Research

Current research
Physics of the condensed state of materials, application of expert systems in materials science, theory of material structure formation processes and design and crystallography, crystal chemistry and mineralogy.
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Past research
Development of methods for identification of multi-parameter, multi-criteria technologies in materials science, application of fractal and multifractal theories to assess the structure and quality characteristics of materials, mathematical modeling of complex systems, as well as solving incorrect problems in materials science.
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Publications

1. Kroviakov S., Volchuk V., Zavoloka M. Fractal Model of the Influence of Expanded Clay Concrete Macrostructure on its Strength //Key Engineering Materials. – 2020. – Т. 864. – С. 43-52

2. Volchuk, V. M., Uzlov, O. V., Puchikov, O. V., & Ivantsov, S. V. (2021). Fractals theory application for evaluation of influence of non metallic inclusions on mechanical properties of S355J2 steel. In IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (Vol. 1021, No. 1, p. 012053). IOP Publishing.

3. Volchuk V. M., Kotov M. A. Fractal express methods evaluation of a breaking stress of concrete //Journal of Physics: Conference Series. – IOP Publishing, 2021. – Т. 1926. – №. 1. – С. 012023.

4. Volchuk V. et al. Search for the Evaluation of ‘strength-plasticity’Relation in Constructional Steel //Key Engineering Materials. – 2020. – Т. 864. – С. 211-216

5. Volchuk V. M. et al. Fractal model of mechanical properties evaluation of C-Mn-Al-Ti-N steel with acicular ferrite structure for railway freight cars //AIP Conference Proceedings. – AIP Publishing, 2021. – Т. 2389. – №. 1.

6. Volchuk, V., Bolshakov, V., Kotov, M., Konoplyanik, A., & Chaikovska, H. (2023, February). Influence of the multifractal characteristics of a macrostructure on cement mortar strength. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2678, No. 1). AIP Publishing.

7. Kotov, M. A., Volchuk, V. M., Zeziukov, D. M., & Pavlenko, T. M. (2023, July). Application of 3D fractal modeling for predicting concrete strength characteristics. In AIP Conference Proceedings (Vol. 2526, No. 1). AIP Publishing.

8. Hlushkova D.B., Bagrov V.A,. Volchuk V.M., Murzakhmetova U.A. Influence of structure and phase composition on wear resistance of sparingly alloyed alloys // Functional Materials. – 2023. – 30(1). P. 74-78.

9. Hlushkova, D. B., V. M. Volchuk, Pavlo Polyansky, V. A. Saenko, and A. A. Efimenko. “Fractal modeling the mechanical properties of the metal surface after ion-plasma chrome plating.” // Functional Materials, 2023, 30(2), p.p.  275–281.

10. Volchuk V., Kroviakov S., Kryzhanovskyi V. Strength assessment of lightweight concrete considering metric variance of the structural elements //Revista Romana de Materiale. – 2022. – Т. 52. – №. 2. – С. 185-193.

Courses

1. Evaluation of the structure and properties of materials using fractal theories
The course is designed to acquire the skills necessary for choosing the optimal option for assessing the quality characteristics of materials based on the assessment of fractal dimension. Skills are based on the ability to determine the fractal dimension of the elements of the structure of materials and the formation of a forecast model of the quality characteristics of materials that are most sensitive to changes in the fractal dimension of the elements of the structure

2. Physics of the condensed state of materials
The goal of the discipline is to expand students' technical horizons, understanding of physical phenomena during the formation of solid and liquid materials. The formation of ideas about the structure of these materials and its influence on the physical properties of solid bodies, the ability to use scientific literature and mastering the technologies of obtaining materials with the necessary properties.

3. Computer technologies in materials science
The purpose of the discipline is to acquire knowledge and acquire skills necessary for modeling processes and determining the quality characteristics of materials.

4. Basics of scientific research and organization of the experiment
The subject of study of the academic discipline is the scientific research work of the master, which includes: definition of the problem and its specification, research of the historical, economic and modern state of the problem based on the analysis of literary sources, including patent activity, substantiation of the scientific novelty of the obtained results, application of mathematical methods for receiving research results, discussing and implementing research results.

5. Expert research into the causes of destruction of building materials and tools
Formation of the student's knowledge, according to the existing methods of creating expert systems (ES) and their application to identify the causes of destruction of materials.