Laura Suarez
PhD Student
Luleå University of Technology
Luleå University of Technology
Solid Mechanics
Department of Engineering Sciences and Mathematics
About Me
MSc. Mechanical Engineer graduated from Universidad de los Andes, Colombia.
Research
My area of research is the mechanical characterization and modeling of heterogeneous brittle material within crushing processes.
Research Background
I have been involved in research projects regarding dynamics and energy efficiency analysis on both experimental and numerical methodologies. Furthermore, I have experience lecturing on fundamentals of mechanical engineering and undergraduate thesis advisory.
Publications
Article in journal
Mechanical Characterization of Highly Heterogeneous Brittle Materials by Optical Techniques (2022)
Minerals Engineering, Vol. 185
Conference paper
Mechanical characterization of slag by optical techniques: A case of study (2022)
Part of: Svenska Mekanikdagar 2022, Luleå tekniska universitet, 2022
Licentiate thesis, comprehensive summary
Mechanical Characterization of Heterogeneous Brittle Materials (2021)
Article in journal
Micromechanical and multi-scale modeling of manganese containing slag comminution in the design of energy efficient secondary raw material beneficiation processes (2021)
Minerals Engineering, Vol. 170
Conference paper
A combined modeling approach to capture the physical interactions between pulp, charge and structure in a tumbling (2019)
Paper presented at : VI International Conference on Particle-based Methods, Fundamentals and Applications (PARTICLES 2019), 28-30 October, 2019, Barcelona, Spain