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Dmitry Sharapov
Dmitry Sharapov

Candidate of Technical Sciences

Associate Professor - Higher School of Hydraulic Engineering and Power Engineering

Head of the laboratory - Laboratory of Fundamental Principles of Ice Engineering Research

Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University

English proficiency:

Fluent

Research projects:

  • Modeling of ice impacts on marine and river ports and sea shelf platforms.
  • Design of structures on permafrost soils.
  • Dynamic models of ice impacts.
  • Complex models with variable failure mechanisms. Probabilistic modeling.
  • Reliability of marine and river structures.

Research topics:

  • Dynamic model of ice failure with discrete elements.
  • Model of interaction of discrete-element material ice with a continuous model of liquid.
  • Model of sedimentation in the presence of liquid flow. Safety algorithms research.
  • Model of ice formation at the river and sea bottom. Water current use to remove ice from docks.
  • Design solutions for mechanical cleaning of chambers of moving dam gates.

Field of study:

Construction & building technology

Research interest:

Numerical modeling, dynamic models, brittle material failure, climate change, neural networks, soil models, strength theories, ice effects, wave effects, Arctic infrastructure

Research highlight:

  • Sharapov, D. A. Freezing of marine and river hydraulic structures into ice / Book, D. A. Sharapov. — St. Petersburg: Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education «Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University», 2023. — 167 p. — ISBN 978-5-7422-8232-7.
  • Computer program No. 2023664429 Russian Federation. Hydrotechnical construction — ice reinforcement: No. 2023663862: declared. 04.07.2023: published. 04.07.2023 / D. A. Sharapov, S. A. Andreeva.
  • Computer program No. 2023664430 Russian Federation. Hydrotechnical construction — ice berth: No. 2023663863: declared 05.07.2023: published 05.07.2023 / D. A. Sharapov, S. A. Andreeva.
  • Computer program No. 2023615538 Russian Federation. Hydrotechnical construction — ice engineering laboratory: No. 2023614672: declared 16.03.2023: published 16.03.2023 / D. A. Sharapov.
  • Computer program No. 2024610262 Russian Federation. Ice Rubble Recognition: No. 2023688594: declared 19.12.2023: published 09.01.2024 / D. A. Sharapov; applicant Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education «Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University».

Specific requirement:

  • Proficiency in spoken English.
  • Intention to learn Russian.
  • Knowledge of some modeling program (Ansys, Abaqus, Comsol Multiphysics, LSDyna, etc.).
  • Ability to conduct practical experiments in the laboratory.

Main publications:

  • Sharapov D.A., Sumtsova, A.S. Rockfill Stability to Ice Shearing by the Finite Element Method. Power Technol Eng (2023).
  • Andreeva S.A., Sharapov, D. Hoek–Вrown model for ice breaking simulation. Magazine of Civil Engineering. 2023. 123(7). Article no. 12303. DOI: 10.34910/MCE.123.3
  • Sharapov D., Improving quality of 2D ice load estimation on freezed piles / D. Sharapov, Y. Klochkov // International Journal for Quality Research. — 2023. — Vol. 17, No. 4. — P. 1141-1150. — DOI 10.24874/IJQR17.04-11
  • Sharapov D., Water circulation to improve the quality of port ice management, International Journal for Quality Research v18, n2, 2024, DOI: 10.24874/IJQR18.02-18
  • Sharapov, D. A. Features of the Calculation of Ice Load Due to Thermal Expansion / D. A. Sharapov, S. A. Andreeva // Power Technology and Engineering. — 2024. — Vol. 57, No. 5. — P. 697- 704. — DOI 10.1007/s10749-024-01721-1.