Brief History
Dr. Wowk began working at RMC in September 2008. Before coming to RMC, Dr. Wowk worked as an Engineering Analyst for five (5) years performing finite element analyses for the aerospace, automotive, rail, public transport and manufacturing industries. Her previous research topics include geometric optimization of a bus bumper for impact, exploring different methods of using finite element simulation to determine geometry factors for crack growth and developing a material model for high-rate deformation of AA5754.
Current Projects
- Using finite element analysis to predict crack growth in aerospace components
- Developing a finite element methodology for predicting the residual strength in aerospace honeycomb panels subject to impact damage
- Using finite element analysis to predict bundle deformation of nuclear fuel
Specializations & Research Interests (Keywords)
- Design methodology using finite element analysis
- Simulation of impact events
- Fatigue and crack growth
- Structural analysis
- Mechanical behaviour of nuclear fuel bundles
- Composite materials
Current and Recent Teaching Duties
| Course Number | Course Name |
|---|---|
| GEE167 | Engineering Graphics |
| MEE331 | Strength of Materials |
| MEE407 | Finite Element Methods |
| MEE431 | Stress Analysis |
| ME547 | Advanced Finite Element Methods |
Laboratories Used for Research and Teaching
Society Memberships
- Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO)
Honours and Awards
- Canadian Council of Professional Engineers - Manulife Financial Scholarship (2006)
- National Science and Engineering Research Council (PhD) (2004-2006)
- Canadian Urban Transportation Authority's Award for Technical Advancement (2001)
Publications
Journals
- Wowk D., Marsden C., “The Effects of Test Set-Up on the Apparent Flexural Modulus of Thin Angle-Ply Laminates Using Standard Four-Point Bend Testing”. International Journal of Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements, Accepted for publication.
- Wowk D., Marsden C., “Effects of Skin Thickness and Core Density on the Residual Dent Depth in Aerospace Sandwich Panels”. International Journal of Computational Methods and Experimental Measurements, Vol 4. No. 3, (2016) 336-344.
- K. Gamble, A. F. Williams, P.K Chan, D. Wowk. “A Feasilibity Study on the Use of the MOOSE Computational Framework to Simulate Three-Dimensional Deformation of CANDU Reactor Fuel Elements”. Nuclear Engineering and Design, 293 (2015), 385-394.
- Andrews S. A., Perez R. E, Wowk D. “Wing Weight Model for Conceptual Design of Nonplanar Configurations”. Aerospace Science and Technology, 43 (2015) 51-62.
- Prudil A., Lewis B. J., Chan P. K., Baschuk J. J., Wowk D. “Development and Testing of the FAST Fuel Performance Code: Transient Conditions (Part 2)”. Nuclear Engineering and Design, 282 (2015) 169-177.
- Wowk Diane, Gamble Kyle, Underhill Ross. “Influence of p-method Parameters on the Prediction of Crack Front Geometry”, Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, 73, (2013), 1-10.
- Wowk Diane, Pilkey Keith. “An experimental and Numerical Study of Prestrained AA5754 Sheet in Bending”, Journal of Materials Processing Technology 213 (2013), 1-10.
- Wowk Diane, Pilkey Keith. “Effect of Prestrain with a Path Change on the Strain Rate Sensitivity of AA5754 Sheet”, Material Science and Engineering A, 520 (2009), 174-178.
Conferences
- D. Wowk, C. Marsden, A. Khatun, “Interpreting Data from Four-Point Bending Tests of Thin Angle-Ply Laminates- Test Set Up, Edge and Width Effects”. 18th International Conference on Composite Structures, Lisbon Portugal, June 15-18 (2015).
- A. Khatun, D. Wowk, C. Marsden, “Comparing the behaviour of carbon-epoxy angle ply laminates in three and four-point bending”. CASI Aero Conference 2015, Toronto Canada, May 18-21 (2015).
- D. Wowk, C. Marsden, D. Thibaudeau, “Interpreting Data from Four-Point Bending Tests of Thin Angle-Ply Laminates- Test Set Up, Edge and Width Effects”. 16th European Conference on Composite Materials, Seville Spain, June 22-June 26 (2014).
- C. Krasnaj, P. Chan, D. Wowk. “Development of a 3D Finite Element Model to Examine Fuel Bundle Behaviour Under Post Dry-out Heat Transfer Conditions”. 12th International Conference on CANDU Fuel, Kingston, Sept 15-18 (2013).
- D. Wowk, D. Thibaudeau, C. Marsden. “Quantifying the shear coupling effect in four-point bending tests of angle-ply laminates”. 19th International Conference on Composite Materials, Montreal, July 28 – August 2 (2013).
- D. Thibaudeau, D. Wowk, C. Marsden. “Modeling four-point bending of thin carbon-epoxy laminates”. 19th International Conference on Composite Materials, Montreal, July 28 – August 2 (2013).
- C. Krasnaj, P. Chan, D. Wowk. “Development of a3D Finite Element Model to Examine Fuel Bundle Behaviour Under Post Dry-out Heat Transfer Conditions”. 37th CNS/CNA Student Conference, Toronto, June 9-12 (2013).
- D. Thibaudeau, D. Wowk, C. Marsden. “Interlaminar stress predictions for thin carbon-epoxy laminates under four-point bending”. 60th CASI Aeronautics Conference and AGM Aero13, April 30 - May 2 (2013).
- D. Wowk, D. Thibaudeau, C. Marsden. “Investigating four-point bending tests of angle ply laminates”. 60th CASI Aeronautics Conference and AGM Aero13, April 30 - May 2 (2013).
- Wowk D., Pilkey K., “A Rate-Sensitive Material Model for Prestrained AA5754 Sheet at Strain Rates Between 0.001/s and 1500/s”. 16th International Symposium on Plasticity and Its Current Applications, St. Kitts, January 3-8, 2010.
- Wowk D., Pilkey K., “Evaluation of a Rate-Sensitive Material Model for Prestrained AA5754 Sheet Using Dynamic Bend Tests”. 16th International Symposium on Plasticity and Its Current Applications, St. Kitts, January 3-8, 2010.
- Wowk D., Pilkey K., “A Rate-Sensitive Material Model for Prestrained AA5754 Sheet at Strain Rates Between 0.001/s and 1500/s”. Canadian Materials Science Conference, Kingston, ON, June 9-11, 2009.
- Wowk D., Pilkey K., “Effects of Path Change on the Strain Rate Sensitivity of AA5754”, Plasticity 2008, Kona Hawaii, January 3-8, 2008.