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AME - Department Seminar

Speaker: Arun Shukla , Simon Ostrach, Professor in the Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Rhode Island

Talk Title: Dynamic Response of Sandwich Composites Subjected to Shock Loading

Abstract: This lecture will present studies on the response of novel engineering layered materials to extreme dynamic loadings. In particular, the talk will focus on the behavior of sandwich composite materials to shock loading. A shock tube facility was utilized to apply blast loadings to simply supported plates of sandwich composite materials. Pressure sensors were mounted at the end of the muzzle section of the shock tube to measure the incident and the reflected pressure profiles during the experiment. This data was used to evaluate the energy transferred and the impulse imparted to the sandwich structure. Three high speed digital cameras along with 3D digital image correlation technique were utilized to capture real time deformation of sandwich composites, as well as the development and progression of damage in them. Based on physical observations better sandwich panels were designed for blast mitigation.

Biography: Arun Shukla obtained a Bachelor of Technology degree from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur and his Master of Science and Doctorate degrees from the University of Maryland, all in Mechanical Engineering. He joined the University of Rhode Island in 1981 as a faculty member and currently serves as the Simon Ostrach Professor in the Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Systems Engineering. He has also served as the Clark. B Millikan Visiting Professor at the California Institute of Technology, Visiting Professors at the Indian Institute of Technology and Texas A&M Universities and as Design Engineer at Voltas Limited.

He is a Fellow of the Society for Experimental Mechanics, American Academy of Mechanics and American Society for Mechanical Engineers. He was elected to the European Academy of Sciences and Arts in 2011. He has received the Frocht, Lazan, Taylor and Tatnall Awards and Murray Medal from the Society for Experimental Mechanics. At the University of Rhode Island, he is a recipient of the Simon Ostrach First Endowed Professorship Award, the Vincent and Estelle Murphy Faculty Excellence Award, Distinguished Engineering Professor Award, the University's Scholarly Excellence Award, the Albert E Carlotti Faculty Excellence Award and the University's Outstanding Research Achievement Award. He received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from IIT, Kanpur in 2009.

In 2003, he served as the President of the Society for Experimental Mechanics. He has served as the Technical Editor of the journal Experimental Mechanics. He has also served the National Research Council, on the United States National Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. Along with his many graduate students and post docs, Professor Shukla has published more than 300 papers in refereed journals and proceedings. He has also co-authored and edited 5 books, and has delivered numerous plenary and keynote lectures.

Host: Professor Eliasson

More Info: http://ae-www.usc.edu/seminars/10-24-12-shukla.shtml

Location: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - Room 150

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: April Mundy

Event Link: http://ae-www.usc.edu/seminars/10-24-12-shukla.shtml