Antti Ahola

Antti Ahola
Assistant Professor (Tenure Track)
Mechanical Engineering
LUT School of Energy Systems
Lappeenranta
+358 50 475 2825
Research areas
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanics of Materials

Biography

Antti Ahola, D.Sc. (Tech.), works as an Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) and acts as the Head of Steel Structures research group in the field of Mechanical Engineering. His research focuses on the mechanical performance, fatigue behaviour, and structural integrity of low-alloyed high-strength and ultra-high-strength steel components, with particular emphasis on welded joints. The Steel Structures research group conducts experimentally and numerically driven research aimed at developing robust, practically applicable analysis and design methods for demanding structural applications. Antti Ahola’s work seeks to advance prediction tools for fatigue assessment by deepening the understanding of fatigue phenomena and key influencing factors, including residual stresses, joint geometry, mechanical boundary conditions, and material behaviour. A central element of his research is the application and further development of the 4R method developed at LUT University, providing a unified methodology for addressing critical factors governing the fatigue performance of welded structures.

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