Vita - Northwestern University



BRIAN MORAN

Professor and Chair

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208-3109

Tel: (847) 491–8793. Email: b-moran@northwestern.edu

Education

Ph.D., 1988 Engineering - Solid Mechanics, Brown University

Sc.M., 1986 Applied Mathematics, Brown University

M.Eng.Sc., 1982 Mechanical Engineering, National University of Ireland, Galway

B.E., 1980 Civil Engineering, National University of Ireland, Galway

1st class honors, joint first in class; recipient 1980 NUI Bursary

in Civil Engineering for study abroad

Professional Experience

2006 – present Professor and Chair, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University

2002 - 2006 Professor and Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University

2000 - 2002 Professor, Department of Civil Engineering and Department. of Mechanical Engineering Northwestern University

1993 - 2000 Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Northwestern University

1988 - 1993 Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Northwestern University

1987 - 1988 IBM Research Fellow, Division of Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology

1981 - 1982 Instructor, Department of Civil Engineering, National University of Ireland, Galway

Honors and Awards

• Elected to Board of Directors, Society of Engineering Science

• Best paper award, SPIE, NDE Symposium, 2005

• Fellow ASME

• W.M. Keck Foundation Grant/Award for Engineering Teaching Excellence, 1994

• Associated Student Government Faculty Honor Roll for Teaching 1989-90

• McCormick Faculty Teaching Honor Roll 1989-90

• IBM Research Fellowship, California Institute of Technology, 1987-88

• Brown University Fellowship, 1982-83

• National University of Ireland, Bursary in Civil Engineering, 1980

Selected Research Activities

Computational methods in engineering and science, continuum mechanics, fracture mechanics, multi-scale modeling of materials, development of the natural element method, mechanics of biofilms, mechanics of the human spine, composite mechanics. Current research includes:

Multiscale Fracture Simulator (w/ G.B. Olson, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering, W. K. Liu, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, and others - D3D Digital Materials Design Consortium, funded by ONR). Developing multiresolution continuum model for simulation of fracture processes across several length scales in ductile metals; Predictive scheme relating fracture toughness to microstructural parameters.

Finite Element Modeling of the Human Cervical Spine (w/ S. Ondra, MD, Dept. of Neurological Surgery, funded by Medtronic Biologics and Spine). Developing a model of the human cervical spine, including new large deformation constitutive models for collagen-reinforced soft tissue, extending constitutive models to multi-scale formulation. Developing asymptotic crack tip fields for crack/tears in soft tissue. Developing a simplified model of the lumbar spine incorporating nonlienar disc behavior and the effects of muscles.

Level Set and Extended Finite Element Methods for Evolution of Biofilms (w/ D. Chopp, Department of Engineering Science and Applied Mathematics, and Alan Hausner, Department of Microbiology, funded by NIH). Developing level set and extended finite element methods for the evolution of biofilms without the need for the biofilm surface to coincide with element boundaries and without the need for element remeshing. Extending the method to the case of fluid flow around biofilm. Investigating quorum sensing for case of fluid flow and growing biofilm. Exploring extensions of methodology to precipitate evolution in metal alloys.

Selected Teaching Activities

Curriculum development for Engineering First, the core freshman curriculum in the McCormick School of Engineering. Developed the course Engineering Analysis 2: Linear Algebra and Mechanics. Introduced computing and design into basic engineering science courses through Searle Family Grant for Innovative Teaching and Keck Foundation Award for Engineering Teaching Excellence.

Selected Professional Activities

Northwestern

• One Northwestern Task Force, 2007-2008 (for integration of life and biomedical sciences)

• Chair, Mechanical Engineering, 2002-2006; Chair, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2006-present

• Program Review Council, 2007-2010

Chair of Review Committee for University Relations, 2007-2008

Program Review Subcommittee for Department of Pathology, 1997-1998

• UHAS, University Appeals Committee, 2003-2005

• Strategic Planning, presentations at New Department Chairs Orientation

• McCormick Promotion and Tenure Committee, 2001

• Undergraduate Advisor (ongoing)

• Strategic Planning Committee, Department of Civil Engineering, 1998-2001

• Norris University Center Advisory Board, 1995-1999

• SAHAS, Sexual Assault Hearing Board, 1995–2000 (Chair for last 2 years)

• University Food Services Contract Committee, 1997

• Graduate Recruitment Coordinator, Program in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics and Civil Engineering (Solid Mechanics), 1991-1996

• Graduate Affairs Committee, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 1995–1996

• Organized Colloquia on Modern Topics in Mechanics at Northwestern, 1989–1991

National/International

• Board of Directors, Society of Engineering Science, 2007-2009

• Co-Chair, Seventh World Congress on Computational Mechanics, Los Angeles, 2006

• Review Panels, Science Foundation Ireland, Nov. 2004, March 2005, Nov. 2005, March 2006

• Member Committee on Mechanics Education—ASME-AMD

• Associate Editor, ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, 1999-2002

• Editor, ASME Applied Mechanics Division Newsletter, 1993-1998

• Friend Committee on Computational Mechanics—ASME-AMD

• Reviewer for National Science Foundation, Science Foundation Ireland, Hong Kong Croucher Foundation, Slovenian Science Foundation; Annals of Biomedical Engineering, Journal of Applied Mechanics, International Journal of Fracture, International Journal of Solids and Structures, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, European Journal of Mechanics, Quarterly Journal of Applied Mathematics, ASCE Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology, Academic Press, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics, Engng. Fracture Mechanics, and more

• Co-Chair of McNU’97, the Joint American Society of Mechanical Engineers/American Society of Civil Engineers/Society of Engineering Science summer meeting, Northwestern University, June 29–July 3, 1997

• Organized, Chaired and Hosted the National Science Foundation’s Institute for Mechanics and Materials Summer School—The Mechanics–Materials Linkage, Northwestern University, July 10–21, 1995

• Organized (with L.C. Brinson) symposium on Mechanics of Phase Transformations and Shape Memory Alloys, ASME IMECE, Chicago, Nov., 1994

• Co-Organizer of workshop on Micromechanics of Materials Processing and Manufacturing, National Science Foundation/University of California at San Diego Institute for Mechanics and Materials, 1994

• Vice-Chair First US National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Chicago IL, July, 1991, also organized and chaired 2 sessions

List of Publications

Book

Belytschko, T., Liu, W.K., and Moran, B., Nonlinear Finite Elements for Continua and Structures, Wiley, New York (2000)

Journals

Duddu, R., Bordas, S., Chopp, D., Moran, B., “A combined extended finite element and level set method for biofilm growth,” accepted for publication in Int. J. Num. Meth. Engng. (2007)

Guo, Z., Peng X.-Q., Moran, B., “Large deformation response of a hyperelastic fibre reinforced composite: Theoretical model and numerical validation,” Composites Part A 38 (8), 1842-1851 (2007)

McVeigh, C., Vernerey, F., Liu, W.K., Moran, B., and Olson, G. B., “An interactive micro-void shear localization mechanism in high strength steels,” J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 55, 225-244 (2007)

Moran, B., Kulkarni, S., and Reeves, H.., “A Path-Independent Integral for the Characterization of Solute Concentration and Flux in Bacterial Biofilms,” International Journal of Fracture, 143, 291-300 (2007)

Vernerey F.J, Liu W.K., and Moran B. “Multi-scale Micromorphic Theory for Hierarchical Materials,” accepted for publication, J. Mech. Phys. Solids (2007)

Caner, F., Guo, Z., Moran, B., Bazant, Z., and Carol, I., “Hyperelastic Anisotropic Microplane Constitutive Model and a Comparison of Models for Annulus Fibrosus,” J. Biomechanical Engineering, 129, 632-641 (2007)

Guo, Z., Peng, X.Q., and Moran, B., “Mechanical Response of Neo-Hookean Fiber-Reinforced Composites,” Int. J. Solids and Strictures, 44, 6, 1949-1969 (2007)

Guo, Z., Peng, X.Q., and Moran, B. “A Composites-Based Hyperelastic Constitutive Model for Soft Tissue with Application to the Human Annulus Fibrosus,” J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 54, 1952-1971 (2006)

Vernerey, F.J, Mc Veigh, C., Liu, W. K., Moran, B., Tewari, D., Parks, D.M., and Olson, G.B., “3D Computational Modeling of Shear Dominated Ductile Failure of Steel,” JOM, pp. 45-51 (2006)

Kulkarni, S., Sun, L., Moran, B., Krishnaswamy, S., and Achenbach, J.D., “A Probabilistic Method to Predict Fatigue Crack Initiation,” Int. J. Frac., 137, 9-17 (2006)

Peng, X.Q., Guo, Z., and Moran, B., “An Anisotropic Hyperelastic Constitutive Model with Fiber-Matrix Shear Interaction for the Human Annulus Fibrosus,” J. Appl. Mech.

73, 815 (2006)

Bordas, S., and Moran, B., “Enriched Finite Elements and Level Sets for Damage Tolerance Assessment of Complex Structures,” Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 73, 1176-1201 (2006)

Hu, S., and Moran, B., “Cracking Analysis of Fracture Mechanics by the Finite Element Method of Lines,” Acta Mech Sinica, 21, 495-502 (2005)

Ventura, G., Moran, B., and Belytschko, T., “Dislocations by Partition of Unity,” Int. J. Numerical Methods in Engineering, 62, 11, 1463-1487 (2005)

Yoo, J., and Moran, B., “Stabilized Conforming Nodal Integration in the Natural Element Method,” Int. J. Numerical Methods in Engineering, 60, 861-890 (2004)

Hao, S., Liu, W.K., Moran, B., Vernerey, F., and Olson, G.B., “Multi-Scale Constitutive Model and Computational Framework for the Design of Ultra-High Strength, High-Toughness Steels,” Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 193, p.1865 (2004)

Hao, S., Liu, W.K., Moran, B., and Olson, G.B., “A Hierarchical Multi-Physics Constitutive Model for Steel Design,” Journal of Computer-Aided Materials Design, 10: 99–142 (2003)

Chopp, D. L., M. J. Kirisits, B. Moran, M. Parsek, “The dependence of quorum sensing on the depth of a growing biofilm,” Bulletin of Mathematical Biology, 65, 1053-1079 (2003)

Sukumar, N., D. L. Chopp, and B. Moran, “Extended finite element for three-dimensional fatigue crack propagation,” Engineering Fracture Mechanics (2003)

Chopp, D. L., M. J. Kirisits, B. Moran, and M. Parsek, “A Mathematical Model of Quorum Sensing in a Growing Biofilm,” J. Ind. Microbiol. Biotech., 29, 339-346 (2002)

Gosz, M. and Moran, B., “An Interaction Energy Integral Method for Computation of Mixed-Mode Stress Intensity Factors along a Non-Planar Crack Front,” Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 69, 299-319 (2002)

Sukumar, N., Moran, B., Semenov, Y., and Belikov, B., “Natural Neighbor Galerkin Methods” International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering 50:1-27 (2001)

Waters, C.M., Glucksberg, M.R., Lautenschlager, E.P., Lee, C.-W., Van Matre, R.M., Warp, R.J., Savla, U., Healy, K.E., Moran, B., Castner, D.G., Bearinger, J.P., “A system to impose prescribed homogenous strains on cultured cells,” J Appl Physiol, 91: 1600-1610 (2001)

Chu, Y. A., Moran, B., Reid, A. and Olson, G. B. “A Model for Non-Classical Nucleation of Solid-Solid Structural Phase Transformations,” Met. and Mat. Trans.31a, 1321 (2000)

Sukumar, N., Moes, N., Moran, B., and Belytschko, T. B., “Extended Finite Element Method for Three-Dimensional Crack Modeling” International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 48, 1549-1570 ( 2000)

Almer, J., Cohen, J. B., and Moran, B. “The Effects of Residual Macrostresses and Microstresses on Fatigue Crack Initiation,” Journal of Materials Science and Engineering, A284, pp. 268-279 (2000)

Beuche, D., Sukumar, N., and Moran, B., “Dispersive Properties of the Natural Element Method,” Computational Mechanics, 25, 207-219 (2000)

Moran, B., Xu, Y., and Achenbach, J. D., “Integration of Quantitative Non-Destructive Evaluation and Reliability Analysis,” Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 126 No. 7, pp. 684-692 (2000)

Xu, Y., B. Moran, and T. Belytschko, “Self-Similar Crack Expansion Method for Three-Dimensional Cracks Under Mixed Mode Loading Conditions ,” ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 66, pp. 1 (1999)

Reid, A., Olson, G.B. and Moran, B., “Dislocations in Nonlinear, Nonlocal Media: Martensitic Embryo Formation,” Phase Transitions, Vol. 69, pp. 309–328 (1999)

Sukumar, N. and Moran, B., “C1 Natural Neighbor Interpolant for Partial Differential Equations” Num. Meth. Part. Diff. Eq., Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 417–447 (1999)

Sukumar, N., Moran, B. and Belytschko, T. B., “The Natural Element Method in Solid Mechanics,” Int. J. Num. Meth. Engng., 43, pp. 839-887 (1998)

Gosz, M., Dolbow, J. E., and Moran, B., “Domain Integral Formulation for Stress Intensity Factor Evaluation Along Curved Three-Dimensional Interface Cracks,” Int. J. Solids and Structures, 35, 15, pp. 1763-1783 (1998)

Xu, Y., B. Moran, and T. Belytschko, “Uncoupled Characteristics of Three-Dimensional Planar Cracks,” International Journal of Engineering Sciences, Vol. 36, No. 1, pp. 33-48 (1998)

Conley, J. G., B. Moran and J. Gray, “A New Paradigm for the Design of Safety Critical Castings,” Society of Automotive Engineers Congress Paper #980455 (1998)

Xu, Y., B. Moran, and T. Belytschko, “Self-Similar Crack Expansion Method for Three-Dimensional Crack Analysis,” ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 64, No. 4, pp. 729 (1997)

Brinson, L.C., Belytschko, T.B., Moran, B., and Black, T., “Design and Computational Methods in Basic Mechanics Courses,” ASEE Journal of Engineering Education, April 1997, pp. 159-166 (1997)

Fleming, M., Chu, Y. A., Moran, B. and Belytschko, T. B., “Enriched Element-Free Galerkin Methods for Crack Tip Fields,” Int. J. Numer. Meth. Engng. Vol. 40, pp. 1483-1504 (1997)

Mavoori, H., Chin, J., Vaynman, S., Moran, B., Keer, L. and Fine, M., “Creep, Stress Relaxation and Plastic Deformation in Sn-Ag and Sn-Zn Eutectic Solders,” J. Electronic Materials I, Vol. 26, pp. 783-790 (1997)

Sukumar, N., Moran, B., Belytschko, T.B., Black, T., “An Element-Free Galerkin Method for Three-Dimensional Fracture Mechanics,” Computational Mechanics, Vol. 20, 170-175 (1997)

Belytschko, T., Bayliss, A., Brinson, L.C., Carr. S., Kath, W., Krishnaswamy, S., Moran, B., Nocedal, J., and Peshkin, M., “Mechanics in the Engineering First Curriculum at Northwestern University,” J. Engng. Edu. (1997)

Cordes, L. A., and Moran, B., “Treatment of Material Discontinuity in the Element-Free Galerkin Method,” Comp. Meth. Appl. Mech. Engng., Vol. 139, 75-79 (1996)

Dobovsek, I, and Moran, B., “Material Instabilities in Rate-Dependent Solids,” European Journal of Mechanics A/Solids, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 267-294 (1996)

Yu, C.-C., Keer, L.M., and Moran, B., “Elastic Plastic Rolling Sliding Contact on a Quarter Space,” Wear, Vol. 191, pp. 219-225 (1996)

Moran, B., and Chu, Y. A., and Olson, G. B., “Homogeneous Nucleation of a Dilatational Phase Transformation,” International Journal of Solids and Structures, 33, 13, pp. 1903-1919 (1996)

Nahta, R., and Moran, B., “Film Cracking and Debonding in a Coated Fiber,” International Journal of Fracture, Vol. 79, pp. 351-372 (1996)

Yu, C.-C., Moran, B., and Keer, L.M., “A Simplified Direct Method for Cyclic Strain Calculation: Repeated Rolling/Sliding Contact on A Case-Hardened Half Plane,” J. Tribology, (1996)

Chu, Y.A., and Moran, B., “A Computational Method for Nucleation of a Solid-Solid Phase Transformation,” Modeling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 3, pp. 455-471 (1995)

Nahta, R., and Moran, B., “Crack Spacing in Brittle Films on Dissimilar Planar and Axisymmetric Elastic Substrates,” Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol. 52, No. 3, pp. 513-524 (1995)

Yu, M., Moran, B., and Keer, L. M., “A Direct Analysis of Three-Dimensional Elastic-Plastic Rolling Contact,” J. Tribology, Vol. 117, pp. 234-243 (1995)

Gosz, M., Moran, B., and Achenbach, J.D. “On the Role of Interphases in the Transverse Failure of Fiber Composites,” International Journal of Damage Mechanics, Vol. 3, pp. 357-377 (1994)

Moran, B., and Gosz, M., “Stress Invariance in Plane Anisotropic Elasticity,” Modeling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, 2, pp. 667-688 (1994)

Nahta, R., and Moran, B., “Domain Integrals for Axisymmetric Interface Crack Problems,” Int. J. Solids and Struct, Vol. 30, No. 15, pp. 2027-2040 (1993)

Gosz, M., and Moran, B., “On the Formulation and Local Implementation of a Variationally Coupled Finite Element-Boundary Element Method,” Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Vol. 107, pp. 159-172 (1993)

Yu, M., Moran, B., and Keer, L. M., “A Direct Analysis of Two-Dimensional Elastic-Plastic Rolling Contact,” J. Tribology, Vol. 115, No. 2, pp. 237-236 (1993)

Gosz, M., Moran, B., and Achenbach, J.D., “Load-Dependent Constitutive Response of Fiber Composites with Compliant Interphases,” J. Mech. Phys. Solids, Vol. 40, 8, pp. 1789-1803 (1992)

Narasimhan, R., Rosakis, A.J., and Moran, B., “A Three Dimensional Numerical Investigation of Fracture Initiation by Ductile Failure Mechanisms in 4340 Steel,” Int. J. Fracture, 56, pp. 1-24 (1992)

Moran, B., and Knauss, W.G., “Crack Tip Stress and Deformation Fields in Strain-Softening Nonlinearly Viscoelastic Solids,” J. App. Mech., Vol. 59, No. 1, pp. 95-101 (1992)

Belytschko, T., Moran, B., and Kulkarni, M., “On the Crucial Role of Imperfections in Quasistatic Viscoplastic Solutions,” J. App. Mech., Vol. 58, No. 3, pp. 658-665 (1991)

Cai, H., Moran, B., and Faber, K.T., “Analysis of a Microcrack Prototype and its Implications for Microcrack Toughening,” J. Amer. Ceramic Soc., 74[7], pp. 1695-98 (1991)

Gosz, M., Moran, B., and Achenbach, J.D., “Effect of A Viscoelastic Interface on the Transverse Behavior of Fiber-Reinforced Composites,” Int. J. Solids and Struct., Vol. 27, No. 14, pp. 1757-1771 (1991)

Moran, B., Asaro, R. J., and Shih, C.F., “Effects of Material Rate Sensitivity and Void Nucleation on Fracture Initiation in a Circumferentially Cracked Bar,” Met. Trans. 22 A., pp. 161-170 (1991)

Belytschko, T., Moran, B., and Kulkarni, M., “Stability and Imperfections in Quasistatic Viscoplastic Solutions,” App. Mech. Rev., 43, 5 (1990)

Moran, B., Ortiz, M., and Shih, C.F., “Formulation of Implicit Finite Element Methods for Multiplicative Finite Deformation Plasticity,” Int. J. Num. Meth. Engng., 29 483-514 (1990)

Moran, B., and Shih, C.F., “Crack Tip and Associated Domain Integrals from Momentum and Energy Balance,” Eng. Fract. Mech., 27, 615-642 (1987)

Moran, B., and Shih, C.F., “A General Treatment of Crack Tip Contour Integrals,” Int. J. Fract., 305, 295-310 (1987)

Moran, B., “A Finite Element Formulation for Transient Analysis of Viscoplastic Solids - With Application to Stress Wave Propagation Problems,” Comp. and Struct., 27: 241-247 (1987)

Shih, C.F., Moran, B., and Nakamura, T., “Energy Release Rate along a Three-Dimensional Crack Front in a Thermally Stressed Body,” Int. J. Fract., 30: 79-102 (1986)

Chapters in Books

Moran, B., Sukumar, N., and Belytschko, T.B., “Application of the Natural Element Method in Elastostatics,” in Modeling and Simulation Based Engineering, Volume I, ed. S. Atluri and P., O’Donoghue, Tech Science Press, (1998)

Achenbach, J.D., Moran, B., and Zulfiqar, A., “Techniques and Instrumentation for Structural Diagnostics,” in Structural Health Monitoring, ed. K.-F. Chang, Technomic Publishing Inc. (1997)

Mechanics of Phase Transformations and Shape Memory Alloys, ASME-AMD-Vol. 189, edited by L.C. Brinson and B. Moran (1995)

Mavoori, H., Vaynman, S., Chin, J., Moran, B., Keer, L.M., and Fine, M.E., “Isothermal Fatigue Lifetime Prediction of Solder Materials,” in Mechanics and Materials for Electronic Packaging, Vol. 1 - Design and Process Issues in Electronic Packaging, ASME, NY, pp. 165-179 (1994)

Chu, Y.A., and Moran, B.M., “Application of the Element Free Galerkin Methods to Nucleation of Solid-Solid Phase Transformations,” in Mechanics of Phase Transformations and Shape Memory Alloys, ASME AMD-Vol. 189, ed. L.C. Brinson and B. Moran (1995)

Moran, B., and Chu, Y. A., “Finite Element Modeling of Nucleation Energetics,” in Advanced Computational Methods in Material Modeling, ed. D. Benson, R. Asaro, ASME AMD-Vol. 178 (1993)

Gosz, M., Moran, B., and Achenbach, J. D., “Matrix Cracking in Transversely Loaded Fiber Composites with Compliant Interphases,” in Damage Mechanics in Composites, ed. D.H. Allen and D.C. Lagoudas, ASME AMD (1992)

Narasimhan, R., Rosakis, A. J., and Moran, B., “A Three Dimensional Numerical Investigation of Fracture Initiation by Ductile Failure Mechanisms in 4340 Steel,” in Application of Local Fracture/Damage Models to Engineering Fracture Problems,

ed. A. J. Rosakis and J. H. Giovanola, ASME AMD (1992)

Moran, B., Gosz, M., and Achenbach, J. D., “Effect of A Viscoelastic Interfacial Zone on the Mechanical Behavior and Failure of Fiber-Reinforced Composites,” - in Inelastic Deformation of Composite Materials, G. Dvorak, ed., Springer-Verlag, New York (1991)

Shih, C. F., and Moran, B., “Crack Tip and Domain Integral Representations for Three-Dimensional Crack Problems,” in Analytical, Numerical and Experimental Aspects of Three Dimensional Fracture Processes, ed. A.J. Rosakis, K. Ravi-Chander and Y. Rajapakse, ASME AMD - Vol. 91 (1988)

Book Reviews

Moran, B., Review: Plasticity Theory, by J. Lubliner, J. App. Mech., 59, No. 1. pp. 245 (1992)

Proceedings/Reports

Caner, F.C., Guo, Z.,Y., Moran, B., Bazant, Z. P., Carol, I., “On Hyperelastic Constitutive Modeling of Annulus Fibrosus,” 5th World Congress of Biomechanics, Munich, Medimund International Proceedings (2006)

Moran, B., Bordas, S., and Conley, J.G., Damage Tolerance Assessment of Complex Aerospace Structures, FAA contract DTFA03-98-F-IA025 (2003)

Moran, B., Bordas, S., and Conley, J.G., Static Strength Analysis of Aerospace Castings, FAA contract DTFA03-98-FIA025 (2003)

Conley, J.G., Moran, B., and Bordas, S., Integrated Design Approach for Aerospace Castings, FAA contract DTFA03- 98-F-IA025 (2003)

Moran, B., Belytschko, T., Sukumar, N. and Black, T., “On the Element Free Galerkin Method for 3D Fracture Mechanics,” FAA Technical Report (1998)

Connor, Z., Fine, M., and Moran, B., “A Study of Fatigue Crack Generation and Growth in Riveted Alclad 2024T3 Specimens” in Proceedings of the FAA-NASA Symposium on the Continued Airworthiness of Aircraft Structures, DOT/FAA/AR-97/2, II (1997)

Moran, B., Zulfiqar, A., and Sukumar, N. “On the Direct Integration Method for Fatigue Reliability Calculations,” Technical Report to Center for Integrated Diagnostics, Georgia Tech. (1996)

Mavoori, H., Vaynman, S., Chin, J., Moran, B., Keer, L.M., and Fine, M.E., “Mechanical Behavior of Eutectic Sn-Ag and Sn-Zn Solders,” proceedings MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco (1995)

Chu, Y. A., Moran, B., Hong, and Olson, G. B., “Nonclassical Nucleation of Displacive Phase Transformations,” Proceedings TMS Third International Conference on Solid-Solid Phase Transformations in Inorganic Materials, Pittsburgh, PA, July 17-22 (1994)

Fleming, M., Harkness, H.H., Moran, B., and Belytschko, T.B., “Fatigue Reliability with In-Service Inspections,” Proceedings FAA/NASA International Symposium on Advanced Structural Integrity Methods for Airframe Durability and Damage Tolerance, Hampton, VA, May-4-6 (1994)

Fadragas, M., Fine, M.E., and Moran, B., “Statistical Investigation of Fatigue Crack Initiation and Growth around Chamfered Rivet Holes,” Proceedings FAA/NASA International Symposium on Advanced Structural Integrity Methods for Airframe Durability and Damage Tolerance, Hampton, VA, May-4-6 (1994)

Moran, B., Belytschko, T.B., Sukumar, N., “NU-FORM, Program Documentation and Listing,” FAA Technical Report (1994)

Gosz, M., and Moran, B., “Stress Intensity Factors for Elliptical Cracks Emanating from Countersunk Rivet Holes,” FAA Technical Report (1994)

Moran, B., and Gosz, M., “On the Constitutive Response of Fiber Composites with Imperfect Interfaces,” Proceedings 8th Annual ASM/ESD Advanced Composites Conference, Chicago, IL (1992)

Belytschko, T., Lewis, E. E., Moran, B., Harkness, H. H., and Platt, M., “Computational Methods for Fatigue Reliability,” Proceedings Second International Conference on Structural Integrity of Aging Aircraft, Atlanta, GA (1992)

Gosz, M., Moran, B., and Achenbach, J. D., “The Influence of Applied Load on the Transverse Mechanical Properties of Fiber Composites with Compliant Interphases,” Proceedings of 6th Technical Conference of the American Society of Composites, Albany, NY (1991)

Gosz, M., Moran, B., and Achenbach, J. D., “Effect of A Viscoelastic Interface on the Transverse Behavior of Fiber-Reinforced Composites,” Technical Report No. UIUC-NCCMR-90-07, National Center for Composites Materials Research, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. (1990)

Moran, B., Ortiz, M., and Shih, C. F., “Constitutive and Computational Aspects of Finite Deformation Elastoplasticity,” Brown University Report, MRL E-163 (1987)

Moran, B., “Calculation of Energy Release Rates in a Thermally Stressed Body,” Proceedings, Sixth Irish Durability and Fracture Conference, Galway, Ireland (1985)

Haverty, K., McNamara, J. F., and Moran, B., “Finite Dynamic Motions of Articulated Offshore Loading Towers,” Proceedings, Intermaritec '82, International Conference on Marine Research, Ship Technology and Ocean Engineering, Hamburg, Germany (1982)

Graduate Students Supervised

Yu, Min Hui, Ph.D.(Theoretical and Applied Mechanics) June, 1992

Topic: Elastic-Plastic Analyses of Cyclic Rolling Contacts (with L.M. Keer)

Igor Dobovsek, Ph.D. (Theoretical and Applied Mechanics) December, 1992

Topic: Material Instabilities in Rate and Temperature Dependent Solids

Willice, Patricia, M.S. (Theoretical and Applied Mechanics) December, 1992

Topic: Transverse Shear Modulus of Fiber-Reinforced Composites with Varying Interphase Properties

Hsu, S-Y, M.S. (Mechanical Engineering) December, 1992

Topic: Computational Modeling of Interface Mobility and Kinetics in One-Dimensional Elastostatic Phase Transformations

Gosz, Michael, Ph.D. (Theoretical and Applied Mechanics) June, 1993

Topic: On the Constitutive Behavior of Transversely Loaded Fiber Composites (w/ J.D. Achenbach)

Lo, Gwen Jeng, M.S. (Mechanical Engineering) December, 1993

Topic: Direct Analysis of Elastic-Plastic Indentation

Fleming, Mark, M.S. (Mechanical Engineering) June, 1994

Topic: Fatigue Reliability with In-Service Inspections (with T. Belytschko)

Nahta, Rakesh, Ph.D. (Theoretical and Applied Mechanics) June, 1994

Topic: Interface Fracture Mechanics

Chu, Yi-An, Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) June, 1996

Topic: Computational Mechanics of Solid-Solid Phase Transformations

Pujol, Nick, M.S. (Theoretical and Applied Mechanics) June, 1997

Topic: Integrated Design, NDE and Lifetime Prediction of Cast Aluminum Alloys.

Chin, Jason, M.S. (Theoretical and Applied Mechanics) December, 1997

Topic: Constitutive Modeling of Lead-Free Solders (with L.M. Keer)

Sukumar, Natarajan, Ph.D. (Theoretical and Applied Mechanics) June, 1998

Topic: The Natural Element Method in Solid Mechanics

Stolkarts, Vladimir, Ph.D. (Theoretical and Applied Mechanics) December, 1998

Topic: Computational Mechanics of Materials for Electronic Packaging (with L. M. Keer)

Zulfiqar, Ali, Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) December, 2001

Topic: Computational Fracture Mechanics

Bordas, Stephane, Ph.D. (Civil Engineering) December, 2003

Topic: Structural Integrity of Cast Airframe Structures

Jeong, Yoo, Ph.D. (Civil Engineering) December, 2004

Topic: Natural Element Method for Nonlinear Solid Mechanics

Burton, Debbie, Ph.D. (Theoretical and Applied Mechanics) June, 2005

Topic: Computational Modeling of Shape Memory Alloys (w/ L.C. Brinson)

Vernerey, Franck, Ph.D. (Theoretical and Applied Mechanics) June, 2006

Topic: Multi-Scale Continuum Theory for Microstructured Materials

Houcque, David, Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering) expected December, 2007

Topic: Structural Integrity Assessment of Bridge Pin-Hanger Assembly

Duddu, Ravindra, Ph.D. (Civil Engineering) expected June, 2009

Topic: Level Set Methods for Biofilm Growth Including Fluid-Structure Interaction

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