Damir Tihomir Jelaska
Leader of the research project “All-in-one hybrid electric vehicle” at University of Split (FESB)
Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture
Born: 1947

Education:
Year of awarding diploma degree: 1971
Year of awarding PhD degree: 1982

Business address: 
Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, R. Boškovića 32, 21000 Split
Phone number: +385 21 305 991
e-mail address: jelaskad@fesb.hr

Academy membership: Emeriti member
Year of admission to HATZ: 1998
Affiliation with the Academy Department: Department of mechanical engineering and naval architecture

 

Professional activities

Leading of scientific and/or professional projects:

• Strength and fatigue life of machine elements; Croatian-Slovenian bilateral project; Ministry of Science of the Republic of Croatia, 2002
• Crack initiation in machine elements and structures; Croatian-Slovenian bilateral project; Ministry of Science of the Republic of Croatia, 2005
• Fatigue strength of heat cut elements of structures”  (bilateral project); Ministry of Science of the Republic of Croatia; 2009
• Dynamic strength and fatigue life of machine elements and structures (Croatian-Slovenian bilateral project); Ministry of Science of the Republic of Croatia, 2004
• Dimensioning of large slewing bearing for wind turbines: Croatian-Slovenian bilateral project; Ministry of Science of the Republic of Croatia, 2013
• Development of structural components fatigue life assessment methods;  Ministry of Science of the Republic of Croatia, 2010
• Strength and durability of machine elements and structures; Ministry of Science of the Republic of Croatia, 2007
• Strength and durability of elements of thermal-energetic machineries; Ministry of Science of the Republic of Croatia, 2000
• Research and development of ship Diesel-Turbo-Compound system;  Ministry of Science of the Republic of Croatia, 1996

Area of scientific and professional interest:

• Operational strength
• Gears and gear drives
• Damage tolerant design
• Driving systems of the vehicle
• Hybrid and full electric vehicles

Memberships in scientific or professional associations:

• Croatian society of machine elements and structures, (HDESK), fellow
• European Society of Integrity of Structures (ESIS), fellow
• American Society of Engineers (SAE)
• Croatian Society of Applied Mechanics
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

Awards or recognitions:

• Innovation award for the completed project “Tube bending machine”; Shipbuilding Industry Split-Institute”, Split 1987
• Innovation award for completed project “Device for degreasing plastic parts by detergent”; Jugoplastika– Autodijelovi, Split 1988
• Innovation award for the completed project “Three-component mixer”; Jugoplastika– Autodijelovi, Split 1990
• Biografee in Marquis’ “Who is Who in the World”  16^th Edition, 1998 to 31^st Edition, 2013
• Biografee in Marquis’  “Who is Who in Science and Engineering”  5th Edition, 1999 to 11th Edition, 2010

Bibliography:

Damir Jelaska – bib.irb.hr

Damir Jelaska – researchgate.net

Damir Jelaska – orcid.org

Damir Jelaska – scholar.google.com