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Research

Publications

  1. Progressive Damage and Failure Response of Hybrid 3D Textile Composites Subjected to Flexural Loading, Part I: Experimental Studies
    D Zhang, AM Waas, CF Yen
    International Journal of Solids and Structures (In Press), 2015
  2. Progressive Damage and Failure Response of Hybrid 3D Textile Composites Subjected to Flexural Loading, Part II: Mechanics Based Multiscale Computational Modeling of Progressive Damage and Failure
    D Zhang, AM Waas, CF Yen
    International Journal of Solids and Structures (In Press), 2015
  3. Experimental and numerical study on cross-ply woven textile composite with notches and cracks
    W Xu, SI Thorsson, AM Waas
    Composite Structures, 132, 816-824, 2015
  4. Optimization of Spatially Varying Fiber Paths for a Symmetric Laminate with a Circular Cutout under remote Uniaxial Tension
    P Acar, AA Vijayachandran, V Sundararaghavan, AM Waas, M Rassaian
    SAE Technical Paper, 2015
  5. Modeling damage growth using the crack band model; effect of different strain measures
    W Xu, AM Waas
    Engineering Fracture Mechanics (In Press), 2015
  6. Compression of fluid-filled polymeric capsules and inverse analysis to determine nonlinear viscoelastic properties
    N Nguyen, A Wineman, AM Waas
    International Journal of Solids and Structures 62, 8-17, 2015
  7. Initiation of failure at notches in unidirectional fiber composites
    JL Wind, AM Waas, HM Jensen
    Composite Structures 122, 51-56, 2015
  8. Aramid nanofiber-reinforced transparent nanocomposites
    M Yang, K Cao, B Yeom, MD Thouless, AM Waas, EM Arruda, NA Kotov
    Journal of Composite Materials, 0021998315579230, 2015
  9. Effect of the curing process on the transverse tensile strength of fiber-reinforced polymer matrix lamina using micromechanics computations
    RJ D’Mello, M Maiarù, AM Waas
    Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation 4 (1), 7, 2015
  10. On the Buckling of a Two-Dimensional Micropolar Strip
    AD Hasanyan, AM Waas
    Journal of Applied Mechanics 82 (4), 041006, 2015
  11. Mesh-objective two-scale finite element analysis of damage and failure in ceramic matrix composites
    P Meyer, AM Waas
    Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation 4 (1), 5, 2015
  12. Experimental study on the compression-after-impact behavior of foam-core sandwich panels
    J Wang, B Chen, H Wang, AM Waas
    Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials, 1099636215577367, 2015
  13. A New Experimental Approach for In Situ Damage Assessment in Fibrous Ceramic Matrix Composites at High Temperature
    J Tracy, A Waas, S Daly
    Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 2015
  14. Rate dependent finite strain constitutive modeling of polyurethane and polyurethane–clay nanocomposites
    T Sain, J Meaud, B Yeom, AM Waas, EM Arruda
    International Journal of Solids and Structures 54, 147-155, 2015
  15. Estimating mechanical properties of 2D triaxially braided textile composites based on microstructure properties
    ZT Kier, A Salvi, G Theis, AM Waas, K Shahwan
    Composites Part B: Engineering 68, 288-299, 2015
  16. Thermal buckling of composite plates with spatial varying fiber orientations
    AV Duran, NA Fasanella, V Sundararaghavan, A Waas
    Composite Structures, 124, 228-235, 2015
  17. In Situ Analysis of the Relationship between Cure Kinetics and the Mechanical Modulus of an Epoxy Resin
    M Aldridge, A Wineman, A Waas, J Kieffer
    Macromolecules, 2014
  18. Through-Thickness Failure of 3D Fiber Reinforced Foam Core Sandwich Structures
    ZT Kier, AM Waas, JI Rome, VK Goyal, DN Patel, GL Steckel
    SAMPE JOURNAL 50 (6), 32-38, 2014
  19. Adaptive shape functions and internal mesh adaptation for modeling progressive failure in adhesively bonded joints
    SE Stapleton, EJ Pineda, T Gries, AM Waas
    International Journal of Solids and Structures 51 (18), 3252-3264, 2015
  20. Quasi-static mode II fracture tests and simulations of Z-pinned woven composites
    HS Huang, AM Waas
    Engineering Fracture Mechanics 126, 155-165, 2014
  21. Effect of soft segment and clay volume fraction on rate dependent damping of polyurethane and polyurethane-clay nanocomposites
    T Sain, B Yeom, AM Waas, EM Arruda
    Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 0731684414548613, 2014
  22. A novel shell element for quasi-static and natural frequency analysis of textile composite structures
    W Xu, AM Waas
    Journal of Applied Mechanics 81 (8), 081002, 2014
  23. Spatially resolved, in situ elastic modulus of thermoset polymer amidst carbon fibers in a polymer matrix composite
    M Aldridge, A Waas, J Kieffer
    Composites Science and Technology 98, 22-27, 2014
  24. Mechanics of kinking in fiber-reinforced composites under compressive loading
    P Davidson, AM Waas
    Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, 1081286514535422, 2014
  25. Corotational Formulation for Bonded Joint Finite Elements
    SE Stapleton, AM Waas, SM Arnold, BA Bednarcyk
    AIAA journal 52 (6), 1280-1293, 2014
  26. A micromechanics based multiscale model for nonlinear composites
    D Zhang, AM Waas
    Acta Mechanica 225 (4-5), 1391-1417, 2014
  27. 2D Elastodynamic Solution for the Impact Response of Laminated Composites
    J Xie, AM Waas
    Journal of Applied Mechanics 81 (4), 041015, 2014
  28. Simultaneously High Stiffness and Damping in Nanoengineered Microtruss Composites
    J Meaud, T Sain, B Yeom, SJ Park, AB Shoultz, G Hulbert, ZD Ma, …
    ACS nano 8 (4), 3468-3475, 2014
  29. Micro-Scale Polymer Matrix Elastic Properties in Composites using Inelastic Light Scattering Measurements and Molecular Dynamics Simulations
    M Aldridge, K Sebeck, A Waas, J Kieffer
    Bulletin of the American Physical Society 59, 2014
  30. Construction of multi-dimensional isotropic kernels for nonlocal elasticity based on phonon dispersion data
    S Ghosh, V Sundararaghavan, AM Waas
    International Journal of Solids and Structures 51 (2), 392-401, 2014
  31. Measurement of In Situ-Full-Field Strain Maps on Ceramic Matrix Composites at Elevated Temperature Using Digital Image Correlation
    P Meyer, AM Waas
    Experimental Mechanics, 1-8, 2014
  32. The two-dimensional elasticity solution for the buckling of a thick orthotropic ring under external pressure loading
    W Ji, AM Waas
    Journal of Applied Mechanics 81 (1), 011005, 2014
  33. Inplane crush response and energy absorption of circular cell honeycomb filled with elastomer
    RJ D’Mello, AM Waas
    Composite Structures 106, 491-501, 2013
  34. Non-local modeling of epoxy using an atomistically-informed kernel
    S Ghosh, A Kumar, V Sundararaghavan, AM Waas
    International Journal of Solids and Structures 50 (19), 2837-2845, 2013
  35. Use of a shock tube to determine the bi-axial yield of an aluminum alloy under high rates
    B Justusson, M Pankow, C Heinrich, M Rudolph, AM Waas
    International Journal of Impact Engineering 58, 55-65, 2013
  36. Simultaneously high stiffness and damping in a class of wavy layered composites
    T Sain, J Meaud, G Hulbert, EM Arruda, AM Waas
    Composite Structures 101, 104-110, 2013
  37. Micromechanical modeling to determine the compressive strength and failure mode interaction of multidirectional laminates
    P Prabhakar, AM Waas
    Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing 50, 11-21, 2013
  38. On the importance of work-conjugacy and objective stress rates in finite deformation incremental finite element analysis
    W Ji, AM Waas, ZP Bazant
    Journal of Applied Mechanics 80 (4), 041024, 2013
  39. Numerical implementation of a multiple-ISV thermodynamically-based work potential theory for modeling progressive damage and failure in fiber-reinforced laminates
    EJ Pineda, AM Waas
    International Journal of Fracture 182 (1), 93-122, 2013
  40. A novel continuum-decohesive finite element for modeling in-plane fracture in fiber reinforced composites
    P Prabhakar, AM Waas
    Composites Science and Technology 83, 1-10, 2013
  41. The role of curing stresses in subsequent response, damage and failure of textile polymer composites
    C Heinrich, M Aldridge, AS Wineman, J Kieffer, AM Waas, KW Shahwan
    Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 61 (5), 1241-1264, 2013
  42. On multiscale modeling using the generalized method of cells: Preserving energy dissipation across disparate length scales
    EJ Pineda, BA Bednarcyk, AM Waas, SM Arnold
    CMC: Computers, Materials & Continua 35 (2), 119-154, 2013
  43. Progressive failure of a unidirectional fiber-reinforced composite using the method of cells: discretization objective computational results
    EJ Pineda, BA Bednarcyk, AM Waas, SM Arnold
    International Journal of Solids and Structures 50 (9), 1203-1216, 2013
  44. Analysis and optimal design of layered composites with high stiffness and high damping
    J Meaud, T Sain, GM Hulbert, AM Waas
    International Journal of Solids and Structures 50 (9), 1342-1353, 2013
  45. Contact problem of a non-linear viscoelastic spherical membrane enclosing incompressible fluid between two rigid parallel plates
    N Nguyen, A Wineman, A Waas
    International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics 50, 97-108, 2013
  46. Interaction between kinking and splitting in the compressive failure of unidirectional fiber reinforced laminated composites
    P Prabhakar, AM Waas
    Composite Structures 98, 85-92, 2013
  47. Reactive Aramid Nanostructures as High‐Performance Polymeric Building Blocks for Advanced Composites
    K Cao, CP Siepermann, M Yang, AM Waas, NA Kotov, MD Thouless, Ellen M Arruda
    Advanced Functional Materials 23 (16), 2072-2080, 2013
  48. Experimental and numerical study on the low-velocity impact behavior of foam-core sandwich panels
    J Wang, AM Waas, H Wang
    Composite Structures 96, 298-311, 2013
  49. Upscaling from a micro-mechanics model to capture laminate compressive strength due to kink banding instability
    P Prabhakar, AM Waas
    Computational Materials Science 67, 40-47, 2013