Chapters of Books, Editor of Proceedings, Instructional Movies, Manuals
Wrote article on “Composites” for Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 1998.
Wrote articles on “Simple Machines,” “Lever,” “Wheel and Axle,” “Pulley,” “Inclined Plane,” for 1998 and 1999 versions of Microsoft Encarta electronic encyclopedia.
Computer Aided Design in Composite Material Technology III, S. G. Advani, W. R. Blain, W. P. de Wilde, J. W. Gillespie, and O. H. Griffin, Jr., Editors, Computational Mechanics Publications and Elsevier Applied Science, Publishers, 1992.
Refereed Papers Presented at Major International or National Technical Meetings
Prashanth Jayaraman, Vinod Lohani, Garrett Bradley, Hayden Griffin, and John Dooley 2008. “Enhancement of an Engineering Curriculum Through International Experiences,” Proceedings of the 2008 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Pittsburgh, PA, June 22-25, 2008.
Vinod Lohani, Ricky Castles, Jenny Lo, and Hayden Griffin, 2007. “Tablet PC Applications in a Large Engineering Program,” Proceedings of the 2007 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Honolulu, HI, June 24-27, 2007.
Odis Hayden Griffin, Jr. and Susan Cortes, “A Learning Space Of, By, And For Engineers: Virginia Tech’s Joseph F. Ware, Jr. Advanced Engineering Laboratory,” Paper DETC2006-99205, Proceedings of IDETC/CIE 2006: 3rd Symposium on International Design and Design Education, September 10-13, 2006, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jennifer Mullin, Hayden Griffin, Jenny Lo, Vinod Lohani, “Co-teaching a Freshman Engineering Course: A Collaboration Between Experienced Faculty and Novice Graduate Students,” 2006 ASEE Conference, Chicago, June 19-21, 2006
Sharnnia Artis, Glenda Scales, Hayden Griffin, “From the Classroom to the Boardroom: The Use of Role Play in Graduate Education,” 2006 ASEE Conference, Chicago, June 19-21, 2006
Jenny Lo, Vinod Lohani, Hayden Griffin, “Full Implementation of a New Format for Freshman Engineering Course at Virginia Tech,” 2006 ASEE Conference, Chicago, June 19-21, 2006
Jennifer Mullin, Hayden Griffin, Jenny Lo, Vinod Lohani, “Sustainable Development Design Projects for Engineering Freshmen,” 2006 ASEE Conference, Chicago, June 19-21, 2006.
Lohani, V. K., Lo, J., Mullin, J., Muffo, J., Backert, R., and Griffin, H., 2005. “Transformation of a Freshman Year Engineering Course,” International Conference on Engineering Education, July 25-29, 2005, Gilwice, Poland.
Lohani, V. K., Wildman, T., Connor, J., Mallikarjunan, K., Wolfe, M. L., Muffo, J., Knott, T.W., Lo, J., Loganathan, G.V., Goff, R., Gregg, M., Chang, M., Cundiff, J., Adel, G., Agblevor, F., Vaughan, D., Fox, E., Griffin, H., Mostaghimi, S., 2005. “Spiral Curriculum Approach to Reformulate Engineering Curriculum,” Work-in-progress paper, Frontiers in Education Conference, Indianapolis, IN, 18-21 October 2005.
Griffin, O. H. and T. Walker, “Faculty and Student Response to a Laptop Computer Requirement for Engineering Freshmen,” 2005 ASEE Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon.
Griffin, H., Aning, A., Lohani, V.K., Kampe, J., Goff, R., Paretti, M., Alley, M., Lo, J., Terpenny, J., Walker, T., Aref, H., Magliaro, S., and Sanders, M. 2005. “Designing and Implementing Graduate Programs in Engineering Education.” 2005 ASEE Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon.
Lo, J., Goff, R., Lohani, V., Walker, T., Knott, T., and Griffin, H., 2005. “New Paradigm for Foundational Engineering Education.” 2005 ASEE Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon.
Knott, M., Lohani, V.K., Griffin, H., Loganathan, G.V., Adel, G., Paretti, M., Wolfe, M., Mallikajunan, K., and Wildman, T., 2005, “Using e-portfolios in a large engineering program.” 2005 ASEE Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon.
Snook, J., Lohani, V.K., Lo, J., Sirvole, K., Mullins, J., Kaeli, J., and Griffin, H., 2005. “Incorporation of a 3-D Interactive Graphics Programming Language into an Introductory Engineering Course.” 2005 ASEE Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon.
Lohani, V.K., Sanders, M., Wildman, T., Connor, J., Mallikarjunan, K., Dillaha, T., Muffo, J., Knott, T.W., Lo, J., Loganathan, G.V., Adel, G., Wolfe, M.L., Goff, R., Gregg, M., Chang, M., Agblevor, F., Vaughan, D., Cundiff, J., Fox, E., Griffin, H., and Magliaro, S., 2005, “From BEEVT to DLR NSF Supported Engineering Education Projects at Virginia Tech,” 2005 ASEE Annual Conference, June 12-15, Portland, Oregon.
O. Hayden Griffin, Jr., Edward A. Fox, Calvin J. Ribbens, Thomas D. L. Walker, Nathaniel J. Davis IV, Richard M. Goff, Jenny L. Lo, Vinod K. Lohani, Michael H. Gregg, and Dwight Barnette, “Work in Progress – A Freshman Course for Engineering and Computer Science Students,” presented at the IEEE/ASEE Frontiers in Education Conference, October 2004, Savannah, GA.
Snook, J.S., Lohani, V. K., Lo, J., Sirvole, K., Mullins, J., Kaeli, J., Griffin, H. 2005 “Use of a Graphical Programming Language in an Introductory Engineering Course.” Poster presented at ACM SIGCSE 2005, St. Louis, MO, February 23-27, 2005.
Lohani, V. K., Sanders, M., Knott, T., Griffin, H., Bull, E., McIntyre, S., Connor, J., Loganathan, G. V., Wildman, T., Adel, G., and Magliaro, S. 2004, “Engineering-Education Collaboration - Virginia Tech,” Proc. Int. Conference on Engineering Education, Gainesville, FL. Oct. 2004.
O. H. Griffin, Jr., “Hands On, 24/7 – Virginia Tech’s Joseph F. Ware Jr. Advanced Engineering Laboratory,” Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Conference, Salt Lake City, UT.
J.B. Connor, V.K. Lohani, E. Bull, T.M. Wildman, S.G. Magliaro, T.W. Knott, O.H. Griffin, Jr, and J.A. Muffo, “An Analysis of Freshman Engineering: A Cross-College Perspective”, Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Conference, Salt Lake City, UT.
T. W. Knott, V. K. Lohani, O.H. Griffin, Jr., G.V. Loganathan, G. T. , Adel, and T. M. Wildman, “Bridges for Engineering Education: Exploring ePortfolios in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech”, Proceedings of the 2004 ASEE Conference, Salt Lake City, UT.
E. Moas and O.H. Griffin, Jr., “Progressive Failure Analysis of Laminated Composite Structures,” 37th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials (SDM) Conference, April 1996, pp 2246-2256.
M. D. Sensmeier, P. K. Sensharma, R. T. Haftka, O. H. Griffin, Jr., and L. T. Watson, “Experimental Validation of Anti-optimization Approach for Detecting Delamination Damage,” Proceedings of the 36th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials (SDM) Conference, New Orleans, LA, April 1995, p 3717.
E.H. Glaessgen and O. H. Griffin, Jr., “Effect of Applied Boundary Condition on the Analysis of Composites Based on Woven Preforms,” Proceedings of the 36th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials (SDM) Conference, New Orleans, LA, April 1995, p 38.
D. Cohen, M. W. Hyer, O. H. Griffin, Jr., S. R. Yalamanchili, M. J. Shuart, and C. Prasad, “Strength Predictions for Thick Multi-Fastener Graphite-Epoxy Composite Joints,” ASTM Symposium on Bolted and Bonded Joints in Composite Materials, November 16-17, 1993, Fort Worth, Texas.
J. Lee, O. H. Griffin, Jr., and Z. Gurdal, “Postbuckling of Laminated Composites with Delaminations,” presented at the AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC 34th Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, La Jolla, California, April 1993.
E. E. Carapella, M. W. Hyer, and O. H. Griffin, Jr., “Micromechanics of Noncircular Fibers,” presented at the American Society for Composites 7th Technical Conference on Composite Materials, State College, PA, October 1992.
N. L. Breivik, Z. Gurdal, and O. H. Griffin, Jr., “Compression of Laminated Composite Beams with Initial Damage,” presented at the American Society for Composites 7th Technical Conference on Composite Materials, State College, PA, October 1992.
D. Cohen, L. Q. Do, M. W. Hyer, O. H. Griffin, S. R. Yalamanchili, M. J. Shuart, and C. B. Prasad, “Failure Criterion for Thick Multi-Fastener Graphite/Epoxy Composite Joints,” Proceedings of the 6th Japan-U.S. Conference on Composite Materials, Orlando, Florida, 22-24 June, 1992.
Danniella Muheim Thompson, David H. Mollenhauer, O. Hayden Griffin, Jr., “Finite Element Analysis of Smart Structures,” in Computer Aided Design in Composite Material Technology III, S. G. Advani, W. R. Blain, W. P. de Wilde, J. W. Gillespie, and O. H. Griffin, Jr., Editors, Computational Mechanics Publications and Elsevier Applied Science, Publishers, 1992, pp 419-429.
D. M. Thompson and O. H. Griffin, Jr., “Finite Element Predictions of Active Buckling Control of Stiffened Panels,” Proceedings of the Conference on Recent Advances in Adaptive and Sensory Materials, Blacksburg, Virginia, April 27-29, 1992, pp 377-384.
O. H. Griffin, Jr., M. W. Hyer, S. R. Yalamanchili, M. J. Shuart, C. B. Prasad and D. Cohen, “Analysis of MultiFastener Composite Joints,” Proceedings of the AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC 33rd Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Dallas, April 13-15, 1992, pp 745-753.
J. Lee, Z. Gurdal, and O. H. Griffin, Jr., “A Layer-wise Approach for the Bifurcation Problem in Laminated Composites with Delaminations,” Proceedings of the AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC 33rd Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Dallas, April 13-15, 1992, pp 10-20.
E. Moas, R. L. Boitnott, and O. H. Griffin, “An Experimental and Analytical Investigation of the Failure of Gr/Ep Composite I-Frames,” Proceedings of the 1991 American Helicopter Society (AHS) National Technical Specialists’ Meeting on Rotorcraft Structures Technology for the 1990’s and Beyond, Williamsburg, VA, October 28-31, 1991.
D. M. Thompson and O. H. Griffin, Jr., “2-D to 3-D Global/Local Finite Element Analysis of Symmetric Composite Laminates with Holes,” Proceedings of the Thirteenth Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, June 2 - June 6, 1991, pp 200-201.
D. K. Shin, Z. Gurdal, and O. H. Griffin, Jr., “Minimum Weight Design of Composite Plates for Postbuckling Performance,” Proceedings of the AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC 32nd Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, April 8-10, 1991, Baltimore, Maryland, pp 257-267.
D. K. Shin, Z. Gurdal, and O. H. Griffin, Jr., “Minimum Weight Design of Laminated Composite Plates for Postbuckling Performance,” Proceedings of the Second Pan American Congress of Applied Mechanics, Vina del Mar, Chile, January 1991, pp 580-583.
O. H. Griffin, Jr., “The Use of Computers in the Evaluation of Three Dimensional Stress Effects in Composite Materials Products,” invited Keynote Address, in Composite Materials Design and Analysis, Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Computer Aided Design in Composite Material Technology, Brussels, Belgium, April 25-27, 1990, Springer Verlag, New York, pp 171-187.
D. M. Thompson and O. H. Griffin, Jr., “2-D to 3-D Global/Local Finite Element Analysis of Composite Laminates,” Proceedings of the 4th Technical Conference of the American Society for Composites, Blacksburg, Virginia, October 3-6, 1989.
S. S. Lane, R. H. Moore, G. V. Gandhe, and O. H. Griffin, Jr., “Eddy Current Inspection of Graphite/Epoxy Laminates,” Proceedings of the 4th Technical Conference of the American Society for Composites, Blacksburg, Virginia, October 3-6, 1989.
D. E. Bowles and O. H. Griffin, Jr., “Analysis of Thermal Stresses in Polymer Matrix Composites,” Proceedings of the 34th International SAMPE Symposium, Reno, Nevada, May 8-11, 1989.
D. K. Shin, Z. Gurdal, and O. H. Griffin, Jr., “A Penalty Approach for Nonlinear Optimization with Discrete Design Variables,” Proceedings of the Association for Applied Mathematics and Mechanics (GAMM) Seminar on Discretization Methods and Structural Optimization - Procedures and Applications, University of Siegen, Federal Republic of Germany, October 3-5, 1988.
D. K. Shin, Z. Gurdal, and O. H. Griffin, Jr., “A Penalty Approach for Nonlinear Optimization with Discrete Design Variables,” Proceedings of the Second NASA/Air Force Symposium on Recent Advances in Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization, September 28-30, 1988, Hampton, Virginia.
O. H. Griffin, Jr. and M. A. Vidussoni, “Local/Global Finite Element Analysis of Composite Materials,” in Computer Aided Design in Composite Material Technology, Proceedings of the International Symposium, Southampton, UK, April 13-15, 1988, C. A. Brebbia, W. P. de Wilde, and W. R. Blain, Editors, Springer-Verlag, 1988, pp 513-524.
M. D. Sensmeier, O. H. Griffin, Jr., and E. R. Johnson, “Effect of Axial Impact on the Static Flexure of Graphite/Epoxy Beams,” Proceedings of the Joint ASC/CCM Symposium on Composites Science and Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, September 1987.
C. R. Wilson and O. H. Griffin, Jr., “An Integrated Multi-computer Network for a Research Center,” Proceedings of the 1983 ASME International Computers in Engineering Conference, Chicago, August, 1983.
J. C. Roberts and O. H. Griffin, Jr., “Analytical/Experimental Heat Transfer in Dry Sliding of Polymeric Composites,” Proceedings of the ASME-ASLE Joint Lubrication Conference, Washington, DC, October 5-7, 1982.
O. H. Griffin and C. M. Blackmon, “Finite Element Stress Analysis of U.S. Navy MARK 83 Base Detonating Fuze Body,” Proceedings of the Army Symposium on Solid Mechanics, Cape Cod, September, 1978.
C. R. Crowe, W. Holt, W. Mock, and O. H. Griffin, “Dynamic Fracture and Fragmentation of Cylinders,” Proceedings of the International Congress on Materials II, Boston, August 16-20, 1976.
Formal Reports Printed and Circulated by Agencies of the State or Federal Governments
O. H. Griffin, Jr., and E.H. Glaessgen, “Finite Element Based Micro-Mechanics Modeling of Textile Composites,” in NASA Conference Publication 3311 (Part 2), C. C. Poe, Jr. and C. E. Harris, Editors, NASA, October 1995, pp 555-586.
Lucie Parietti and O. H. Griffin, Jr., “Micromechanical Finite Element Model for Constitutive Elastoplastic Analysis of Unidirectional Fiber-Reinforced Composites,” VPI&SU Center for Composite Materials and Structures report CCMS-94-11), August 1994.
E. E. Carapella, M. W. Hyer, and O. H. Griffin, Jr., “Micromechanics of Crenulated Fibers in Carbon/Carbon Composites,” VPI&SU College of Engineering Report VPI-E-93-01 (CCMS-93-01), January 1993.
S. R. Yalamanchili, M. W. Hyer, O. H. Griffin, Jr., M. J. Shuart, C. B. Prasad and D. Cohen, “Analysis of MultiFastener Composite Joints: Numerical and Experimental Results,” VPI&SU College of Engineering Report VPI-E-92-14 (CCMS-92-15), June 1992.
J. Lee, O. H. Griffin, Jr., and Z. Gurdal, “Vibration, Buckling and Postbuckling of Laminated Composites with Delaminations,” VPI&SU College of Engineering Report VPI-E-92-13 (CCMS-92-13), June 1992.
N. L. Breivik, Z. Gurdal, and O. H. Griffin, Jr., “Compression of Thick Laminated Composite Beams with Initial Impact-Like Damage,” VPI&SU College of Engineering Report VPI-E-92-15 (CCMS-92-16) June 1992.
D. H. Mollenhauer and O. H. Griffin, Jr., “Induced Strain of Actuation of Surface Bonded and Embedded Piezoceramic Patches”, VPI-E-92-09 (CCMS-92-08) April, 1992
S. Y. Hsu and O. H. Griffin, Jr., “Efficient Endochronic Finite Element Analysis: An Example of a Cyclically Loaded Boron/Aluminum Tube,” VPI&SU College of Engineering Report VPI-E-92-8, April 1992.
S. K. Jain, S. Y. Hsu, and O. Hayden Griffin, Jr., “On the Models of Hereditary Evolutions of Plasticity,” VPI&SU Report VPI-E-91-13, June, 1991.
D. M. Thompson and O. H. Griffin, Jr., “Development and Verification of Global/Local Analysis Techniques for Laminated Composites,” NASA Contractor Report CR-185060, (VPI-E-91-12), June 1991.
D. M. Thompson and O. H. Griffin, Jr., “Two-Dimensional to Three-Dimensional Global/Local Finite Element Analysis of Laminated Composites in Compression,” VPI&SU CCMS Report CCMS-91-14 (VPI-E-91-11), June 1991.
S. Y. Hsu and O. H. Griffin, Jr., “On Stability and Efficiency of Numerical Integration of Endochronic Constitutive Equations,” College of Engineering Report VPI-E-91-06, May 1991.
N. F. Knight, Jr., J. B. Ransom, O. H. Griffin, Jr., and D. Muheim Thompson, “Global/Local Methods Research Using the CSM Testbed,” Proceedings of the Eighth DOD/NASA/FAA Conference on Fibrous Composites in Structural Design, compiled by J. H. Starnes, Jr., H. L. Bohon, and S. B. Garzon, NASA Conference Proceeding, CP-3087, Part 1, 1990, pp 281-309.
M. A. Vidussoni and O. H. Griffin, Jr., “2-D to 3-D Global/Local Finite Element Analysis of Cross-ply Composite Laminates,” VPI&SU Report CCMS-90-09, September, 1990.
G. V. Gandhe and O. H. Griffin, Jr., “Impact Response of Interleaved Composites,” VPI&SU Report CCMS-90-01, March, 1990.
S. Y. Hsu, S. K. Jain, and O. Hayden Griffin, Jr., “Numerical Integration of the Constitutive Equations of the Endochronic Theory of Plasticity,” VPI&SU Report VPI-E-90-02, January, 1990.
S. Y. Hsu, S. K. Jain, and O. Hayden Griffin, Jr., “A Procedure for Determining Endochronic Material Functions and Verification of Endochronic Theory for Nonproportional Loading Paths,” VPI&SU Report VPI-E-89-25, June, 1989.
S. Y. Lin, O. H. Griffin, Jr., and R. M. Barker, “Feasibility of Fiber Reinforced Composite Materials Used in Highway Bridge Superstructures,” VPI&SU Report CCMS-89-05, December, 1988.
CCMS Five Year Plan Committee (O. H. Griffin, Jr., Chairman, C. E. Bakis, D. Frederick, Z. Gurdal, J. Morton, D. Post, W. W. Stinchcomb, and R. E. Swanson), “History, Current Status, and a Five-Year Plan for the VPI&SU Center for Composite Materials and Structures,” CCMS Report, April 1988.
O. H. Griffin, Jr., Z. Gurdal, and C. T. Herakovich, “Composite Materials for Rail Transit Systems,” NASA Contractor Report 178401, December, 1987.
J. L. Sevart, O. Hayden Griffin, Jr., and Z. Gurdal, “Flammability and Toxicity of Composite Materials,” VPI&SU Report VPI-E-87-33, December, 1987.
M. D. Sensmeier, O. H. Griffin, Jr., and E. R. Johnson, “Static and Dynamic Large Deflection Flexural Response of Graphite-Epoxy Beams,” VPI&SU Report CCMS-87-07 (VPI-E-87-7), May 1987. Also published as NASA Contractor Report 4118, March 1988.
O. H. Griffin, Jr., M. P. Kamat, and C. T. Herakovich, “Three Dimensional Inelastic Finite Element Analysis of Laminated Composites,” VPI&SU Report VPI-E-80-28, November, 1980. Also published as NASA Contractor Report CR-163712.
Approximately ten U.S. Naval Surface Weapons Center (now Naval Surface Warfare Center) reports, most unclassified, some classified.
I authored portions of “Virginia Institute for Materials Systems (VIMS) Interim Report” and “VIMS Final Report,” 1989 and 1990.
Patents/disclosures/copyrights:
US Patent No. 5,612,505 “Dual Mode Warhead,” J.S. O’Brasky, A. A. Alexander, O. H. Griffin, Jr., J. S. Foster, M. C. Shamblen, March 18, 1997
Other:
November 1983 - September 1985, Assistant Supervisor, Engineering Design Group, Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, Maryland
Responsible for technical activities, primarily in mechanical design area, of Engineering Design Group. This group was in the same Branch as the electrical and mechanical fabrication shops, and definition and improvement of communication between these groups was a part of the job. Interfaced with other groups at the Laboratory to obtain projects for Engineering Design Group, which was at that time composed of 50 to 60 personnel including engineers, manual designer/drafters, CAD operators, and CAM programmers. Made both formal and informal presentations on Group capabilities and activities to both technical and management audiences. Prepared time and cost estimates for engineering jobs, supervised work, reviewed reports, and prepared performance appraisals of engineers in the Group. Supervised and participated in design of an all composite center support column for a satellite being designed and fabricated at APL. Played primary role in introducing workstation-based computer aided mechanical engineering tools to APL. Heavily involved in both hardware and software selection during a project to convert all designer/drafters at APL to CAD/CAM/CAE technology.
February 1981 - October 1983, Member, Technical Staff, Bendix Advanced Technology Center, Columbia, Maryland
Responsible for proposing, planning, and executing the composite mechanics portion of a multi-disciplinary applied research project aimed at bringing advanced composites technology into the Bendix Corporation. Areas of research included analysis of environmental and processing-induced stresses in composites, the objective being to determine means of producing laminates with extreme long-term dimensional stability. Also studied the use of micromechanics analysis to predict the thermomechanical properties of hypothetical composites. Unpublished work includes analyses conducted to determine induced stress fields and thus validate a number of non-standard tests used by Bendix personnel to evaluate experimental composite materials. Consulted with Bendix divisional personnel in the area of composite mechanics and design, including both new introduction of these materials and analysis and understanding of in-service behavior. Applications consulted on included composite airplane driveshaft, composite probe arm for precision measurement device, and composite/steel actuators for aircraft. Developed software and conducted studies of feasibility of using microprocessor based personal engineering workstations for performance of small to large scale finite element analysis.
November 1979 - February 1981, Senior Tire Development Engineer, BF Goodrich, Tire Analysis Research, Akron, Ohio
Proposing and conducting numerical research to determine proper techniques for finite element analysis of tires using both the material and geometric nonlinearity capabilities of ADINA. Research in proper application of finite element analysis to orthotropic materials. Investigated using the finite element heat transfer program ADINAT for modeling of the tire curing process. Developed pre-/post-processing and stiffness bandwidth minimization software for ADINA and ADINAT. Utilized a variety of computer tools, including DEC and IBM computers and Versatec, Tektronix, and Ramtek graphics devices.
May 1971 - October 1979, Mechanical Engineer and Aerospace Engineer, U.S. Naval Surface Weapons Center, Dahlgren, Virginia
Structures and materials specialist. Involved in design, analysis, and testing of ordnance hardware. Extensive use of finite element analysis of elastic and elastic-plastic response. Participated in research on heat transfer and loading of large caliber gun barrels and ammunition during firing and several in-service malfunction investigations. Involved in the design, prototype development, and prototype testing of the dual mode warhead for the SMAW weapon. This development was granted a Certificate of Patentability by the U.S. Navy (not patented until 1997 because of security classification). Had responsibility for building, maintaining, and user training for a library of numerical analysis (finite difference and finite element) software. Conducted numerical analysis of jointed projectile response to oblique target impact and inelastic response of composite laminates.
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