Dayou Ma

Dr. Dayou Ma, is a fixed term researcher at Politecnico di Milano and has conducted extensive research on damage mechanics and fracture mechanisms for advanced materials. Besides, he has rich experience with nanomaterials for sensing (electromechanical) applications through both experimental and numerical approaches. He has earned Rocca Fellowship, IDEALeague Fellowship, and STSM awards that support him in traveling and working in the EU, the U.A.E., and the U.S.A., conducting research in uncertainty-aware design, materials at extreme and advanced structures. He is a principal investigator and technical leader on numerous EU (TEF) and international (SAMASII & HISTRATE) projects focused on developing advanced materials and structures.

1. A cohesive model for stick–slip behavior in mode-I fracture during double cantilever beam tests: A dynamic process with static loading

   D. Ma

   International Journal of Solids and Structures 321, 113553 · 2025

2. Modeling approaches for ballistic simulations of composite materials: Analytical model vs. finite element method

   D. Ma, R. Scazzosi, A. Manes

   Composites Science and Technology 248, 110461 · 2024

3. A novel numerical method for stochastic study of fiber-reinforced composites with nanoparticles under impact loading

   D. Ma, C. M. dos Santos Cougo, S. C. Amico, M. Giglio, A. Manes

   International Journal of Impact Engineering 180, 104662 · 2023

4. A method for determining the distribution of carbon nanotubes in nanocomposites by electric conductivity

   D. Ma, A. Esmaeili, C. Sbarufatti, M. Giglio, A. Manes

   Procedia Structural Integrity 37, 105–114 · 2022

5. Assessment of failure criteria and damage evolution methods for composite laminates under low-velocity impact

   X. Li, D. Ma, H. Liu, W. Tan, X. Gong, C. Zhang, Y. Li

   Composite Structures 207, 727–739 · 2019

1. Numerical model of curved composite tiles under low-velocity impact loading

   S. Rezaei Akbarieh, D. Ma, C. Sbarufatti, A. Manes

   Journal of Composite Materials · 2025

2. Ballistic strain-rate-dependent material modelling of glass-fibre woven composite based on the prediction of a meso-heterogeneous approach

   D. Ma, A. Manes, S. Amico, M. Giglio

   Composite Structures, 216, 187-200 · 2019

All group publications

• Lecturer

  Finite Element Simulation for Design Products

  MSc Design & Engineering; MSc Product Service System Design; MSc Integrated Product Design; MSc Digital and Interaction Design · 6 CFU · 2nd semester · Milano Bovisa

  Course sheet

• Also taught in 2025/2026

  Ship Structural Analysis and Design

  MSc Mechanical Engineering · 10 CFU · 2nd semester · Milano Bovisa

  Lecturer: Claudio Sbarufatti

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Courses of 2026/2027, from the Politecnico’s course sheets. All the group’s courses