Knowles, James K.

Committee Member — 111 thesises

• Levit, Itzhak — A General Solution Strategy for Large Scale Static and Dynamic Nonlinear Finite Element Problems Employing the Element-by-Element Factorization Concept (1983, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Sadjadpour, Amir — A Micromechanics-Inspired Three-Dimensional Constitutive Model for the Thermomechanical Response of Shape-Memory Alloys (2006, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Maragakis, Emmanuel — A Model for the Rigid Body Motions of Skew Bridges (1985, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Schember, Helene R. — A New Model for Three-Dimensional Nonlinear Dispersive Long Waves (1982, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lin, Anne — A Numerical Evaluation of the Method of Equivalent Nonlinearization (1988, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Brooks, Alexander Nelson — A Petrov-Galerkin Finite Element Formulation for Convection Dominated Flows (1981, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Chelvakumar, Kasivisvanathan — A Simple Strain-Space Plasticity Model for Clays (1985, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Tokumaru, Phillip Takeo — Active control of the flow past a cylinder executing rotary motions (1991, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lappas, Tasso — An adaptive Lagrangian method for computing 1-D reacting flows, and, The theory of Riemann invariant manifolds for the compressible Euler equations (1993, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Botelho, Dirceu Luiz Rodrigues — An Empirical Model for Vortex-Induced Vibrations (1983, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Heymans, Luc J. — An Engineering Analysis of Polymer Film Adhesion to Rigid Substrates (1983, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ravi-Chandar, K. — An Experimental Investigation into the Mechanics of Dynamic Fracture (1982, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Matthys, Eric Francois — An Experimental Study of Convective Heat Transfer, Friction, and Rheology for Non-Newtonian Fluids: Polymer Solutions, Suspensions of Fibers, and Suspensions of Particulates (1985, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Goh, Chuen Jin — Analysis and Control of Quasi Distributed Parameter Systems (1983, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Peek, Ralf — Analysis of Unanchored Liquid Storage Tanks under Seismic Loads (1986, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Bardet, Jean-Pierre — Application of Plasticity Theory to Soil Behavior: A New Sand Model (1984, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Fried, Eliot — Aspects of the morphological character and stability of two-phase states in non-elliptic solids (1991, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Brewster, Mary Elizabeth — Asymptotic Analysis of Thin Plates Under Normal Load and Horizontal Edge Thrust (1987, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Yavari, Arash — Atomic Structure of Ferroelectric Domain Walls, Free Surfaces and Steps (2005, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lu, Xiao — Combined Experimental and Numerical Study of Spontaneous Dynamic Rupture on Frictional Interfaces (2009, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Waas, Anthony Marius — Compression Failure of Fibrous Laminated Composites in the Presence of Stress Gradients: Experiment and Analysis (1988, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Zhong, Xiaoguang Allan — Continuum dynamics of solid-solid phase transitions (1995, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Zhong, Xiaoguang Allan — Continuum dynamics of solid-solid phase transitions (1995, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Zhang, Zhe — Coupled-Inductor Magnetics in Power Electronics (1987, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Koumoutsakos, Petros D. — Direct numerical simulations of unsteady separated flows using vortex methods (1993, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Chen, Carl Leei — Direct Output Feedback Control of Large Flexible Spacecraft (1982, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Abeyaratne, Rohan Chandra — Discontinuous Deformation Gradients in Plane Finite Elastostatics of Incompressible Materials. (I) General Considerations. (II) An Example (1979, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Vahala, Kerry John — Dynamic and Spectral Features of Semiconductor Lasers (1985, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Psycharis, Ioannis N. — Dynamic Behavior of Rocking Structures Allowed to Uplift (1982, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ortiz, Louis Alexander — Dynamic Centrifuge Testing of Cantilever Retaining Walls (1982, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Deng, Xiaomin — Dynamic Crack Propagation in Elastic-Plastic Solids (1990, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lambros, John — Dynamic decohesion of bimaterial interfaces (1994, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Chen, Weinong — Dynamic failure behavior of ceramics under multiaxial compression (1995, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Zehnder, Alan T. — Dynamic Fracture Initiation and Propagation in Metals: Experimental Results and Techniques (1987, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Pak, Ronald Y.S. — Dynamic Response of a Partially Embedded Bar Under Transverse Excitations (1985, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Turteltaub, Sergio Ricardo — Dynamics of phase transformations in thermoelastic solids (1997, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Nowak, Paul Scott — Effect of Nonuniform Seismic Input on Arch Dams (1989, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Frost, David Lawrence — Effects of Ambient Pressure on the Instability of a Liquid Boiling Explosively at the Superheat Limit (1985, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Winget, James Michael — Element-by-Element Solution Procedures for Nonlinear Transient Heat Conduction Analysis (1984, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Rosakis, Phoebus — Ellipticity and Deformations with Discontinous Gradients in Finite Elastostatics (1989, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Toner, Stephen James — Entrainment, Chemistry, and Structure of Fire Plumes (1987, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Cornet, Jean-Luc — Evaluation of the Unsteady Effects for a Class of Wind Turbines (1984, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Chan, Wingsiu Richard — Experimental and numerical studies on two-dimensional gravity currents in a horizontal channel (1993, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Fey, Kate Elizabeth — Experimental and theoretical aspects of dynamic crack growth along bimaterial interfaces (1996, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Anilkumar, A. V. — Experimental Studies of High-Speed Dense Dusty Gases (1989, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lykotrafitis, Georgios C. — Experimental Study of Dynamic Frictional Sliding Modes along Incoherent Interfaces (2006, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Shih, Choon-Foo — Failure of Liquid Storage Tanks Due to Earthquake Excitation (1981, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Burridge, Paul Brian — Failure of Slopes (1987, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Fowler, Graeme Francis — Finite Plane and Anti-Plane Elastostatic Fields with Discontinuous Deformation Gradients Near the Tip of a Crack (1982, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Jones, Nicholas Patrick — Flow-Induced Vibration of Long Structures (1986, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Malhotra, Rajeshwar Kumar — Free and Forced Oscillations of a Class of Self-Excited Oscillators (1965, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Doğanata, Zinnur — General Structural Representations for Multi-Input Multi-Output Discrete-Time FIR and IIR Lossless Systems (1990, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Peng, Chia-Yen — Generalized Modal Identification of Linear and Nonlinear Dynamic Systems (1988, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Chen, George (Guangqing) — I. High pressure melting of [gamma]-iron and the thermal profile in the Earth's core. II. High pressure, high temperature equation of state of fayalite (Fe2SiO4) (1998, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kath, William Lawrence — I. Propagating and Waiting Fronts in Nonlinear Diffusion. II. Sustained Reentry Roll Resonance (1981, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Winfree, Nancy A. — Impact-Induced Phase Transformations in Elastic Solids: A Continuum Study Including Numerical Simulations for GeO₂ (1999, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Zhu, Jinlin — Internal Solitons Generated by Moving Disturbances (1986, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Huang, Moh-jiann — Investigation of Local Geology Effects on Strong Earthquake Ground Motions (1984, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Humphrey, Joseph William, III — Linear and Nonlinear Acoustics with Nonuniform Entropy in Combustion Chambers (1987, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Deng, Tony H. — Measurement of the dynamic bulk compliance of polymers (1997, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Tong, Peter Ping Tak — Millimeter-Wave Integrated-Circuit Antenna Arrays (1985, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Sahinkaya, Yilmaz Esref — Minimum Energy Control of Electric Propulsion Vehicles (1969, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ramarathnam, Narasimhan — Mode I, Plane Stress Crack Initiation and Growth in Elastic-Plastic Solids: A Finite Element Analysis (1987, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Slatkin, Andrew Brett — Modeling and Experiments for a Class of Robotic Endoscopes (1999, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Jayakumar, Paramsothy — Modeling and Identification in Structural Dynamics (1987, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Dauhajre, Abraham A. — Modelling and Estimation of Leakage Phenomena in Magnetic Circuits (1986, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Geubelle, Philippe H. — Nonlinear effects in interfacial fracture (1993, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Dowling, Michael John — Nonlinear Seismic Analysis of Arch Dams (1988, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Challa, Venkata Ramana Murty — Nonlinear seismic behaviour of steel planar moment-resisting frames (1992, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Dayal, Kaushik — Nonlocal Microstructural Mechanics of Active Materials (2007, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Madhavan, Raghu — On the Collapse of Long Thick-Walled Circular Tubes under Biaxial Loading (1988, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Krishnaswamy, Sridhar — On the Domain of Dominance of the Asymptotic Elastodynamic Crack-Tip Fields (1989, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Guthart, Gary Steven — On the Existence and Stability of Standing Solitary Waves in Faraday Resonance (1992, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wakugawa, Jason Masao — On the Existence and Uniqueness of the Solution to the Small-Scale Nonlinear Anti-Plane Shear Crack Problem in Finite Elastostatics (1985, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Zondervan, Keith Peter — Optimal Low Thrust, Three Burn Orbit Transfers with Large Plane Changes (1983, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Zee, Layne — Ordinary and Strong Ellipticity in the Equilibrium Theory of Incompressible Hyperelastic Solids (1983, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Camassa, Roberto Alfredo — Part I: Forced Generation and Stability of Nonlinear Waves. Part II: Chaotic Advection in a Rayleigh-Bénard Flow (1990, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Nosenchuck, Daniel Mark — Passive and Active Control of Boundary Layer Transition (1982, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Giezen, Jurgen Johannes — Plastic Buckling of Cylinders Under Biaxial Loading (1988, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Mahadevan, Ramaswamy — Problems in Analysis, Control, and Design of Switching Inverters and Rectifiers (1987, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kendall, Elizabeth Ann — Range Dependent Signals and Maximum Entropy Methods for Underwater Acoustic Tomography (1985, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Girnius, Tomas Paul — Ray Tracing in Complex Three-Dimensional Earth Models (1986, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Wojcik, Gregory Lynn — Self-Similar Elastodynamic Solutions for the Plane Wedge (1977, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Shu, Yi-Chung — Shape-Memory Effect in Bulk and Thin-Film Polycrystals (1999, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Montilla Edmonds, Karina Luciel — Shock Wave Processing of Transitional Metal Silicides (1998, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Silling, Stewart Andrew — Singularities and Phase Transitions in Elastic Solids: Numerical Studies and Stability Analysis (1986, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Allard, Marie-Agnès — Soil Stress Field Around Driven Piles (1990, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Blume, Janet A. — Some Issues in the Kinematics of Finite Deformations (1986, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Paparizos, Leonidas G. — Some Observations on the Random Response of Hysteretic Systems (1987, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Prairie, Michael Roland — Steady-State and Transient Methods for Modeling Chemical Reactions on Supported Catalysts (1987, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Smith, Kenneth Scott — Stochastic Analysis of the Seismic Response of Secondary Systems (1985, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Bell, James Melvin — Stress-Strain Characteristics of Cohesionless Granular Materials Subjected to Statically Applied Homogeneous Loads in an Open System (1965, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Kubr, Thomas J. — Stresses near a change of thickness in a continuous-fiber-composite plate (1991, Engineer's thesis)
• Elyada, Dov — Structural Analysis of Imperfect Three-Legged Truss Columns for Large Space Structures Applications (1985, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Minahen, Timothy M. — Structural instabilities involving time dependent materials : theory and experiment (1992, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Cifuentes, Arturo O. — System Identification of Hysteretic Structures (1985, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Reinhall, Per Gustaf — The Analysis of a Nonlinear Difference Equation Occurring in Dynamical Systems (1982, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Avila-Segura, Francisco E. — The Creeping Motion of Immiscible Drops Through a Converging/Diverging Tube: I. Non-Newtonian Effects of Viscoelastic Drops. II. Effects of Constant Pressure Gradient Condition for the Flow. III. Motion of Drops Through a Parallel Channel (1988, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Ungsuwarungsri, Tawach — The Effect of Strain-Softening Cohesive Material on Crack Stability (1986, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Pence, Thomas James — The Emergence and Propagation of a Phase Boundary in an Elastic Bar (1983, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Walter, Mark E. — The evolution of damage in ceramic matrix composites (1996, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Xiao, Yu — The Influence of Oxygen Vacancies on Domain Patterns in Ferroelectric Perovskites (2005, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Robey, Harry Francis, III — The Nature of Oblique Instability Waves in Boundary Layer Transition (1986, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• O'Sullivan, Timothy Christopher — The Propagation and Arrest of an Edge Crack in an Elastic Half-Space Under Conditions of Anti-Plane Shear: Analytical and Numerical Results (1983, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Moser, Michael Anthony — The Response of Stick-Slip Systems to Random Seismic Excitation (1987, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Chirikjian, Gregory Scott — Theory and Applications of Hyper-Redundant Robotic Manipulators (1992, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lien, Chuen-Der — Thin Film Silicide Formation by Thermal Annealing: Study of Kinetics, Moving Species, Impurity Effect, and Electrical Properties (1985, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Brinson, Lynda Catherine — Time-Temperature Response of Multi-Phase Viscoelastic Solids Through Numerical Analysis (1990, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Lin, Jane Ming-Chin — Transient Gas Jets into Liquid (1987, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Connolly, Jeremiah Finbarr — Two Problems in Plane Finite Elastostatics (1983, Dissertation (Ph.D.))
• Tan, Thiam-Soon — Two-Phase Soil Study: A. Finite Strain Consolidation. B. Centrifuge Scaling Considerations (1986, Dissertation (Ph.D.))