting systems

    Kundu, S., Banerjee, S., Ing, J., Pavlovskaia, E. E., Wiercigroch, M.
    Physica. D, Nonlinear Phenomena, vol. 241, no. 5, pp. 553 – 565
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Suppressing nonlinear resonances in an impact oscillator using SMAs

    Sitnikova, J., Pavlovskaia, E. E., Ing, J., Wiercigroch, M.
    Smart Materials & Structures, vol. 21, no. 7, 075028
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Complex nonlinear response of a piecewise linear oscillator: Experiment and simulation

    Ing, J., Pavlovskaia, E., Wiercigroch, M.
    IUTAM Symposium on Dynamics Modeling and Interaction Control in Virtual and Real Environments: Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium on Dynamics Modeling and Interaction Control in Virtual and Real Environments, Held in Budapest, Hungary, June 7–11, 2010. Stepan, G., Kovacs, L. L., Toth, A. (eds.). Springer Netherlands, pp. 135-143, 9 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
  • Complex Dynamics of Bilinear Oscillator Close to Grazing

    Pavlovskaia, E., Ing, J., Wiercigroch, M., Banerjee, S.
    International Journal of Bifurcation and Chaos, vol. 20, no. 11, pp. 3801-3817
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Global and local dynamics of drifting oscillator for different contact force models

    Ajibose, O. K., Wiercigroch, M., Pavlovskaia, E., Akisanya, A. R.
    International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, vol. 45, no. 9, pp. 850-858
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Vibration reduction of the impact system by an SMA restraint: numerical studies

    Sitnikova, E., Pavlovskaia, E., Wiercigroch, M., Savi, M. A.
    International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, vol. 45, no. 9, pp. 837-849
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Bifurcation analysis of an impact oscillator with a one-sided elastic constraint near grazing

    Ing, J., Pavlovskaia, E. E., Wiercigroch, M., Banerjee, S.
    Physica. D, Nonlinear Phenomena, vol. 239, no. 6, pp. 312-321
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Bifurcations and the penetrating rate analysis of a model for percussive drilling

    Cao, Q., Pavlovskaia, E. E., Wiercigroch, M., Yang, S.
    Acta Mechanica Sinica, vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 467-475
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Contact force models and dynamics of a drifting oscillator

    Ajibose, O. K., Wiercigroch, M., Pavlovskaia, E. E., Akisanya, A. R.
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings
  • Invisible grazings and dangerous bifurcations in impacting systems: The problem of narrow-band chaos

    Banerjee, S., Ing, J., Pavlovskaia, E. E., Wiercigroch, M., Reddy, A. R.
    Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear and Soft Matter Physics, vol. 79, no. 3, 037201
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Dynamics of the archetypal piecewise linear oscillator close to grazing

    Ing, J., Pavlovskaia, E., Wiercigroch, M.
    IFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline). IFAC Secretariat, pp. 76-80, 5 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
  • Dynamics of an impact oscillator with SMA constraint

    Sitnikova, E., Pavlovskaia, E. E., Wiercigroch, M.
    The European Physical Journal. Special Topics, vol. 165, no. 1, pp. 229-238
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Experimental study and mathematical modelling of a new of vibro-impact moling device

    Nguyen, V., Woo, K., Pavlovskaia, E.
    International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, vol. 43, no. 6, pp. 542-550
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Non-linear dynamics of engineering systems: Preface

    Wiercigroch, M., Pavlovskaia, E. E.
    International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, vol. 43, no. 6, pp. 459-461
    Contributions to Journals: Editorials
  • The limit case response of archetypal oscillator for smooth and discontinuous dynamics

    Cao, Q., Wiercigroch, M., Pavlovskaia, E. E., Grebogi, C., Thompson, J. M. T.
    International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, vol. 43, no. 6, pp. 462-473
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • The nature of the normal form map for soft impacting systems

    Ma, Y., Ing, J., Banerjee, S., Wiercigroch, M., Pavlovskaia, E.
    International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, vol. 43, no. 6, pp. 504-513
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Experimental study of impact oscillator with one-sided elastic constraint

    Ing, J., Pavlovskaia, E., Wiercigroch, M., Banerjee, S.
    Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical & Engineering Sciences, vol. 366, no. 1866, pp. 679-705
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
  • Piecewise linear approach to an archetypal oscillator for smooth and discontinuous dynamics

    Cao, Q., Wiercigroch, M., Pavlovskaia, E. E., Thompson, J. M. T., Grebogi, C.
    Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical & Engineering Sciences, vol. 366, no. 1865, pp. 635-652
    Contributions to Journals: Articles
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