Solid Mechanics & Structures
Research Overview
The solid mechanics and structures group employs experimental, analytical, and computational techniques to study the behavior of conventional and advanced materials (including biological) at the nano-, micro-, and macroscales. Experimental facilities include a new dynamic testing lab equipped with state-of-the-art data acquisition systems. Current research focuses on topology and rate effects in cellular solids, thermomechanical coupling in high-rate deformation processes, micromechanics of composites, modeling of nanoscale composite structures subjected to thermal cycling, and biomechanics.
Solid Mechanics & Structures Faculty
Roberto Cammino - Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering
Areas of Expertise
- Solid Mechanics
Michael Gosz - Associate Professor of Mechanical & Materials Engineering; Associate Provost for Undergraduate Affairs
Areas of Expertise
- Computational Solid Mechanics
- Finite Element Method
Sudhakar Nair- Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Graduate College Professor of Mechanical Engineering & Aerospace Engineering; Professor of Applied Mathematics
Areas of Expertise
- Analysis of Elastic and Inelastic Structures
- Micro-Mechanics of Composites
- Wave Propagation in Anisotropic Materials
- Moving Boundary Problems of the Stefan Type
- Dynamics of Cables
Murat Vural- Assistant Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Areas of Expertise
- Experimental Solid Mechanics
- Dynamic Response and Constitutive Modeling of Materials
- Mechanics of Cellular Solids