Professor Peric has been responsible for fundamental contributions to the numerical treatment of elasto-plastic/elasto-viscoplastic problems involving finite strains and deformations.  He has also contributed prominently to the computational modelling of frictional contact problems and to the simulation of progressively damaging solids.  He has made significant contributions to research into adaptive mesh refinement procedures for elasto-plastic materials with evolving geometries, and the development of iterative equation solution procedures for large-scale engineering problems.  His recent significant research contributions include novel computational strategies for fluid-structure interaction and fluid flows with free surfaces and interfaces incorporating surface tension. Professor Peric is, at present, actively involved in research on multiscale modelling of materials and structures. 

Professor Peric has an established reputation in the field of non-linear computational mechanics and is author of over 180 research publications.  He has also edited two special journal issues and has recently co-authored a textbook on Computational Methods in Plasticity.

Over the last decade Professor Peric has attracted over £3.5 million of research grants and funding from the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, and various industries including Unilever, CORUS (formerly British Steel), Rolls Royce, MIC and Rockfield Software.

Professor Peric has delivered over fifty plenary, keynote and invited lectures and seminars in the UK, Europe, USA, Asia, Latin America, Australia and Africa.  Amongst others, he has been a Keynote speaker at the following international conferences: ECCOMAS-2000, ECCM-2001, USNCCM-VII (2003) and FEF-2005.  He has delivered semi-plenary lectures at WCCM-VI (2004) in Beijing and plenary lectures at Complas VII (2003), VIII (2005) and IX (2007) in Barcelona, SACOMCE 2005 in Tokyo, and Latin-American CILAMCE-XVII (Belem, Brasil, 2006) and Asian-Pacific APCOM'07-EPMESC XI (Kyoto, Japan, 2007) Regional Congresses on Computational Mechanics.

Professor Peric serves as an Associate Editor of the International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering and as an Editorial Board Member of five prestigious International Academic Journals: Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Computational Mechanics, Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering, Engineering Computations and International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow.

Professor Peric was awarded the Fellowship of the IACM (International Association of Computational Mechanics) in 2004 for ‘a distinguished record of research, accomplishment and publication in areas of computational mechanics’.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Textbook

• E. A. de Souza Neto, D. Peric and D. R. J. Owen, Computational Methods for Plasticity: Theory and Applications, Wiley, Chichester, (in press)

Recent and Selected Journal Articles

• D. C. D. Speirs, E. A. de Souza Neto and D. Peric, ‘An approach to the mechanical constitutive modelling of arterial tissue based on homogenization and optimization’, (submitted) (2008)
• W. Dettmer and D. Peric, ‘On the coupling between fluid flow and mesh motion in the modelling of fluid-structure interaction’, Comp. Mech., (in press) (2008)
• I. Watanabe, K. Terada, E. A. de Souza Neto and D. Peric, ‘Characterization of macroscopic tensile strength of polycrystalline metals with two-scale finite element analysis’, J. Mech. Phys. Solids, in press (2008)
• W. Dettmer and D. Peric, ‘A fully implicit computational strategy for strongly coupled fluid-structure interaction’, Arch. Comp. Meth. Engng., 14, 205-247 (2007)
• P. H. Saksono, W. Dettmer and D. Peric, ‘An adaptive remeshing strategy for flows with moving boundaries and fluid-structure interaction’, Int. J. Num. Meth. Engng., 71, 1009-1050 (2007)
• W. Dettmer and D. Peric, ‘A computational framework for fluid-rigid body interaction: Finite element formulation and applications’, Comp. Meth. Appl. Mech. Engng, 195, 1633-1666 (2006)
• W. Dettmer and D. Peric, ‘A computational framework for free surface fluid flows accounting for surface tension’, Comput. Meth. Appl. Mech. Engng., 195, 3038-3071 (2006)
• W. Dettmer and D. Peric, ‘A computational framework for fluid-structure interaction: Finite element formulation and applications’, Comp. Meth. Appl. Mech. Engng, 195, 5754-5779 (2006)
• P. H. Saksono and D. Peric, ‘On finite element modelling of surface tension: Variational formulation and applications - Part 1: Quasistatic problems’, Comp. Mech., 38, 265-281 (2006)
• P. H. Saksono and D. Peric, ‘On finite element modelling of surface tension: Variational formulation and applications - Part 2: Dynamic problems’, Comp. Mech., 38, 251-263 (2006)
• D. Peric and A. J. L. Crook, ‘Computational strategies for predictive geology with reference to salt tectonics’,  Comp. Meth. Appl. Mech. Engng., 193, 5195-5222 (2004)
• A. Orlando and D. Peric, ‘Analysis of transfer procedures in elastoplasticity based on the error in constitutive equations: theory and numerical illustration’, Int. J. Num. Meth. Engng., 60, 1595-1631  (2004)
• W. Dettmer and D. Peric, ‘An analysis of the time integration algorithms for the finite element solutions of incompressible Navier-Stokes equations based on a stabilised formulation’, Comput. Meth. Appl. Mech. Engng., 192, 1177-1226  (2003)
• D. Peric and W. Dettmer, ‘A computational model for generalized inelastic materials at finite strains combining elastic, viscoelastic and plastic material behaviour’, Engineering Computations, 20, 768-787 (2003)
• K. Han, D. R. J. Owen and D. Peric, ‘Combined finite/discrete element and explicit/implicit simulations of peen forming  process’, Engineering Computations, 19, 92-118 (2002)
• D. Peric and S. Slijepcevic, ‘Computational modelling of viscoplastic fluids based on a stabilised finite element method’, Engineering Computations, 18, 577-591 (2001)
• K. Han, D. Peric, A. J. L. Crook and D. R. J. Owen, ‘A combined finite/discrete element simulation of shot peening processes. Part I: Studies on 2-D interaction laws’, Engineering Computations, 17, 593-619 (2000)
• K. Han, D. Peric, D. R. J. Owen and J. Yu, ‘A combined finite/discrete element simulation of shot peening processes. Part II: 3-D interaction laws’, Engineering Computations, 17, 680-702 (2000)
• Y. T. Feng  and D. Peric, ‘Coarse mesh evolution strategies in the Galerkin multi-grid  method with adaptive remeshing for geometrically nonlinear problems’, Int. J. Num. Meth. Engng., 49, 547-571 (2000)
• D. Peric and E. A. de Souza Neto, ‘A new computational model for Tresca plasticity at finite strains with an optimal parametrization in the principal space’, Comp. Meth. Appl. Mech. Engng., 171, 463-489 (1999)
• D. Peric, M. Vaz, Jr. and D.R.J. Owen, ‘On adaptive strategies for large deformations of elasto-plastic solids at finite strains: computational issues and industrial applications’, Comp. Meth. Appl. Mech. Engng.,176, 279-312 (1999)
• Y. Feng, D. Peric and D. R. J. Owen, ‘A multigrid enhanced GMRES algorithm for elasto-plastic problems’, Int. J. Num. Meth. Engng., 42, 1441-1462 (1998)
• D. Peric and D. R. J. Owen,‘Finite element applications to the nonlinear mechanics of solids’, Rep. Prog. Phys., 61, 1495-1574 (1998)
• E. A. de Souza Neto, D. Peric and D. R. J. Owen, ‘Continuum modelling and numerical simulation of material damage at finite strains’, Arch. Comp. Meth. Engng., 5, 311-384 (1998)
• S. Mohammadi, D. R. J. Owen and D. Peric, ‘A combined finite/discrete element algorithm for delamination analysis of composites’, Fin. Elem. Anal. Des., 28, 321-336 (1998)
• B. Brank, D. Peric and F. B. Damjanic, ‘On large deformations of elasto-plastic shells: implementation of finite rotation model for quadrilateral shell element’, Int. J. Num. Meth. Engng., 40, 689-726 (1997)
• Y. Feng, D. Peric and D. R. J. Owen, ‘A non-nested Galerkin multi-grid method for solving linear and non-linear solid mechanics problems’, Comp. Meth. Appl. Mech. Engng., 144, 307-325 (1997)
• D. Peric, C. Hochard, M. Dutko and D. R. J. Owen, ‘Transfer operators for evolving meshes in small strain elasto-plasticity’, Comp. Meth. Appl. Mech. Engng., 137, 331-344 (1996)
• E. A. de Souza Neto, D. Peric, M. Dutko and D. R. J. Owen, ‘Design of simple low order finite elements for large  deformation analysis of nearly incompressible solids’, Int. J. Solids Struct., 33, 3277-3296 (1996)
• D. Peric and E. A. de Souza Neto, ‘A computational framework for a class of fully coupled models for elastoplastic damage at finite strains with reference to the linearization aspects’, Comp. Meth. Appl. Mech. Engng., 130, 179-193 (1996)
• E. A. de Souza Neto, K. Hashimoto, D. Peric and D. R. J. Owen, ‘A phenomenological model for frictional contact accounting for wear effects’, Phil. Trans. Royal Soc., A354, 819-843 (1996)
• E. A. de Souza Neto, D. Peric and D. R. J. Owen, ‘Finite elasticity in spatial description: Linearization aspects with 3-D membrane applications’, Int. J. Num. Meth. Engng., 38, 3365-3381 (1995)
• B. Brank, D. Peric and F. B. Damjanic, ‘On implementation of a nonlinear four-node finite element for thin multilayered elastic shells’, Comput. Mech., 16, 341-359 (1995)
• D. Peric, J. Yu and D. R. J. Owen, ‘On error estimates and adaptivity in elasto-plastic solids: applications to the numerical simulation of strain localisation in classical and Cosserat continua’, Int. J. Num. Meth. Engng., 37, 1351-1379 (1994)
• E. A. de Souza Neto, D. Peric and D. R. J. Owen, ‘A phenomenological 3-D rate independent continuum damage model for highly filled polymers: formulation and computational aspects’, J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 42, 1533-1550 (1994)
• E. A. de Souza Neto, D. Peric and D. R. J. Owen, ‘A computational model for ductile damage at finite strains: Algorithmic issues and applications, Engng. Comput., 11, 257-281 (1994)
• D. Peric, ‘On a class of constitutive equations in viscoplasticity: Formulation and computational issues’, Int. J. Num. Meth. Engng., 36, 1365-1393 (1993)
• M. Dutko, D. Peric and D. R. J. Owen, ‘Universal anisotropic yield criterion based on superquadric functional representation. Part 1: Algorithmic issues and accuracy analysis’, Comp. Meth. Appl. Mech. Engng., 109, 73-93 (1993)
• D. Peric and D. R. J. Owen, ‘Computational model for 3-D contact problems with friction based on the penalty method’, Int. J. Num. Meth. Engng., 35, 1289-1309 (1992)
• D. Peric, M. Honnor and D. R. J. Owen, ‘A model for finite strain elasto-plasticity based on logarithmic strains: computational issues’, Comp. Meth. Appl. Mech. Engng., 94, 35-61 (1992)
• D. Peric, ‘On consistent stress rates in solid mechanics: computational implications’, Int. J. Num. Meth. Engng., 33, 799-817 (1992)

Other Selected Publications

• D. Peric, W. Dettmer and P. H. Saksono, ‘Modelling fluid-induced structural vibrations: reducing the structural risk for stormy winds’,In Extreme Man-Made and Natural Hazards in Dynamics of Structures, NATO Security through Science Series – C: Environmental Security, (edited by A. Ibrahimbegovic and I. Kozar), pp. 225-254, Springer, Dordrecht (2007)
• D. Peric, E. A. de Souza Neto, A. J. Carneiro Molina  and M. Partovi,
  ‘On multiscale analysis of heterogeneous composite materials: implementation of micro-to-macro transitions in the finite element setting’, In Computational Plasticity, (edited by E. Onate and D.R.J. Owen), pp. 165-185, Springer, Dordrecht (2007)
• D. Peric and W. Dettmer, ‘Computational modelling of fluid-structure interaction with reference to incompressible fluid flow in flexible tubes’, In Variational Formulations in  Mechanics: Theory and Applications, R. A. Feijóo's 60th Anniversary Volume, (edited by E. Taroco, E. A. de Souza Neto  and A. Novotny), pp. 207-226, CIMNE, Barcelona (2007)
• D. Peric and W. Dettmer, ‘Computational strategies for inelastic solids at large strains: some recent issues with an industrial application’, In Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium on Computational Mechanics of Solid Materials at Large Strains, (edited by C. Miehe), pp. 425-434, Kluwer, Amsterdam (2003)
• D. Peric, ‘Computational strategies for nonlinear continua with reference to food processing applications’, In Computational Techniques in Food Engineering, (edited by E. Balsa-Canto et al.), pp. 35-55, CIMNE, Barcelona (2002)
• D. Peric and P. H. Saksono, ‘On finite element modelling of surface tension: variational formulation and applications’, In Trends in Computational Structural Mechanics, E. Ramm’s 60th Anniversary Volume (edited by W. A. Wall, K.-U. Bletzinger and K. Schweizerhof), pp. 731-740, CIMNE, Barcelona (2001)
• E.A. de Souza Neto, D. Peric and D.R.J. Owen, ‘On the numerical simulation of elasto-plastic damage at finite strains’, In Recent Developments in Computational and Applied Mechanics, J.B. Martin's 60th Anniversary Volume, (edited by B.D. Reddy), pp. 87-111, CIMNE, Barcelona (1997)
• M. Dutko, D. Peric, D. R. J.Owen, A. J. L. Crook, Z. Wei  and J. Yu, ‘Bulk forming simulation by adaptive explicit FEM’, In Computational Plasticity V: Fundamentals and Applications, (edited by D.R.J. Owen et al.), 1305-1312, CIMNE, Barcelona (1997)
• D. Peric and D. R. J. Owen, ‘A model for large deformations of elasto-viscoplastic solids at finite strains: computational issues’, In Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium on Finite Inelastic Deformations - Theory and Applications, (edited by D. Besdo and E. Stein), pp. 299-312, Springer-Verlag, Berlin (1992)
• D. Peric and D. R. J. Owen, ‘The Morley shell element for large deformation problems: simplicity versus sophistication’, In Proceedings of the International Conference on Nonlinear Engineering Computations, (edited by N. Bicanic et al.), pp. 121-142, Pineridge Press, Swansea (1991)
• D. Peric, M. Honnor and D. R. J. Owen, ‘A model for finite strain elasto-plasticity’, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Computational Plasticity: Models, Software and Applications, (edited by D.R.J. Owen, E. Hinton and E. Onate), pp. 111-126, Pineridge Press, Swansea (1989)

RESEARCH FUNDING

Selected Recent Research Grants

• Computational Homogenisation for Modelling Heterogeneous Multiphase Materials, EPSRC in collaboration with Moriston Hospital, Swansea
• Platform Grant: Computational  Strategies for Large Scale Discrete Systems and Multifracturing Solids, EPSRC
• Use of the Polymer Coated Steel Sheet for the Large-Scale Production of Food and Beverage Containers, EPSRC in collaboration with CORUS
• A Discrete Element Approach to the Predictive Modelling of Shot Peening Processes, EPSRC in collaboration with Rolls Royce and MIC
• Direct Computational Modelling of Granule Dynamics Based on Microscopic Considerations, EPSRC and Unilever

LECTURES AND SEMINARS

Selected Recent Talks

• ‘On Computational Techniques for Multi-Scale Analysis of Solids’, Invited Lecture at the IUTAM Symposium on Theoretical, Modelling and Computational Aspects of Inelastic Media, Cape Town, South Africa, 2008
• ‘Progress in Computational Strategies for Fluid-Structure Interaction Problems’, Plenary Lecture at the 2nd Asian-Pacific Congress on Computational Mechanics – APCOM’07, Kyoto, Japan, 2007
• ‘On Computational Strategies for Homogenisation based Multiscale Analysis of Solids with Applications to Biological Tissue Modelling’, Plenary Lecture at the 9th International Conference on Computational Plasticity – COMPLAS IX, Barcelona, Spain, 2007
• ‘A partitioned strongly coupled solution strategy with adaptive remeshing capability for fluid-structure interaction problems’, Invited Lecture at the 2nd International Conference on Computational Methods for Coupled Problems in Science and Engineering, Ibiza, Spain, 2007
• ‘Recent developments on computational strategies for fluid-structure interaction problems’, Plenary Lecture at the XXVII CILAMCE - Latin American Congress on Computational Methods in Engineering, Belem, Brazil, 2006
• ‘Issues on Multiscale Analysis of Materials and Structures with Applications to Particulate Media’, Plenary Lecture at the 8th International Conference on Computational Plasticity, Barcelona, Spain, 2005
• ‘Recent Developments on Computational Strategies for Fluid-Structure Interaction Problems’, Plenary Lecture at the Japanese Conference on Advances in Computational Mechanics in Civil Engineering – Tokyo, Japan, 2005
• ‘A Computational Strategy for Incompressible Flows with Free Surfaces, Interfaces and Fluid-Structure Interaction’, Keynote Lecture at the 11th International Conference on Finite Elements in Fluids, Swansea, UK, 2005
• ‘Computational Modelling of Lagrangian Flows’, Semi-Plenary Lecture at the 6th World Congress on Computational Mechanics, Beijing, China, 2004
• ‘Experiences with Time Integration Algorithms for Navier-Stokes Equations based on Stabilised Formulation’, Keynote Lecture at the 7th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Albuqerque, New Mexico, USA, 2003
• ‘Computational Strategies for Predictive Geology’, Keynote Lecture at the 7th International Conference on Computational Plasticity, Barcelona, 2003
• ‘Computational Strategies for Strongly Nonlinear Solid Mechanics Problems’, Keynote Lecture at the 10th Annual Conference of the Association for Computational Mechanics in Engineering, Swansea, 2002
• ‘Computational Strategies for Continua and Particulate Systems with Particular Reference to Food Processing Technologies’, Keynote Lecture at the 1st International Workshop on Mathematical Techniques for Agrofood Technologies, Barcelona, 2001
• ‘Some Aspects of Lagrangian Finite Element Analysis of Flows with Free Surfaces and Interfaces’, Keynote Lecture at the 2nd European Conference on Computational Mechanics – ECCM’01, Krakow, Poland, 2001
• ‘Recent Developments in Adaptive Computational Strategies for Large Deformation Plasticity’, Keynote Lecture at the 6th International Conference on Computational Plasticity, Barcelona, 2000

SUMMARY OF OTHER ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Editorship

• Associate Editor, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/1430/home

Editorial Board Membership

• Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
• Computational Mechanics
• Communications in Numerical Methods in Engineering
• Engineering Computations
• International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow

HONOURS AND AWARDS

• Fellowship of the IACM (International Association of Computational Mechanics), 2004
• Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, Member, 2003
• Rector’s Award, University of Zagreb, 1978 and 1979